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Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (KW) Risks & Opportunities Analysis (2026)

Invetso Score: 5/10 — Balanced · Last Updated: 2026-08-01

Overall Score

Financial Risk

Leverage remains elevated with debt-to-equity at 3.20x and net debt-to-EBITDA at 10.30x.

Liquidity is still tight, with a current ratio of 0.37 and working capital of -$436.2M.

Interest coverage is weak at 0.14x, indicating limited cushion if borrowing costs rise.

Free cash flow remains negative, with FCF yield at -2.22% and FCF per share at -0.24.

Operational Risk

Operating cash flow conversion is still modest, with operating cash flow margin at 7.04% and income quality at 0.57.

The business continues to show a long cash conversion cycle of 47.9 days, driven by 53.1 days of receivables.

Capex intensity remains elevated at 19.8% of operating cash flow, limiting flexibility.

Asset turnover is low at 0.07, suggesting weak efficiency in using assets to generate revenue.

Valuation Risk

The stock trades at a rich EV/sales multiple of 12.63x and P/E of 54.93x.

Despite the premium valuation, free cash flow remains negative, making cash-based valuation support weak.

Price-to-book is near 1.0x, which partially offsets the earnings multiple premium.

Graham number of 10.26 suggests limited margin of safety relative to the current valuation.

Sources

  • Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
  • Financial and market data providers
  • Public news and industry information

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