KW Fundamental Analysis - KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC

Fundamental Rating

Overall KW gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated KW against 64 industry peers in the Real Estate Management & Development industry. KW has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. KW does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

KW had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year KW had a positive cash flow from operations.

In multiple years KW reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: KW reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

KW's Return On Assets of -0.53% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. KW outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.

With a Return On Equity value of -2.31%, KW perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 48.44% of the companies in the same industry.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 0.80%, KW is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.81% of the companies in the same industry.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for KW is below the industry average of 5.35%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (0.80%) for KW is above the 3 year average (0.53%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.53%
ROE	-2.31%
ROIC	0.8%

ROA(3y)-1.58%

ROA(5y)0.1%

ROE(3y)-6.98%

ROE(5y)0.46%

ROIC(3y)0.53%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

KW has a Operating Margin of 12.15%. This is in the better half of the industry: KW outperforms 79.69% of its industry peers.

KW's Gross Margin of 71.89% is amongst the best of the industry. KW outperforms 87.50% of its industry peers.

KW's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	12.15%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	71.89%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5Y-6.78%

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

KW has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for KW has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.

KW has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, KW has about the same debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

KW has an Altman-Z score of 0.12. This is a bad value and indicates that KW is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of 0.12, KW is not doing good in the industry: 70.31% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.02 is on the high side and indicates that KW has dependencies on debt financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 3.02, KW is doing worse than 79.69% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	3.02
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.12

ROIC/WACC0.12

WACC6.48%

2.3 Liquidity

KW has a Current Ratio of 0.86. This is a bad value and indicates that KW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of KW (0.86) is worse than 81.25% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.86 indicates that KW may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

KW has a Quick ratio of 0.86. This is in the lower half of the industry: KW underperforms 78.13% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.86
Quick Ratio	0.86

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 89.92% over the past year.

Looking at the last year, KW shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.20% in the last year.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.35% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)89.92%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%73.21%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.2%

Revenue growth 3Y5.42%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.35%

Sales Q2Q%-8.71%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, KW will show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -1.49% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 36.28% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

EPS Next Y15.39%

EPS Next 2Y-1.49%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-28.13%

Revenue Next 2Y36.28%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

KW reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Also next year KW is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, KW is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 62.50% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	27.85

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-1.49%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.93%, KW is a good candidate for dividend investing.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.84, KW pays a better dividend. On top of this KW pays more dividend than 95.31% of the companies listed in the same industry.

KW's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.00.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	4.93%

5.2 History

The dividend of KW has a limited annual growth rate of 4.80%.

KW has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)4.8%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of KW are negative and hence is the payout ratio. KW will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

DP-315.86%

EPS Next 2Y-1.49%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC

NYSE:KW (12/26/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 9.72 0 (0%)

9.72

-0.01 (-0.1%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorReal Estate

GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

GICS IndustryReal Estate Management & Development

Earnings (Last)11-05 2025-11-05/amc

Earnings (Next)02-24 2026-02-24/amc

Inst Owners84.62%

Inst Owner Change1.09%

Ins Owners13.16%

Ins Owner Change-0.01%

Market Cap1.34B

Revenue(TTM)515.90M

Net Income(TTM)-35.30M

Analysts42

Price Target9.42 (-3.09%)

Short Float %3.24%

Short Ratio3.61

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	4.93%

Yearly Dividend1.04

Dividend Growth(5Y)4.8%

DP-315.86%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-Date12-31 2025-12-31 (0.12)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)56.6%

Min EPS beat(2)41.75%

Max EPS beat(2)71.44%

EPS beat(4)3

Avg EPS beat(4)57.9%

Min EPS beat(4)-53.3%

Max EPS beat(4)171.7%

EPS beat(8)5

Avg EPS beat(8)-9.84%

EPS beat(12)7

Avg EPS beat(12)-58.48%

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)3.45%

Min Revenue beat(2)-18.93%

Max Revenue beat(2)25.83%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-9.09%

Min Revenue beat(4)-22.28%

Max Revenue beat(4)25.83%

Revenue beat(8)5

Avg Revenue beat(8)5.8%

Revenue beat(12)8

Avg Revenue beat(12)4.83%

Revenue beat(16)12

Avg Revenue beat(16)5.35%

PT rev (1m)10.58%

PT rev (3m)10.58%

EPS NQ rev (1m)44%

EPS NQ rev (3m)28.21%

EPS NY rev (1m)45.88%

EPS NY rev (3m)45.88%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)158.49%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)44.21%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	2.6
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	110.78
P/B	0.88
P/tB	0.89
EV/EBITDA	27.85

EPS(TTM)-0.26

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.58

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.47

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.09

OCFY0.9%

SpS3.74

BVpS11.08

TBVpS10.9

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.53%
ROE	-2.31%
ROCE	1.02%
ROIC	0.8%
ROICexc	0.86%
ROICexgc	0.87%
OM	12.15%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	71.89%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-1.58%

ROA(5y)0.1%

ROE(3y)-6.98%

ROE(5y)0.46%

ROIC(3y)0.53%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)0.55%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)0.56%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)0.67%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexgc growth 3YN/A

ROICexgc growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5Y-6.78%

F-Score8

Asset Turnover0.08

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	3.02
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	23.05
Cap/Depr	56.3%
Cap/Sales	14.98%
Interest Coverage	0.26
Cash Conversion	6.05%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.86
Quick Ratio	0.86
Altman-Z	0.12

F-Score8

WACC6.48%

ROIC/WACC0.12

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)89.92%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%73.21%

EPS Next Y15.39%

EPS Next 2Y-1.49%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.2%

Revenue growth 3Y5.42%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.35%

Sales Q2Q%-8.71%

Revenue Next Year-28.13%

Revenue Next 2Y36.28%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-14.58%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year107.4%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-286.82%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-65.33%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC / KW FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for KW stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to KW.

What is the valuation status for KW stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC (KW). This can be considered as Overvalued.

What is the profitability of KW stock?

KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC (KW) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.

How financially healthy is KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC?

The financial health rating of KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC (KW) is 1 / 10.

Is the dividend of KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC sustainable?

The dividend rating of KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC (KW) is 5 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -315.86%.

KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC (KW) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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