Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (URW.PA) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 16 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 4.

About Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE is a Real Estate company (REIT - Retail) based in France, listed on PAR as URW.PA.

What our checks show for URW.PA

Red flags

• Net debt is 8x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.37). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 7.6% a year.
• The stock has fallen as much as 89% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 3.9%.

Warning signs

• Operating profit covers interest only 3.4 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• Revenue grew only 0.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.
• Beta 1.39: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.
• Thinly traded (about 284 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 80 points over 5 years, to 41.5%.
• The gross margin is 64.6% and has risen by 7.5 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 1.61x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 18.2 points from today's 41.5%.
• Earnings per share grew 90.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit grew 92.4% a year over the last 3 years.

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Questions

What grade does Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (URW.PA) have?

In our weekly check, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 16 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of URW.PA stock?

This week's biggest flags for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE: High debt, Weak revenue forecast, Deep past fall. In total 9 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE do?

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE is a Real Estate company (REIT - Retail) based in France, listed on PAR as URW.PA.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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