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VMW
VMware, Inc
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
VMware, Inc. What it actually does.

Provides virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions. Offers cloud management and automation tools. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2007
38K employees
$62B market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
51%License and Subscription and SaaS Revenue
License and Subscription and SaaS RevenueServices, Software Maintenance 40%Services, Professional 9%
51% of all revenue comes from a single line: License and Subscription and SaaS Revenue.

The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.

Revenue last year:
$13B
The net profit left over:
$1.3B
Out of every $100 in sales, $10 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 10%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing, year after year.

Average growth of 10% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.

$9B
2019
2020
2021
2022
$13B
2023
Cash on hand:
$5.1B
Total debt:
$11B
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $6.2B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 7 did the company clear?
3 / 7
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
3
May 2022
Nov 2023
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 7 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
46.8×

The market pays 46.8× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.

Analysts' average target sits 5% above today's price.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 20% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 10% a year on average.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
A rich price tag

The company’s market value is 47 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
Executives lean toward selling

Over the last 12 months, executives reported 53 sells against just 16 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film