What the company actually pays, and whether its own cash supports it.
Dividends view
Yield
3.39%Above 5Y avg (1.78%)
Annual Rate
GBP 2.42Paid semi-annual
Payout Ratio
63.3%Moderate
Payback Period
42.6 yr
Next Ex-Dividend
Oct 15, 2026
The reported statements, read against the company's own industry.
Financials view
Market Capitalization
5.25BGBP
6.96B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Trailing P/E
26.71x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
1.74BGBP
2.31B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Profit Margin
11.36%
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Beta
1.14x
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
52-Week Change
1.50%
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
3.39%
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Market Capitalization
5.25BGBP
6.96B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Enterprise Value
6.01BGBP
7.97B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Trailing P/E
26.71x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Forward P/E
19.96x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Price to Sales (TTM)
3.04x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Price to Book (MRQ)
4.24x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Enterprise to Revenue
3.44x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Enterprise to EBITDA
15.55x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Provider-reported. Enterprise Value ÷ EBITDA (TTM) on this page gives 16×.Updated Sep 23, 2026
Profit Margin
11.36%
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Operating Margin
17.78%
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Return on Assets (TTM)
7.47%
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Return on Equity (TTM)
16.62%
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
1.74BGBP
2.31B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Revenue per Share (TTM)
23.65GBPUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Quarterly Revenue Growth
5.10%
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Gross Profit (TTM)
1.31BGBP
1.74B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
EBITDA (TTM)
375.70MGBP
498.46M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Net Income (TTM)
198.20MGBP
262.96M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)
55.50%
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
283.00MGBP
375.47M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)
162.75MGBP
215.93M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Forward Annual Dividend Rate
2.42GBPUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
3.39%
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate
1.70GBPUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
2.38%
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
5-Year Average Dividend Yield
1.78%
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Payout Ratio
63.34%
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Minority Interest (Equity)
200.00KGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Revenue
1.70BGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Cost of Goods Sold
394.60MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Gross Profit
1.31BGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Operating Income
265.40MGBP
352.12M · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Pre-tax Income
226.50MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Income Tax Expense
62.90MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Net Income
163.60MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
EBIT
273.50MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
EBITDA (Income Statement)
375.70MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Other Operating Expenses
271.40MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Non-operating Interest Income
8.70MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Non-operating Interest Expense
47.00MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
EPS (Basic)
2.22GBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
EPS (Diluted)
2.21GBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Basic Shares Outstanding
73.70MSharesFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Diluted Shares Outstanding
73.70MSharesFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Minority Interests (P&L)
-200.00KGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Preferred Stock Dividends
0.00GBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Operating Cash Flow
254.00MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Free Cash Flow
206.20MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Cash & Cash Equivalents (End of Period)
239.70MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Starting Profit (CF Statement)
226.50MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Stock-based Compensation
6.40MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Other Non-cash Items
53.20MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Change in Accounts Receivable (CF)
-26.00MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Change in Other Assets/Liabilities
-6.10MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Capital Expenditures
-47.80MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Net Intangibles (CF)
-16.00MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Net Acquisitions
-10.60MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Other Investing Activity
3.30MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Net Investing Cash Flow
-55.10MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Long-term Debt Issuance
0.00GBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Long-term Debt Payments
-37.50MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Common Dividends Paid
-122.50MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Other Financing Charges
-300.00KGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Net Financing Cash Flow
-160.00MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Shares Outstanding
73.75MSharesUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Float Shares
73.00MSharesUpdated Sep 23, 2026
% Held by Insiders
0.55%
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
% Held by Institutions
107.64%
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Total Cash (MRQ)
378.30MGBP
501.91M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Total Cash per Share (MRQ)
5.13GBPUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Total Debt (MRQ)
1.09BGBP
1.44B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ)
0.8678x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Current Ratio (MRQ)
2.14x
vs Specialty Industrial Machinery peers
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Book Value per Share (MRQ)
16.95GBPUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Total Assets
2.66BGBP
3.53B · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Total Current Assets
1.05BGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Total Liabilities
1.44BGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Total Non-current Assets
1.61BGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Total Non-current Liabilities
873.20MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Total Current Liabilities
565.60MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Cash
369.00MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Cash & Cash Equivalents
369.00MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Accounts Receivable
323.20MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Inventory
252.40MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Accounts Payable
91.90MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Short-term Debt
253.60MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Other Current Liabilities
700.00KGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Long-term Debt
770.30MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Common Stock (Book)
19.90MGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Retained Earnings
1.24BGBPFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
Total Shareholders' Equity
1.22BGBP
1.62B · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Dec 31, 2025
52-Week Low
5.95KGBXUpdated Sep 23, 2026
52-Week High
8.05KGBXUpdated Sep 23, 2026
52-Week Change
1.50%
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Beta
1.14x
vs all stocks
Updated Sep 23, 2026
50-Day MA
7.01KGBXUpdated Sep 23, 2026
200-Day MA
7.07KGBXUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Avg 10-Day Volume
186.90KSharesUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Avg 30-Day Volume
220.20KSharesUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Diluted EPS (TTM)
2.69GBPUpdated Sep 23, 2026
2 interpretations currently present — each is a set of fired observations whose alignment reads as one structural pattern. Click an observation to see the numbers behind it.
Its free cash flow is large next to assets and equity, and more of its operating cash reaches it than in its industry.
Reads
Industry-Benchmarked ROA and Margin Elevated
Returns and margins have sat in the top of its industry across five years.
Reads
An interpretation is present only while every observation it reads stays fired (score ≥ 70). It describes what the aligned readings show — never a verdict, never a prediction.
Shared structure with peers — never a ranking.
Relationships view
Structural observations derived from financial data, industry benchmarks, and supply chain position.
Financial Health
Altman Z-Score 4.03: safe zoneNotable
Altman Z-Score: 4.03
High earnings qualityNotable
Earnings Quality Score: 1.01
Supply Chain
Downstream position: depends on 12 industries, supplies 6Notable
Outgoing: 6.00Incoming: 12.00
High connectivity hub: 18 industry connectionsNotable
Total Connections: 18.00
Scale
Market cap is $6.96B, above the global median of $1.18BNotable
Market cap (USD): 6,961,307,511.801Global Median: 1,180,223,658.953
Revenue is $2.31B, above the global median of $548.88MNotable