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Fair value midpoint

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Fair value pending

Upside to midpoint

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Based on latest report

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Data quality and model convergence

Market cap

297.9M

London Stock Exchange

Market data

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Current market quote for this ticker.

Current price

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Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector context

Where the current metrics sit

Percentiles come from the backend screener cohort cache for the ticker's country and sector.

Forward P/E3.2

P25 7.3P50 12.4P75 15.7

Trailing P/E5.2

P25 8.8P50 15.7P75 25.3

ROE6.3

P25 -5.7P50 6.8P75 17.4

ROIC7.8

P25 1.3P50 7.7P75 13.5

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Indicator catalog

All LON/FUTR market and fundamental indicators

A searchable catalog of the available market, valuation, profitability, growth, balance-sheet, ownership, and analyst metrics for this ticker.

Available fields

245

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Currency

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Showing 245 of 245 available metrics for this ticker.

Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Country	United Kingdom
Country code	UK
Employees	2,991
Employees Change	-7%
Employees Change Percent	-0.23
Enterprise value	GBX 607.6M
Exchange	London Stock Exchange
Financial currency	GBP
First seen	2026-05-10
Industry	Publishing
Isin	GB00BYZN9041
Last refreshed	2026-05-10
Market cap	GBX 297.9M
Price	GBX 326
Price currency	GBX
Rev Per Employee	247,141.42x
Sector	Communication Services
Sic	2721
Symbol	lon/FUTR
Website	https://www.futureplc.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	22.25%
EV Earnings	9.16x
EV/EBIT	4.16x
EV/EBITDA	2.79x
EV/FCF	5.33x
EV/Sales	0.82x
FCF yield	38.27%
Forward P/E	3.19x
P/B ratio	0.29x
P/E ratio	5.25x
P/S ratio	0.4x
PE Ratio10 Y	22.32x
PE Ratio3 Y	11.71x
PE Ratio5 Y	10.32x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	19.78%
EBITDA Margin	28.84%
FCF margin	15.42%
Gross margin	43.76%
Gross Profit	GBX 323.5M
Gross Profit Growth	-4.57%
Gross Profit Growth Q	-8.81%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	-3.65%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	-4.27%
Net Income	GBX 66.3M
Net Income Growth	-13.67%
Net Income Growth Q	-43.62%
Net Income Growth Years	0%
Net Income Growth3 Y	-9.92%
Net Income Growth5 Y	-10.48%
Pretax Margin	12.43%
Profit Margin	8.97%
Profit Per Employee	GBX 22,166
Profitable Years	9
ROA	5.47
Roa5y	6.38
ROCE	9.9
ROE	6.31
Roe5y	9.43
ROIC	7.82
Roic5y	9.64

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	12.1%
Cagr15y	2.59%
Cagr1y	-53.22%
Cagr20y	-0.6%
Cagr3y	-32.31%
Cagr5y	-32.48%
Div CAGR10	42.28%
Div CAGR3	71%
Div CAGR5	43.44%
EPS Growth	-7.04
EPS Growth Q	-37.68
EPS Growth Years	0
EPS Growth3 Y	-6.81
EPS Growth5 Y	-8.31
FCF Growth	-31.74%
FCF Growth Q	-42.46%
FCF Growth3 Y	-15.8%
FCF Growth5 Y	-7.54%
OCF Growth	-30.92%
OCF Growth Q	-41.59%
OCF Growth10 Y	3.72%
OCF Growth3 Y	-15.32%
OCF Growth5 Y	-7.23%
Revenue Growth	-6.22x
Revenue Growth Q	-9.05x
Revenue Growth Years	0x
Revenue Growth3 Y	-1.59x
Revenue Growth5 Y	-2.19x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	GBX 0.44
Assets	GBX 1.6B
Cash	GBX 27.6M
Current Assets	GBX 149.5M
Current Liabilities	GBX 156.1M
Debt	GBX 337.3M
Debt EBITDA	GBX 1.55
Debt Equity	GBX 0.32
Debt FCF	GBX 2.96
Equity	GBX 1B
Interest Coverage	4.81
Liabilities	GBX 594.3M
Long Term Assets	GBX 1.5B
Long Term Liabilities	GBX 438.2M
Net Cash	GBX -309.7M
Net Cash By Market Cap	GBX -104
Net Debt EBITDA	GBX 1.45
Net Debt Equity	GBX 0.3
Net Debt FCF	GBX 2.72
Tangible Book Value	GBX -414.9M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	GBX -4.06
WACC	8.88

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	0.96
Inventory Turnover	489.1
Net Working Capital	GBX -28.6M
Quick ratio	0.83
Working Capital	GBX -6.6M
Working Capital Turnover	GBX -19.22

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	7.22%
Dividend Growth	400%
Dividend Growth Years	0%
Dividend per share	GBX 0.17
Dividend Years	8
Dividend Yield	5.21%
Ex Div Date	2026-01-15
Last Dividend	GBX 0.17
Payout Frequency	Annual
Payout Ratio	5.58%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	213.22%
1Y total return	-53.19%
200-day SMA	551.4
3Y total return	-69%
50-day SMA	367.1
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
5Y total return	-85.96%
All Time High	13,950
All Time High Change	-97.66%
All Time High Date	2000-02-25
All Time Low	82.8
All Time Low Change	293.72%
All Time Low Date	2014-04-01
ATR	18.04
Beta	1.33
Beta1y	0.25
Beta2y	0.78
Ch YTD	-38.08
High	335.4
High52	806
High52 Date	2025-07-17
High52ch	-59.55%
Low	324.2
Low52	271
Low52 Date	2026-04-02
Low52ch	20.3%
Ma50ch	-11.2%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-40.87%
RSI	42.93
RSI Monthly	28.94
RSI Weekly	28.1
Sharpe ratio	-1.63x
Sortino ratio	-1.84
Total Return	12.43%
Tr YTD	-35.99
Tr15y	46.65%
Tr1m	18.63%
Tr1w	-1.93%
Tr3m	-30.49%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Operating Income	GBX 146.2M
Operating Income Growth	-2.86
Operating Income Growth Q	-5.95
Operating Income Growth3 Y	-3
Operating Income Growth5 Y	-6.2
Operating margin	19.78

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	88,775,922%
Net Borrowing	3,800,000
Shares Insiders	0.08%
Shares Institutions	87.4%
Shares Out	91,385,660
Shares Qo Q	-6.6%
Shares Yo Y	-7.22%

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	GBX 108.5M
Average Volume	568,261.25x
Bv Per Share	10.17
CAPEX	GBX -3.3M
Ch10y	154.2
Ch15y	12.9
Ch1m	18.63
Ch1w	-1.93
Ch1y	-54.72
Ch20y	-44.27
Ch3m	-30.49
Ch3y	-70.26
Ch5y	-86.57
Ch6m	-45.07
Change	-0.73%
Change From Open	-0.55
Close	328.4
Days Gap	-0.18
Depreciation Amortization	67,000,000
Dollar Volume	141,801,850
Earnings Date	2026-05-14
EBIT	GBX 146.2M
EBITDA	GBX 213.2M
EPS	GBX 0.62
F Score	6
FCF	GBX 114M
FCF EV Yield	18.76x
FCF Per Share	GBX 1.25
Financing CF	-109,000,000
Fiscal Year End	September
Founded	1,985
Goodwill	1,000,400,000
Graham Number	1191.885
Graham Upside	265.6
Income Tax	GBX 25.6M
Investing CF	-19,600,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Last Earnings Date	2025-12-04
Last Report Date	2025-09-30
Last Split Date	2017-02-02
Last Split Type	Reverse
Lynch Fair Value	GBX 310
Lynch Upside	-4.75
Ma150	494.4
Ma150ch	-34.06%
Ma20	329.6
Ma20ch	-1.09%
Net CF	-12,100,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-05-14
Open	327.8
P FCF Ratio	2.61
P OCF Ratio	2.54
Payment Date	2026-02-11
Position In Range	16.07
Ppne	29,500,000
Price Date	2026-05-08
Price EBITDA	GBX 1.4
Relative Volume	0.79x
Revenue	739,200,000x
SBC By Revenue	0.74x
Share Based Comp	5,500,000
Tax By Revenue	3.46x
Tax Rate	27.86%
Tr20y	-11.3%
Tr6m	-43.22%
Volume	434,975
Z Score	2.43

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Forward P/E

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Next action

Research pending

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Income

LON/FUTR dividend yield, growth & safety

Yield, payout sustainability, and the multi-year growth streak.

Dividend yield

+5.2%

$0.17 annual per share

Payout ratio

+5.6%

Share of earnings returned as dividends. Below 60% is generally sustainable.

5Y dividend CAGR

+43.4%

0 consecutive years of growth

Total shareholder yield

+12.4%

Next ex-dividend date: 2026-01-15

Performance

LON/FUTR stock returns vs the market

Total return (incl. dividends) compared to S&P 500.

Ownership

Who owns LON/FUTR?

Insider, institutional, and short-interest positioning.

Institutional ownership

+87.4%

Share of float held by funds and institutions

Insider ownership

+0.1%

Stake held by company insiders. Higher generally signals alignment.

Short interest

n/a

Float sold short by bearish positioning

Y/Y dilution

-7.2%

Negative means the company is buying back shares.

Technical

LON/FUTR momentum and risk profile

RSI, moving-average stack, beta, and risk-adjusted return.

RSI (14)

42.9

Neutral momentum band

Price vs 200-day MA

-40.9%

50/200-day relationship not available

Beta (5Y)

1.33

More volatile than the market

Sharpe ratio

-1.63

Risk-adjusted return — higher is better; >1.0 is solid.

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