# Capita PLC (CPI.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price 257p, market value 308 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Capita PLC reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.1×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 25.7×**. The shares trade at 25.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -14.0%** (5-yr avg -0.1%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 20.2%**. Capita PLC keeps 20.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -5.6%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -7.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -346.2%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -24.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -24.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -9.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces -9.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -4.5%** (3-yr -8.5%/yr). Revenue fell 4.5% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -317.9%**. Earnings per share fell 317.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 15.27**. Debt is 15.27 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Capita PLC holds more cash than debt.
- **Interest coverage: -2.7×**. Operating profit covers interest only -2.7×: fragile.
- **Current ratio: 0.54** (quick 0.54). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.86**. A Z-score of 0.86 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Capita PLC does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 0.3% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -19.2%** (YTD -36.7%, 3-mo -0.8%). The shares are down 19.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -38.1%** (31.2% above the low). Trading 38% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.35** (volatility 59%). Beta of 0.35 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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