# Ecofin Global Utilities & Infrastructure Trust Plc (EGL.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Utilities. Price 257p, market value 240 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.0×** (5-yr avg 693.3×, 3-yr avg 568.0×). Ecofin Global Utilities & Infrastructure Trust Plc trades at 4.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 693.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×.
- **Price / sales: 3.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.9×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 2.6×**. Enterprise value is 2.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.0%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 4.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 25.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 25.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 117.4%**. Ecofin Global Utilities & Infrastructure Trust Plc keeps 117.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 164.6%**. 164.6% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 83.3%**. 83.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.8%**. 12.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 34.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 34.8%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 33.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 33.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 117.6%** (3-yr 20.0%/yr, 5-yr 23.1%/yr). Revenue grew 117.6% over the last year, against 23.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -31.1%** (3-yr 15.7%/yr). Earnings per share fell 31.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 1.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 1.3% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.10**. Debt is 0.10 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.3×**. It would take 0.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 95.7×**. Operating profit covers interest 95.7× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.99** (quick 0.99). 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: 7.18**. A Z-score of 7.18 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Ecofin Global Utilities & Infrastructure Trust Plc does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 17.0% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 20.8%** (YTD 9.9%, 3-mo -5.2%). The shares are up 20.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.1%** (23.7% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 27**. An RSI of 27 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.47** (volatility 17%). Beta of 0.47 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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