# Entain Plc (ENT.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price 509p, market value 3.3 billionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Entain 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: 0.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.3×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 4.1×**. The shares trade at 4.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.7×**. Enterprise value is 3.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 28.8%** (5-yr avg 0.1%). Free cash flow equals 28.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 49.0%**. Entain Plc keeps 49.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 9.4%**. 9.4% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -12.7%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -74.9%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 22.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 22.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: -11.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces -11.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.3%** (3-yr 7.0%/yr, 5-yr 8.1%/yr). Revenue grew 3.3% over the last year, against 8.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -46.5%**. Earnings per share fell 46.5%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 8.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 8.4% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 4.49**. Debt is 4.49 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.9×**. It would take 1.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 1.8×**. Operating profit covers interest 1.8×, thin but manageable.
- **Current ratio: 0.52** (quick 0.52). 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: 0.97**. A Z-score of 0.97 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.90%** (0p per share, trailing). Entain Plc yields 3.90%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 3.9%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 3.9% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover Entain Plc; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of 943p (+85% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -39.3%** (YTD -31.5%, 3-mo -6.8%). The shares are down 39.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -44.4%** (1.7% above the low). Trading 44% 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): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.76** (volatility 37%). Beta of 0.76 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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