# Fidelity Special Values PLC (FSV.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services. Price 466p, market value 1.5 billionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.3×** (5-yr avg 773.3×, 3-yr avg 937.7×). Fidelity Special Values PLC trades at 4.3× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 773.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 0.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.6×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 2.5×**. Enterprise value is 2.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.9%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 4.9% 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: 23.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 23.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 99.2%**. Fidelity Special Values PLC keeps 99.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 97.3%**. 97.3% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 88.2%**. 88.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.5%**. 12.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 48.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 48.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 43.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 43.9% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -20.2%**. Revenue fell 20.2% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -29.0%**. Earnings per share fell 29.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: 94 millionp**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Fidelity Special Values PLC does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned -0.1% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 24.8%** (YTD 12.2%, 3-mo 10.7%). The shares are up 24.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.8%** (24.3% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.97** (volatility 15%). Beta of 0.97 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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