# Gooch & Housego PLC (GHH.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Technology / Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components. Price 1201p, market value 329 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 85.8×** (5-yr avg 5719.4×, 3-yr avg 3737.8×). Gooch & Housego PLC trades at 85.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 5719.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 22.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.14**. A PEG of 0.14 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 2.8×**. The shares trade at 2.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.0×**. Enterprise value is 9.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.0%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 3.0% 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: 1.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.4%**. Gooch & Housego PLC keeps 28.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 6.6%**. 6.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 2.3%**. 2.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 3.0%**. 3.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.2%.
- **Return on assets: 4.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.7%** (3-yr 6.4%/yr, 5-yr 4.3%/yr). Revenue grew 10.7% over the last year, against 4.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 154.2%** (5-yr -2.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 154.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.43**. Debt is 0.43 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.0×**. It would take 1.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 3.9×**. Operating profit covers interest 3.9× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 2.74** (quick 1.51). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.74 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.24**. A Z-score of 4.24 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.10%** (0p per share, trailing). Gooch & Housego PLC yields 1.10%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 98%** (70% of free cash flow). 98% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 12.9%/yr** (1-yr 0.8%). The dividend has compounded at 12.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 1.1%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 1.1% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 125.5%** (YTD 100.7%, 3-mo 28.3%). The shares are up 125.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.4%** (159.4% above the low). Trading 5% below 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): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.93** (volatility 59%). Beta of 0.93 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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