# Glanbia plc (GLB.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price €21.98, market value €5.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 26.2×** (5-yr avg 17.6×, 3-yr avg 16.5×). Glanbia plc trades at 26.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 17.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 22.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.29**. A PEG of 1.29 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.2×**. The shares trade at 3.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.9×**. Enterprise value is 7.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.4%** (5-yr avg 8.7%). Free cash flow equals 11.4% of the market value, above its five-year average of 8.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.2%**. Glanbia plc keeps 28.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 7.1%**. 7.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.6%**. 4.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.9%**. 9.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 18.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 18.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 8.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.3%** (3-yr -10.0%/yr, 5-yr 1.4%/yr). Revenue grew 3.3% over the last year, against 1.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 17.2%** (3-yr 3.3%/yr, 5-yr 4.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 17.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 14.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 14.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.58**. Debt is 0.58 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.7×**. It would take 0.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 8.7×**. Operating profit covers interest 8.7× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 1.36** (quick 0.81). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.36 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.74**. A Z-score of 3.74 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.96%** (€0.45 per share, trailing). Glanbia plc yields 1.96%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 64%** (30% of free cash flow). 64% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.8%/yr** (1-yr 10.0%). The dividend has grown 8.8% a year over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 7.9%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 7.9% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 56.9%** (YTD 53.2%, 3-mo 8.1%). The shares are up 56.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.1%** (66.5% above the low). Trading 14% 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): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.07** (volatility 49%). Beta of 0.07 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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