# Greencore Group plc (GNC.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price 257p, market value 2.0 billionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 128.4×** (5-yr avg 1740.8×, 3-yr avg 1558.2×). Greencore Group plc trades at 128.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 1740.8×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 10.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.34**. A PEG of 0.34 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.0×**. Enterprise value is 6.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.6%** (5-yr avg 0.1%). Free cash flow equals 7.6% 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.
- **Earnings yield: 0.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 30.0%**. Greencore Group plc keeps 30.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 5.8%**. 5.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.0%**. 3.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.7%**. 11.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 24.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 24.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 4.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.7%** (3-yr 3.8%/yr, 5-yr 9.0%/yr). Revenue grew 7.7% over the last year, against 9.0% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 32.0%** (3-yr 28.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 32.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 41.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 41.8% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.42**. Debt is 0.42 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: 4.9×**. Operating profit covers interest 4.9× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.68** (quick 0.57). 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: 3.70**. A Z-score of 3.70 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.02%** (0p per share, trailing). Greencore Group plc yields 1.02%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 15%** (13% of free cash flow). 15% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -11.8%/yr**. The dividend has not grown over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 5.6%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 5.6% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (8 analysts). 8 analysts cover Greencore Group plc; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of 325p (+27% 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): 4.3%** (YTD 0.8%, 3-mo 32.2%). The shares are up 4.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.5%** (34.4% above the low). Trading 17% 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): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.76** (volatility 32%). Beta of 0.76 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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