# IP Group Plc (IPO.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price 67p, market value 595 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.6×** (5-yr avg 560.0×, 3-yr avg 825.4×). IP Group Plc trades at 9.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 560.0×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 5.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.04**. A PEG of 0.04 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / book: 0.6×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -6.9%** (5-yr avg -0.0%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 10.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 100.1%**. IP Group Plc keeps 100.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 146.8%**. 146.8% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 148.8%**. 148.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.9%**. 6.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: -23.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -23.9%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -12.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -12.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 125.0%** (5-yr -12.7%/yr). Revenue grew 125.0% over the last year, against -12.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 135.5%** (5-yr -16.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 135.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: 17 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**. IP Group Plc does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 12.6% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 18.7%** (YTD 19.3%, 3-mo 9.7%). The shares are up 18.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.1%** (40.4% above the low). Trading 10% 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): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.14** (volatility 34%). Beta of 1.14 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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