# Rotork plc (ROR.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price 484p, market value 3.9 billionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 32.3×** (5-yr avg 2817.7×, 3-yr avg 2475.2×). Rotork plc trades at 32.3× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 2817.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 25.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.55**. A PEG of 1.55 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.6×.
- **Price / book: 7.1×**. The shares trade at 7.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.6×**. Enterprise value is 10.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.4%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 6.4% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 49.4%**. Rotork plc keeps 49.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 19.8%**. 19.8% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 14.8%**. 14.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 19.8%**. 19.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 43.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 43.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 26.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 26.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.0%** (3-yr 6.6%/yr, 5-yr 5.2%/yr). Revenue grew 3.0% over the last year, against 5.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 16.7%** (3-yr 8.4%/yr, 5-yr 7.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 16.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 35.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 35.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.08**. Debt is 0.08 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Rotork plc holds more cash than debt.
- **Interest coverage: 69.8×**. Operating profit covers interest 69.8× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 2.50** (quick 1.97). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.50 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 13.39**. A Z-score of 13.39 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.72%** (0p per share, trailing). Rotork plc yields 1.72%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 58%** (52% of free cash flow). 58% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 15.3%/yr** (1-yr 7.4%). The dividend has compounded at 15.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 4.8%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 4.8% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover Rotork plc; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of 483p (-0% 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): 39.9%** (YTD 49.1%, 3-mo 57.5%). The shares are up 39.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.0%** (69.1% 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): 76**. An RSI of 76 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.79** (volatility 71%). Beta of 0.79 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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