# Weir Group PLC (WEIR.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price 2790p, market value 7.2 billionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 27.4×** (5-yr avg 2378.1×, 3-yr avg 2319.3×). Weir Group PLC trades at 27.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 2378.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 18.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 3.6×**. The shares trade at 3.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.2×**. Enterprise value is 8.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.1%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 9.1% 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: 3.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 40.4%**. Weir Group PLC keeps 40.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.4%**. 17.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 9.6%**. 9.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.0%**. 13.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 21.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 21.9%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 12.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.4%** (3-yr 1.2%/yr, 5-yr 5.5%/yr). Revenue grew 2.4% over the last year, against 5.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -20.8%** (3-yr 5.0%/yr). Earnings per share fell 20.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 6.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 6.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.94**. Debt is 0.94 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.2×**. It would take 1.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 5.8×**. Operating profit covers interest 5.8× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 2.05** (quick 1.30). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.05 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.36**. A Z-score of 3.36 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.55%** (0p per share, trailing). Weir Group PLC yields 1.55%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 44%** (31% of free cash flow). 44% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 1.9%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 1.9% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (21 analysts). 21 analysts cover Weir Group PLC; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of 3255p (+17% 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): 7.8%** (YTD -4.1%, 3-mo 15.5%). The shares are up 7.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -22.1%** (23.8% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.14** (volatility 32%). Beta of 1.14 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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