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Pennon

LSE:PNN · GB00BNNTLN49
Water UtilitiesLarge

360

18
EV / EBIT21
Price / Owner Earnings54
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield100
Price/Sales53
EV / Gross Profit70
Price/Book59
Return on Capital29
Cash Return on Capital20
Return on Equity38
EBIT Margin71
Gross Profitability88
Cash Conversion82
Accruals20
Owner Earnings Margin8
Sales growth100
Profit Growth64
Long-Term EPS Growth59
Reinvestment49
Price momentum53
Debt load6
Refinancing46
Debt Payback1
Liquidity18
Analyst ratings34
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside86
Market mood21
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Pennon clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryWater Utilities
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1989
Employees1,220
Websitepennon-group.co.uk
ISINGB00BNNTLN49
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE 250 (United Kingdom)FTSE 350 (United Kingdom)FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
Disposal and RecyclingWater PurificationEnvironmental EngineeringSmart Water Networks (SWN)

Description

Pennon Group Plc primarily focusing on water supply and waste management services. The company operates through its subsidiaries, providing essential services that ensure the delivery of high-quality water, effective wastewater treatment, and sustain…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Pennon Group Plc sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
80
2023202420252026

All-time high

90

Feb 2026

All-time low

1

Jan 2025

Average rank

40

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
53
41
32
28
Price/Earnings
48
18
7
36
Price/Book
59
46
30
57
Dividend Yield
100
76
95
67
Value (overall)
81
41
53
47

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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