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Capita

LSE:CPI · GB00BPCT7534
IT ServicesMedium

360

23
EV / EBIT64
Price / Owner Earnings85
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales95
EV / Gross Profit74
Price/Book27
Return on Capital78
Cash Return on Capital6
Return on Equity1
EBIT Margin52
Gross Profitability43
Accruals81
Owner Earnings Margin6
Sales growth4
Profit Growth54
Long-Term EPS Growth61
Owner Earnings Growth1
Reinvestment74
Price momentum91
Debt load5
Refinancing6
Debt Payback1
Liquidity32
Analyst ratings39
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside56
Market mood1
Value Creation8/20creating 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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryIT Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1986
Websitecapita.com
ISINGB00BPCT7534
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
Data IntegrationProcess AutomationPredictive AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesArtificial IntelligenceHRTechMachine LearningSoftware DevelopmentGovTechEnterprise SoftwareInsuranceOutsourcingTraining

Description

Capita plc offers consulting, digital, and software solutions to clients across both the private and public sectors, operating in the United Kingdom and globally. Business Segments The company operates through multiple business segments, primarily…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Capita 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 tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 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
13
2023202420252026

All-time high

32

Jan 2023

All-time low

1

Jan 2024

Average rank

16

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
95
93
95
100
Price/Earnings
79
95
95
100
Price/Book
27
37
3
97
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
48
Value (overall)
53
59
55
99

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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