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Victrex

LSE:VCT · GB0009292243
ChemicalsSmall

360

36
EV / EBIT56
Price / Owner Earnings89
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield99
Price/Sales32
EV / Gross Profit54
Price/Book36
Return on Capital54
Cash Return on Capital22
Return on Equity16
EBIT Margin73
Gross Profitability73
Accruals86
Owner Earnings Margin18
Sales growth39
Profit Growth37
Long-Term EPS Growth86
Owner Earnings Growth5
Reinvestment49
Price momentum19
Debt load79
Refinancing58
Debt Payback1
Liquidity89
Analyst ratings36
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside34
Market mood39
Value Creation6/20not creating 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

Victrex doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryChemicals
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1993
Employees7
Websitevictrexplc.com
ISINGB0009292243
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE 250 (United Kingdom)FTSE 350 (United Kingdom)FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
CleanTechClimateTechBio-based and Renewable MaterialsGreen Consumer GoodsBiomedical EngineeringManufacturing

Description

Victrex plc is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance polymer solutions. The company specializes in the development and production of advanced materials that are used in a wide range of applications across various industries, including au…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Victrex 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 adequate. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating 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
63
2023202420252026

All-time high

88

Dec 2025

All-time low

37

Jan 2023

Average rank

71

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
32
11
13
13
Price/Earnings
40
43
39
33
Price/Book
36
34
35
26
Dividend Yield
99
92
90
82
Value (overall)
52
60
34
35

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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