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PageGroup

LSE:PAGE · GB0030232317
Professional ServicesMedium

360

56
EV / EBIT15
Price / Owner Earnings9
Owner Earnings Yield30
Dividend Yield95
Price/Sales76
EV / Gross Profit92
Price/Book40
Return on Capital26
Cash Return on Capital30
Return on Equity32
EBIT Margin16
Gross Profitability100
Cash Conversion92
Accruals75
Owner Earnings Margin28
Sales growth12
Profit Growth23
Long-Term EPS Growth100
Owner Earnings Growth76
Reinvestment52
Price momentum13
Debt load44
Refinancing90
Debt Payback11
Liquidity26
Analyst ratings9
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside50
Market mood67
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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1997
Employees7,476
Websitepage.com
ISINGB0030232317
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
HRTechSocial RecruitingProfessional Services

Description

PageGroup plc provides recruitment consultancy and other ancillary services. Business Segments The company operates through Michael Page, Page Personnel, Page Executive, and Page Outsourcing segments. Michael Page This segment specializes in the…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

PageGroup plc is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 33.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 13% yearly growth; analysts expect 192%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
34
2023202420252026

All-time high

47

Jan 2023

All-time low

8

Jan 2024

Average rank

21

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
76
60
50
56
Price/Earnings
9
42
26
69
Price/Book
40
17
13
25
Dividend Yield
95
92
88
94
Value (overall)
44
40
20
33

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.

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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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