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Big Yellow Group Plc BYG.L
Big Yellow Group Plc (BYG.L) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 5.43% (safety: stretched). FY2026 revenue was £209.1M at a 59.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Real Estate · percentile among 38 companies
Percentile vs other Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.013 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.667 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.041 |
| Equity / liabilities | 4.684 |
About Big Yellow Group Plc
Big Yellow Group Plc is the UK's brand leader in self-storage and operates from a platform of 111 stores. We have a pipeline of 0.9 million sq ft comprising 13 proposed self-storage facilities. The current maximum lettable area of the existing platform is 6.6 million sq ft. When fully built out the portfolio will provide approximately 7.5 million sq ft of flexible storage space. 99% of our stores and sites by value are held freehold and long leasehold, with the remaining 1% short leasehold. Currently by revenue 75% of our stores are in London and its commuter towns, with the balance in larger regional conurbations. Our stores utilize state of the art technology for our digital and operating platforms including security, and we focus on locating our stores in high profile, accessible, main road locations. We also focus on providing excellent customer service, a highly engaged employee culture, and with a significant investment in sustainability. Big Yellow Group Plc was incorporated in 1998 in United Kingdom.
FAQ
Is BYG.L financially healthy?
Big Yellow Group Plc's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does BYG.L pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Big Yellow Group Plc pays a dividend yielding about 5.43% with a 74.6% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.
How profitable is BYG.L?
In FY2026, Big Yellow Group Plc had a net margin of 59.7% and a return on equity of 4.8%.
Is BYG.L overvalued or undervalued?
Big Yellow Group Plc trades at about 1380.9× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 854.4×–3075.4×, median 1422.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BYG.L?
The average Wall-Street price target for Big Yellow Group Plc is £1,088.47, about 24.3% above the recent price, from 15 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is BYG.L a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Big Yellow Group Plc: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 13.7×, a dividend yield of 5.43%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · GB · as of 2026-03-31. Figures in GBP. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.