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Informa plc INF.L

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Informa plc statistics & valuation

Market cap£11.5B
P / E1046.7×
P / S2.8×
P / B2.0×
P / FCF15.0×
Net margin0.3%
FCF margin19.0%
Net debt£3.1B
Enterprise value USD$19.8B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.4%
Return on capital8.1%
Graham number -99.9%£0.90

Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (£0.90); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
72.10% 13.10% 8.40% 0.30% 2022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
65.60% 64.80% 65.60% 64.70% 2022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.90% 17.00% 19.40% 19.60% 2022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
22.80% 6.20% 4.60% 0.20% 2022202320242025
Shares outstanding
1.25B 1.25B 1.25B 1.25B 2022202320242025
Net debt (£)
£85.4M £1.39B £3.00B £3.15B 2022202320242025
Share buybacks (£)
£516.6M £548.0M £428.2M £352.3M 2022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
13.40% 3.60% 2.20% 0.10% 2022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
16.50% 15.80% 19.50% 19.00% 2022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.31× 0.26× 0.54× 0.62× 2022202320242025
EPS (£)
£1.11 £0.30 £0.22 £0.01 2022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Informa plc trades at about 115200× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 600.7×–110000×, median 3902.7×).

600.7× 115200×

Shaded band = 10-year range (600.7×–110000×); dot = today's 115200×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Gross margin64.7%65.6%64.8%65.6%
Operating margin19.6%19.4%17.0%9.9%
Net margin0.3%8.4%13.1%72.1%
FCF margin19.0%19.5%15.8%16.5%
Return on assets0.1%2.2%3.6%13.4%
Return on equity0.2%4.6%6.2%22.8%
Debt / equity0.48×0.35×0.22×0.22×
Current ratio0.440.440.591.31

Computed from company filings · GB · as of 2025-12-31. Figures in GBP. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.