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United Utilities Group PLC statistics & valuation
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 (£7.63); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
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
United Utilities Group PLC trades at about 1658.5× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 1698.1×–5615.6×, median 3606.7×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (1698.1×–5615.6×); dot = today's 1658.5×.
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)
| Ratio | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 93.9% | 93.3% | 93.5% | 92.6% |
| Operating margin | 42.1% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 24.7% |
| Net margin | 22.4% | 12.3% | 6.5% | 11.4% |
| FCF margin | -5.9% | -3.7% | -1.0% | 5.2% |
| Return on assets | 3.2% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Return on equity | 26.2% | 13.2% | 6.2% | 8.2% |
| Debt / equity | 5.01× | 5.12× | 4.52× | 3.27× |
| Current ratio | 2.55 | 1.94 | 1.60 | 1.20 |
Computed from company filings · GB · as of 2026-03-31. Figures in GBP. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.