- £551.50m
- £578.80m
- £296.40m
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 13.7 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 1.55 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 9.67% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 9.42% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 1.52 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 1.6 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 11.3 | ||
| Price to Sales | 1.86 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 152.31 | ||
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | -4.99% | ||
| Return on Equity | -4.95% | ||
| Operating Margin | -7.15% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 30th Sep | Unit | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026E | 2027E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | 311.2 | 338.2 | 299.4 | 296.2 | 296.4 | 299.11 | 313.79 | 2.3% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +10.68 | +17.97 | -17.07 | -44.02 | -3.15 | -7.04 | +19.61 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Victrex plc is a United Kingdom‑based materials company. The Company manufactures and sells high‑performance polymers and polymer solutions. It develops polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polyaryletherketone (PAEK) based materials, and produces semi‑finished and finished components, including thermoplastic polymers, engineered parts and biomaterial solutions. It operates across Sustainable Solutions and Medical segments, addressing aerospace, automotive, energy, industrial, electronics and healthcare applications, and provides polymer processing, design support, and material innovation services for implantable and non‑implantable medical devices, as well as industrial and engineering uses. The Company's subsidiaries include Victrex Manufacturing Limited, Invibio Limited, Invibio Knees Limited, Invibio Device Component Manufacturing Limited, and Juvora Limited.
Directors
- Vivienne Cox NEC
- lawrence Pentz NEC
- Jakob Sigurdsson CEO (57)
- Richard Armitage CFO (55)
- Jane Brisley GCN
- Martin Court EDR (60)
- Janet Ashdown NID (62)
- Brendan Connolly NID
- Rosalind Rivaz NID
- David Thomas NID
- Jane Toogood NID
- Last Annual
- September 30th, 2025
- Last Interim
- March 31st, 2026
- Incorporated
- February 25th, 1993
- Public Since
- December 13th, 1995
- No. of Employees
- 1,169
- Sector
- Chemicals
- Industry
- Basic Materials
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 87,124,297
- Address
- Victrex Technology Centre, THORNTON CLEVELEYS, FY5 4QD
- Web
- https://www.victrexplc.com/
- Phone
- +44 1253897700
- Contact
- Andrew Hanson
- Auditors
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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FAQ
As of Today at 24:00 UTC, shares in Victrex are trading at 633.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Victrex last closed at 633.00p and the price had moved by -20.88% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Victrex share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -33.54% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Victrex is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Victrex dividend yield is 9.41% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Victrex paid a total dividend of £0.60, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 9.41%.Looking ahead, shares in Victrex are due to go ex-dividend on 2026-05-28 and the next dividend pay date is 2026-06-26.
Victrex are due to go ex-dividend on 2026-05-28 and the next dividend pay date is 2026-06-26. The historic dividend yield on Victrex shares is currently 9.41%.
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As of the previous close price of 633.00p, shares in Victrex had a market capitalisation of £551.50m.
Here are the trading details for Victrex:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: VCT
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Victrex is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Victrex is 688.17p. That is 8.72% above the last closing price of 633.00p.
Analysts covering Victrex currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.41 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Victrex. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -3.08%.
As of the last closing price of 633.00p, shares in Victrex were trading -3.56% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Victrex PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 13.7. The shares last closed at 633.00p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Victrex's management team is headed by:
- Vivienne Cox - NEC
- lawrence Pentz - NEC
- Jakob Sigurdsson - CEO
- Richard Armitage - CFO
- Jane Brisley - GCN
- Martin Court - EDR
- Janet Ashdown - NID
- Brendan Connolly - NID
- Rosalind Rivaz - NID
- David Thomas - NID
- Jane Toogood - NID