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Intertek

LSE:ITRK · GB0031638363
Professional ServicesLarge

360

58
EV / EBIT27
Price / Owner Earnings21
Owner Earnings Yield27
Dividend Yield81
Price/Sales54
EV / Gross Profit62
Price/Book17
Return on Capital73
Cash Return on Capital55
Return on Equity68
EBIT Margin61
Gross Profitability93
Cash Conversion58
Accruals27
Owner Earnings Margin57
Sales growth55
Profit Growth84
Long-Term EPS Growth48
Owner Earnings Growth32
Reinvestment40
Price momentum69
Debt load37
Refinancing51
Debt Payback46
Liquidity80
Analyst ratings19
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside10
Market mood47
Value Creation12/20creating 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

Intertek 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
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2001
Employees17,059
Websiteintertek.com
ISINGB0031638363
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE 100 (United Kingdom)FTSE 350 (United Kingdom)FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
Network SecurityEnvironment, Health and Safety (EH&S)DevSecOpsEnvironmental ConsultingOnline Analysis and ReferenceRegTechConsultingTraining

Description

Intertek Group plc (Intertek) operates as a global assurance, testing, inspection, and certification provider. The company serves clients in sectors that include textiles, consumer goods, food, healthcare, and industrial manufacturing, among others.…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Intertek Group plc sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 22.9×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 8% a year, against analyst forecasts of 7%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
68
2023202420252026

All-time high

68

Jun 2026

All-time low

1

Jan 2024

Average rank

44

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
54
16
19
22
Price/Earnings
17
21
22
15
Price/Book
17
16
16
15
Dividend Yield
81
56
53
49
Value (overall)
48
13
13
14

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.

360° View
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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