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Diploma

LSE:DPLM · GB0001826634
Trading Companies & DistributorsLarge

360

95
EV / EBIT27
Price / Owner Earnings17
Owner Earnings Yield37
Dividend Yield23
Price/Sales5
EV / Gross Profit14
Price/Book5
Return on Capital94
Cash Return on Capital90
Return on Equity82
EBIT Margin87
Gross Profitability79
Cash Conversion57
Accruals36
Owner Earnings Margin100
Sales growth96
Profit Growth82
Long-Term EPS Growth78
Owner Earnings Growth62
Reinvestment86
Price momentum89
Debt load67
Refinancing22
Debt Payback78
Liquidity79
Analyst ratings54
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside37
Market mood81
Value Creation20/20strong value creator
  • 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

Diploma generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1999
Employees77
ISINGB0001826634
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Health DiagnosticsIndustrial AutomationBiomedical EngineeringSurgerySupply Chain Management

Description

Diploma PLC focuses on creating, innovating, and delivering value-added solutions across three main sectors: Controls, Seals, and Life Sciences. Business Segments The company operates through three segments: Controls, Seals, and Life Sciences. Con…

Analysis

Beloved champion

Diploma PLC is a beloved champion: its quality is genuine, and the market already prices it as exceptional.

The price is expensive. You pay 36.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 14% yearly growth; analysts expect 14%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
82
2023202420252026

All-time high

86

Mar 2026

All-time low

15

Jan 2023

Average rank

57

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
5
5
6
9
Price/Earnings
11
13
13
11
Price/Book
5
10
15
17
Dividend Yield
23
27
30
40
Value (overall)
3
7
7
5

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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