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Ashtead

LSE:AHT · GB0000536739
Trading Companies & DistributorsX-Large

360

88
EV / EBIT85
Price / Owner Earnings21
Owner Earnings Yield48
Dividend Yield49
Price/Sales55
EV / Gross Profit50
Price/Book58
Return on Capital92
Cash Return on Capital60
Return on Equity96
EBIT Margin92
Gross Profitability93
Cash Conversion58
Accruals40
Owner Earnings Margin90
Sales growth41
Profit Growth34
Long-Term EPS Growth78
Owner Earnings Growth71
Reinvestment17
Price momentum70
Debt load32
Refinancing70
Debt Payback34
Liquidity41
Analyst ratings79
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside86
Market mood89
Value Creation14/20strong 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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
SizeX-Large
ISINGB0000536739
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Description

Company description & financials (market cap, revenue, profits) coming soon.

Analysis

Quality compounder

Ashtead Technology Holdings Plc is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is fair. You pay 15.7× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 3% yearly growth; analysts expect 7%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

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

360° rank · history

1007550250
66
2023202420252026

All-time high

90

Mar 2026

All-time low

22

Jan 2025

Average rank

64

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
55
43
44
54
Price/Earnings
77
55
53
58
Price/Book
58
40
39
54
Dividend Yield
49
78
76
81
Value (overall)
75
65
65
62

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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