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IMI

LSE:IMI · GB00BGLP8L22
MachineryLarge

360

83
EV / EBIT51
Price / Owner Earnings46
Owner Earnings Yield65
Dividend Yield27
Price/Sales9
EV / Gross Profit60
Price/Book12
Return on Capital92
Cash Return on Capital84
Return on Equity96
EBIT Margin83
Gross Profitability89
Cash Conversion52
Accruals76
Owner Earnings Margin80
Sales growth50
Profit Growth78
Long-Term EPS Growth24
Owner Earnings Growth91
Reinvestment33
Price momentum91
Debt load31
Refinancing37
Debt Payback59
Liquidity74
Analyst ratings59
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside33
Market mood100
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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryMachinery
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1962
Employees829
Websiteimiplc.com
ISINGB00BGLP8L22
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE 100 (United Kingdom)FTSE 350 (United Kingdom)FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
Industrial AutomationSensorsHVAC ServicesDetectors, Sensors and MemsProcess AutomationEnergyInnovation ManagementManufacturingOil and Gas

Description

IMI plc, an engineering company, engages in the design, manufacturing, and servicing of engineering products in the United Kingdom, Germany, rest of Europe, the United States, rest of the Americas, China, rest of the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, an…

Analysis

Quality compounder

IMI plc earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 22.4×; 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 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
66
2023202420252026

All-time high

71

Mar 2026

All-time low

21

Jan 2023

Average rank

45

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
9
19
23
41
Price/Earnings
25
46
48
58
Price/Book
12
13
20
21
Dividend Yield
27
26
41
49
Value (overall)
9
15
30
43

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.

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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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