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NCC

LSE:NCC · GB00B01QGK86
IT ServicesSmall

360

4
EV / EBIT14
Price / Owner Earnings13
Owner Earnings Yield23
Dividend Yield83
Price/Sales62
EV / Gross Profit32
Price/Book49
Return on Capital4
Cash Return on Capital20
Return on Equity6
EBIT Margin3
Gross Profitability46
Cash Conversion91
Owner Earnings Margin33
Sales growth15
Profit Growth34
Long-Term EPS Growth4
Reinvestment85
Price momentum52
Debt load76
Refinancing96
Debt Payback21
Liquidity14
Analyst ratings25
Opinion Changes2
Price Target Upside21
Market mood69

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryIT Services
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2003
Employees1,597
ISINGB00B01QGK86
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Identity and Access ManagementNetwork SecurityEndpoint Security IntegrityEncryptionDevSecOpsSecurity ManagementPenetration TestingCloud SecurityData ProtectionConsultingCyber SecurityHuman Computer InteractionInformation TechnologySoftware

Description

NCC Group plc provides security and resilience services aimed at helping organizations safeguard their critical assets and systems. The company operates in an increasingly complex and risk-laden digital environment where threats to information and o…

Analysis

Hope premium

NCC Group plc carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 39.4× 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 15% yearly growth; analysts expect -26%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched.

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
59
2023202420252026

All-time high

59

Jun 2026

All-time low

27

Jan 2024

Average rank

43

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
62
61
62
64
Price/Earnings
12
46
51
73
Price/Book
49
65
77
64
Dividend Yield
83
82
90
82
Value (overall)
57
73
85
85

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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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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