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Frontier Developments

LSE:FDEV · GB00BBT32N39
EntertainmentSmall

360

98
EV / EBIT38
Price / Owner Earnings49
Owner Earnings Yield76
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales54
EV / Gross Profit55
Price/Book57
Return on Capital90
Cash Return on Capital94
Return on Equity91
EBIT Margin81
Gross Profitability77
Cash Conversion70
Accruals60
Owner Earnings Margin92
Sales growth73
Profit Growth31
Long-Term EPS Growth79
Owner Earnings Growth80
Reinvestment19
Price momentum96
Debt load63
Refinancing69
Debt Payback100
Liquidity57
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes95
Price Target Upside41
Market mood27
Value Creation18/20strong 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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryEntertainment
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeAIM
Founded1994
Employees561
ISINGB00BBT32N39
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Video GamesSimulationGaming

Description

Frontier Developments plc (Frontier) develops and publishes video games for interactive entertainment sector. The company develops games using its cross-platform technology, Cobra. It also publishes games developed by selected partner studios under i…

Analysis

Quality compounder

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

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 7.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 18/20 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
82
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Jan 2025

All-time low

3

Jan 2023

Average rank

56

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
54
73
89
59
Price/Earnings
57
21
3
50
Price/Book
57
79
81
52
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
43
51
65
51

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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