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Marks and Spencer

LSE:MKS · GB0031274896
Food & Staples RetailingX-Large

360

45
EV / EBIT91
Price / Owner Earnings3
Owner Earnings Yield20
Dividend Yield49
Price/Sales57
EV / Gross Profit70
Price/Book34
Return on Capital25
Cash Return on Capital16
Return on Equity29
EBIT Margin15
Gross Profitability63
Cash Conversion83
Accruals68
Owner Earnings Margin16
Sales growth77
Profit Growth89
Long-Term EPS Growth78
Owner Earnings Growth23
Reinvestment87
Price momentum53
Debt load40
Refinancing20
Debt Payback5
Liquidity36
Analyst ratings75
Opinion Changes88
Price Target Upside70
Market mood85
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • 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

Marks and Spencer clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryFood & Staples Retailing
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2001
Employees20,090
ISINGB0031274896
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Brand MarketingGreen Consumer GoodsFast-Moving Consumer GoodsLifestyleOnline Grocery

Description

Marks and Spencer Group plc operates various retail stores. The company offers a range of clothing, food, and home products. Business Segments The company operates through Clothing and Home, Food, and International segments. Clothing and Home Thi…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Marks and Spencer Group plc is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 216.7× 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 39% yearly growth; analysts expect 11%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

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
90
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jul 2024

All-time low

53

Feb 2026

Average rank

81

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
57
46
56
73
Price/Earnings
64
66
58
74
Price/Book
34
49
57
67
Dividend Yield
49
37
45
65
Value (overall)
53
47
64
87

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

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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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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