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ACG Metals Limited Class AACG.LCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United Kingdom · GBP·Industrials›Wholesale Distributors
Momentum weak 24
Mkt cap
$548M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
64%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$183,281
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
44.7×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+24.0 pp
WACC 6.4%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
165 days
20 Apr 2027
Close · GBP£1,755
1D+0.9%
1W+13.2%
1M-10.9%
3M-14.8%
6M+14.7%
YTD+56.7%
1Y+56.7%
ATR %6.0%
52w lowhigh16.6% off high

What ACG Metals does

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ACG Metals at a glance

Size ACG Metals (ACG.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Wholesale Distributors) with a market value of $548M, the 285th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £1,755 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 14.7%, against -10.6% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 15.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.8%); the operating margin is 43.9% (peer median 5.2%).

Valuation It trades at 44.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 22.0× (2nd most expensive of 10).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 24.0 points above its cost of capital (6.4% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 20 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026ACG.L 109Peer median 89
Six months, rebased to 100: ACG Metals against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

ACG Metals financials

Reported figures in GBP; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue£115M£103M£45.2M£0£0
Revenue growth—+128%———
Gross profit£61.6M£58.5M£17.2M£0£0
EBITDA£53.9M£52.3M£9.17M-£11.2M-£2.22M
Net income-£73.8M-£32.9M-£10.2M-£13.9M-£2.22M
Free cash flow-£68.0M-£14.4M£15.5M-£17.4M-£1.38M
Capital expenditure£111M£69.4M£1.97M£0£0
Total debtn/a£155M£31.6M£228,951£0

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

ACG Metals competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%0%+50%60082200090600077900062644643008369902300022VSLTITN3012796051699937WJX301052ACG.L6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. ACG Metals is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%20×40×000906000779300836VSL0001518061WJX301052ACG.LRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. ACG Metals is the large dot.

ACG Metals competitors and peer comparison

How ACG Metals compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

ACG Metals against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureACG.LPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-10.9%-6.1%9th lowest of 21
6-month return+14.7%-10.6%3rd highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-16.6%-27.7%6th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+15.9%+6.8%2nd highest of 21
Operating margin43.9%5.2%highest of 21
Forward P/E44.7×22.0×2nd most expensive of 10
ROIC minus cost of capital+24.0 pp-0.3 pphighest of 21
EV / EBITDA9.6×10.2×5th cheapest of 11
Net debt / EBITDA2.1×1.6×8th least indebted of 15

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
ACG Metals ACG.LUnited Kingdom$548M+15%+16%44%44.7×n/an/a
Shanghai Material Trading 600822.SSChina$548M-12%-47%-1%n/a31.1%-26.6%
Zheshang Development 000906.SZChina$554M-18%+13%0%7.3×n/an/a
Gansu Engineering Consulting 000779.SZChina$539M-11%+6%4%22.0×-2.8%-3.7%
Grand Industrial 000626.SZChina$536M-24%-7%0%n/an/an/a
Soft99 4464.TJapan$562M+11%+5%14%n/a1.9%+3.1%
Kunshan TopA Intelligent Equipment 300836.SZChina$534M-36%+111%10%24.0×n/an/a
Nichiden 9902.TJapan$532M+22%+9%5%n/a-3.8%+6.5%
Gifore Agricultural Science & Technology Service 300022.SZChina$571M-21%+8%0%n/a39.8%+2.1%
Vulcan Steel VSL.AXAustralia$573M-1%+15%6%26.1×16.3%+8.0%
China National Complete Plant Import & Export 000151.SZChina$524M-16%+16%1%45.2×n/an/a
Doright 300950.SZChina$522M-24%+9%7%n/a37.0%+17.4%
Titan Machinery TITNUnited States$521M+3%-11%0%n/a-11.7%+11.5%
Salix SALIX.STSweden$521Mn/a+15%8%n/a1.1%+14.7%
Zhejiang Jindao Technology 301279.SZChina$516M-9%+12%10%n/an/an/a
Xinjiang Hongtong Natural Gas 605169.SSChina$514M-4%-5%6%n/a6.6%+31.5%
National Petroleum 9937.TWTaiwan$508M-4%-3%4%n/a-0.2%+4.2%
Seika 8061.TJapan$594M-13%+12%8%12.2×4.2%+8.6%
Wajax WJX.TOCanada$503M+11%-4%6%9.8×-6.8%+8.6%
Alligo ALLIGO-B.STSweden$600M-15%+5%6%13.2×0.5%+9.7%
Guomai Culture & Media 301052.SZChina$603M+26%-34%-19%29.4×n/an/a

Questions

Which companies are ACG Metals's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Shanghai Material Trading (600822.SS), Zheshang Development (000906.SZ), Gansu Engineering Consulting (000779.SZ), Grand Industrial (000626.SZ), Soft99 (4464.T), Kunshan TopA Intelligent Equipment (300836.SZ), Nichiden (9902.T), Gifore Agricultural Science & Technology Service (300022.SZ).
Is ACG Metals expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 44.7× against a peer median of 22.0×, 2nd most expensive of 10 in its peer set.
How has ACG Metals stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +14.7% against -10.6% for the median peer; over one year +56.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.