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Applied Nutrition PLCAPN.LCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United Kingdom · GBP·Health Care›Pharmaceuticals: Other
Momentum strong 71
Mkt cap
$1.01B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
55%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.81M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
24.2×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 15.3%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
10 days
16 Nov 2026
Close · GBP£301.50
1D-0.8%
1W+2.9%
1M+11.9%
3M-14.0%
6M+41.5%
YTD+19.6%
1Y+65.7%
ATR %3.4%
52w lowhigh15.3% off high

What Applied Nutrition does

Employees: 250

Applied Nutrition at a glance

Size Applied Nutrition (APN.L) is a United Kingdom Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Other) with a market value of $1.01B, the 214th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £301.50 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 41.5%, against -16.4% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 24.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.1%).

Valuation It trades at 24.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.6× (7th most expensive of 16).

Next results Next results expected around 16 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026APN.L 144Peer median 83
Six months, rebased to 100: Applied Nutrition against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Applied Nutrition financials

Reported figures in GBP; fiscal year ends 2025-07-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenuen/a£107M£86.2M£60.8M£35.0M
Revenue growth—+24%+42%+74%—
Gross profitn/a£48.2M£40.4M£26.5M£13.6M
EBITDAn/a£30.9M£25.8M£18.5M£10.4M
Net incomen/a£21.1M£18.7M£13.8M£8.21M
Free cash flown/a£15.2M£6.28M£7.62M£6.18M
Capital expendituren/a£1.00M£1.06M£1.00M£294,000
Total debtn/a£3.00M£1.80M£2.06M£1.12M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Applied Nutrition competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-25%0%+25%+50%-20%-10%0%+10%00221904600007566032622142BIOG-BPHN600488300791PHMCRONJWEL300039SUDEEPPHRM2877002562300158AVBP0022756472APN.L6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Applied Nutrition is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%+60%0×100×200×00221904600007566032622142BIOG-BPHN300791PHMCRONJWELSUDEEPPHRM2877APN.LRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Applied Nutrition is the large dot.

Applied Nutrition competitors and peer comparison

How Applied Nutrition 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.

Applied Nutrition against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureAPN.LPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+11.9%-5.2%3rd highest of 21
6-month return+41.5%-16.4%3rd highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-15.3%-34.9%6th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+24.3%+3.1%6th highest of 20
Forward P/E24.2×18.6×7th most expensive of 16

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
Applied Nutrition APN.LUnited Kingdom$1.01B+42%+24%n/a24.2×n/an/a
New Journey Health Technology Group Co., Ltd.Class A 002219.SZChina$999M-16%-14%8%193.0×n/an/a
Sihuan Pharmaceutical 0460.HKHong Kong$952M-35%+30%15%9.7×n/an/a
Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical 000756.SZChina$1.09B-10%-5%4%18.3×1.5%+7.9%
TSI 603262.SSChina$909M-41%+3%14%51.5×25.8%+13.4%
HBM 2142.HKHong Kong$1.18B-23%+55%44%12.4×14.1%+62.3%
BioGaia BIOG-B.STSweden$1.26B-7%+13%28%30.1×0.9%+15.5%
PharmaNutra PHN.MIItaly$808M-18%+18%21%29.6×4.0%+18.5%
Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceuticals 600488.SSChina$801M-14%-12%3%n/a3.6%-1.3%
Sirio Pharma 300791.SZChina$790M-12%-9%1%16.9×14.7%+15.6%
Pharma Mar PHM.MCSpain$1.30B-33%+32%19%37.7×11.4%-3.9%
Cronos CRON.TOCanada$1.34B+45%+36%-2%15.6×2.1%+26.7%
Jamieson Wellness JWEL.TOCanada$1.35B+35%+15%15%21.2×11.0%+15.3%
Shanghai Kaibao Pharmaceutical 300039.SZChina$756M-17%-14%22%n/a1.8%+4.8%
Sudeep Pharma SUDEEPPHRM.NSIndia$1.41B+75%+27%33%67.7×n/an/a
China Shineway Pharmaceutical 2877.HKHong Kong$719M-21%-18%25%7.2×n/an/a
Brother Enterprises 002562.SZChina$716M-28%+8%4%n/a4.9%+13.5%
Shanxi Zhendong Pharmaceutical 300158.SZChina$713M-16%-28%-25%n/an/an/a
ArriVent BioPharma AVBPUnited States$673M-54%n/an/an/an/an/a
Guilin Sanjin Pharmaceutical 002275.SZChina$1.53B+27%-3%24%18.6×-2.2%+5.5%
Bora Pharmaceuticals 6472.TWTaiwan$1.55B-2%-6%15%14.2×4.5%+60.2%

Questions

Which companies are Applied Nutrition's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: New Journey Health Technology Group Co., Ltd.Class A (002219.SZ), Sihuan Pharmaceutical (0460.HK), Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical (000756.SZ), TSI (603262.SS), HBM (2142.HK), BioGaia (BIOG-B.ST), PharmaNutra (PHN.MI), Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceuticals (600488.SS).
Is Applied Nutrition expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 24.2× against a peer median of 18.6×, 7th most expensive of 16 in its peer set.
How has Applied Nutrition stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +41.5% against -16.4% for the median peer; over one year +65.7%.

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.