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C&C Group PlcCCR.LCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United Kingdom · GBP·Consumer Staples›Beverages: Alcoholic
Momentum neutral 59
Mkt cap
$527M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
97%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.14M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
12.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-1.7 pp
WACC 8.7%
Hurdle
-13 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
201 days
26 May 2027
Close · GBP£106.40
1D+0.2%
1W+3.1%
1M+11.5%
3M+9.3%
6M-2.4%
YTD-21.2%
1Y-21.9%
ATR %4.4%
52w lowhigh24.5% off high

What C&C does

Employees: 2,762

C&C at a glance

Size C&C (CCR.L) is a United Kingdom Consumer Staples company (Beverages: Alcoholic) with a market value of $527M, the 292nd largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £106.40 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 2.4%, against -6.7% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 3.0% over the last twelve months (peer median -4.0%); the operating margin is 4.7% (peer median 6.8%).

Valuation It trades at 12.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 30.7× (4th cheapest of 15).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +15%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.7 points below its cost of capital (8.7% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 26 May 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026CCR.L 99Peer median 94
Six months, rebased to 100: C&C against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

C&C financials

Reported figures in GBP; fiscal year ends 2026-02-28. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue£1.33B£1.35B£1.40B£1.43B£1.45B
Revenue growth—-4%-2%-1%—
Gross profit£62.6M£165M£162M£161M£187M
EBITDA£92.7M£87.1M£92.7M£81.6M£99.4M
Net income£3.46M£3.02M£11.5M-£98.2M£34.7M
Free cash flow£23.4M£22.4M£37.3M£56.4M£64.1M
Capital expenditure£17.8M£11.2M£15.6M£17.3M£13.1M
Total debtn/a£348M£295M£281M£237M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

C&C 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

-20%0%+20%-20%0%+20%LPE002646600573001338000995OLVAS600197600616MALT600199MBWSANORA603779000080CSW-A000752600059603919TI000869CCR.L6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. C&C is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-50%0%+50%+100%+150%0×50×100×150×LPE002646600573OLVAS600197600199600059603919TICCR.LRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. C&C is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%+40%0%20%40%LPE002646600573001338OLVASMBWSANORA000080CSW-A603919000869CCR.LGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. C&C is the large dot.

C&C competitors and peer comparison

How C&C 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.

C&C against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureCCR.LPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+11.5%-1.5%5th highest of 21
6-month return-2.4%-6.7%7th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-24.5%-25.1%11th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-3.0%-4.0%10th highest of 21
Operating margin4.7%6.8%8th lowest of 20
Forward P/E12.1×30.7×4th cheapest of 15
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)2.8%-1.6%5th most demanding of 13
Growth delivered (Del g)+15.5%+7.7%highest of 13
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-12.7 pp-4.3 pp6th least demanding of 13
ROIC minus cost of capital-1.7 pp-2.6 pp9th highest of 20
EV / EBITDA6.5×8.4×3rd cheapest of 10
Net debt / EBITDA2.3×1.5×5th most indebted of 10

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
C&C CCR.LUnited Kingdom$527M-2%-3%5%12.1×2.8%+15.5%
Laurent-Perrier LPE.PAFrance$520M-4%+3%25%9.2×-5.8%+9.2%
Qinghai Huzhu TianYouDe Highland Barley Spirit 002646.SZChina$502M-13%-15%-1%175.8×52.5%+8.5%
Fujian Yanjing Huiquan Brewery 600573.SSChina$479M-7%+3%11%33.6×1.4%+0.9%
GDH Supertime 001338.SZChina$629M-37%-15%2%n/a-7.8%+6.9%
Gansu Huangtai Wine-Marketing Industry 000995.SZChina$437M+22%+6%6%n/an/an/a
Olvi OLVAS.HEFinland$646M-9%+11%12%9.6×-10.8%+9.9%
Xinjiang Yilite Industry 600197.SSChina$669M-23%-26%14%27.7×n/an/a
Shanghai Jinfeng Wine 600616.SSChina$407M-19%-10%-1%n/an/an/a
Malteries Franco-Belges MALT.PAFrance$401M-22%-9%n/an/an/an/a
Anhui Golden Seed Winery 600199.SSChina$739M-6%-46%-51%53.5×n/an/a
Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits MBWS.PAFrance$351M+3%-6%4%40.0×21.1%+0.3%
Anora ANORA.HEFinland$349M+43%-3%6%11.1×-2.4%+14.0%
Wei Long Grape Wine 603779.SSChina$329M+7%-11%-8%n/an/an/a
Hitejinro 000080.KSSouth Korea$846M-3%-5%7%13.2×-4.6%+2.1%
Corby Spirit and Wine CSW-A.TOCanada$323M+5%+10%19%13.9×-10.4%+11.2%
Tibet Development 000752.SZChina$310M-22%-7%22%n/a-0.7%+1.4%
Zhejiang Guyuelongshan Shaoxing Wine 600059.SSChina$1.12B-8%-3%11%40.5×n/an/a
Jinhui Liquor 603919.SSChina$1.27B-6%-2%11%36.1×14.6%+10.9%
Tilaknagar Industries TI.NSIndia$1.27B+3%+150%10%50.4×n/an/a
Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine 000869.SZChina$1.36B-12%-2%3%16.1×3.7%-3.0%

Questions

Which companies are C&C's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Laurent-Perrier (LPE.PA), Qinghai Huzhu TianYouDe Highland Barley Spirit (002646.SZ), Fujian Yanjing Huiquan Brewery (600573.SS), GDH Supertime (001338.SZ), Gansu Huangtai Wine-Marketing Industry (000995.SZ), Olvi (OLVAS.HE), Xinjiang Yilite Industry (600197.SS), Shanghai Jinfeng Wine (600616.SS).
Is C&C expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 12.1× against a peer median of 30.7×, 4th cheapest of 15 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +15%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has C&C stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -2.4% against -6.7% for the median peer; over one year -21.9%.

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.