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Employees: 3,558
Size GlobalData (DATA.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $564M, the 282nd largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £64.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 37.1%, against -13.2% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 8.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +20.7%); the operating margin is 30.7% (peer median 6.3%).
Valuation It trades at 10.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.5× (2nd cheapest of 11).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +13%, so the hurdle is -20 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 7.1 points above its cost of capital (8.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 1 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £328M | £322M | £286M | £273M | £243M |
| Revenue growth | — | +13% | +5% | +12% | — |
| Gross profit | £138M | £137M | £132M | £124M | £101M |
| EBITDA | £126M | £113M | £87.1M | £91.1M | £80.3M |
| Net income | £35.6M | £33.1M | £29.6M | £30.8M | £30.5M |
| Free cash flow | £37.0M | £45.3M | £43.8M | £64.9M | £60.9M |
| Capital expenditure | £7.90M | £7.90M | £7.20M | £4.20M | £2.70M |
| Total debt | n/a | £190M | £66.5M | £289M | £314M |
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| Measure | DATA.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +8.5% | -7.0% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -37.1% | -13.2% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -49.2% | -39.8% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +8.6% | +20.7% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 30.7% | 6.3% | highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 10.3× | 15.5× | 2nd cheapest of 11 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -7.8% | 3.4% | 3rd least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +12.5% | +17.2% | 5th lowest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -20.3 pp | -5.2 pp | 5th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +7.1 pp | -0.9 pp | 4th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.7× | 4.8× | 3rd cheapest of 6 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.2× | 0.4× | 2nd most indebted of 7 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlobalData DATA.L | United Kingdom | $564M | -37% | +9% | 31% | 10.3× | -7.8% | +12.5% |
| Sichuan Joyou Digital Technologies 301172.SZ | China | $563M | -40% | +18% | 4% | n/a | 57.4% | +6.3% |
| Xinjiang Baihuacun Pharam Tech 600721.SS | China | $560M | +15% | -19% | 10% | n/a | 36.3% | +36.9% |
| Beijing Telesound Electronics 003004.SZ | China | $568M | +45% | +26% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Chuanzhiboke Education Technology 003032.SZ | China | $569M | +43% | +60% | -18% | 36.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Baotou INST Magnetic New Materials 301622.SZ | China | $570M | -40% | +3% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SIS SIS.NS | India | $570M | -4% | +25% | 3% | 13.4× | 3.4% | +11.9% |
| Hunan SUND Technological 301548.SZ | China | $557M | -42% | +23% | 21% | 19.9× | 18.4% | +13.8% |
| CECEP Techand Ecology and Environment 300197.SZ | China | $571M | +8% | +21% | -271% | n/a | 29.2% | -26.5% |
| Premium 7199.T | Japan | $556M | +18% | +21% | 20% | 12.4× | -13.1% | +20.6% |
| Qingdao Paguld Intelligent Manufacturing 301456.SZ | China | $555M | -26% | +29% | 13% | 15.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical 2575.HK | Hong Kong | $553M | -59% | +237% | -187% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Manst Technology 301325.SZ | China | $578M | -38% | -62% | -38% | 21.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Zoenn Design 300901.SZ | China | $549M | -5% | +53% | 10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| PayPoint PAY.L | United Kingdom | $580M | +25% | +8% | 21% | 9.2× | -15.9% | +21.4% |
| Fiera Milano FM.MI | Italy | $581M | -15% | +46% | 22% | 15.3× | -5.8% | +38.8% |
| Shenzhen Longtech Smart Control 300916.SZ | China | $589M | -27% | -2% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| TKP 3479.T | Japan | $538M | +18% | +51% | 9% | 15.7× | -3.3% | +21.5% |
| Shanghai FourSemi Semiconductor 3625.HK | Hong Kong | $592M | -69% | +3% | -16% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Winstek Semiconductor 3265.TWO | Taiwan | $593M | -24% | +15% | 20% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Weathernews 4825.T | Japan | $534M | -11% | +5% | 21% | 19.7× | 3.4% | +5.4% |