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Funding Circle Holdings PlcFCH.LCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United Kingdom · GBP·Financials›Finance/Rental/Leasing
Momentum strong 74
Mkt cap
$744M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
43%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.48M
20-day average traded
P/B
2.30×
price to book
ROE
28.5%
delivered
Implied ROE
26.2%
what the price asks
Next earnings
125 days
11 Mar 2027
Close · GBP£200.50
1D-0.2%
1W-3.1%
1M+7.8%
3M-13.9%
6M+48.7%
YTD+58.6%
1Y+61.4%
ATR %4.9%
52w lowhigh24.2% off high

What Funding Circle does

Employees: 778

Funding Circle at a glance

Size Funding Circle (FCH.L) is a United Kingdom Financials company (Finance/Rental/Leasing) with a market value of $744M, the 251st largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £200.50 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 48.7%, against -6.1% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 53.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.2%); the operating margin is 14.4% (peer median 27.7%).

Valuation It trades at 2.30× book value against a peer median of 0.77× (4th most expensive of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 26.2%; Funding Circle delivers 28.5%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Next results Next results expected around 11 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026FCH.L 151Peer median 95
Six months, rebased to 100: Funding Circle against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Funding Circle financials

Reported figures in GBP; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue£272M£222M£162M£130M£157M
Revenue growth—+38%+24%-17%—
Gross profit£248M£199M£142M£114M£136M
EBITDA£74.5M£49.7M£22.9M£7.20M£2.60M
Net income£62.8M£46.0M£500,000-£38.3M-£6.90M
Free cash flow-£51.9M-£34.4M-£70.3M-£26.2M-£9.00M
Capital expenditure£10.3M£9.50M£11.9M£12.2M£13.9M
Total debtn/a£274M£110M£69.5M£66.1M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Funding Circle 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

-50%0%+50%+100%-20%0%+20%RFAFINVPAISALOJDOINDIASHLTRFPR96996623TFCILTDNAVIVEL2858BUR0373WRLD85853660FCH.L6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Funding Circle is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

-10%0%10%20%00×10×20×30×RFAFINVPAISALOJDOINDIASHLTRFPR96996623TFCILTDNAVIGDOTVEL2858BUR03737172WRLD3660KISSHTFCH.LReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Funding Circle is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

-100%-50%0%50%-100%-50%0%50%RFAFINVPAISALOJDOFPRTFCILTDBURFCH.LROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Funding Circle is the large dot.

Funding Circle competitors and peer comparison

How Funding Circle 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.

Funding Circle against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureFCH.LPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+7.8%-4.3%4th highest of 21
6-month return+48.7%-6.1%4th highest of 20
Return on equity28.5%9.9%highest of 21
Price / book2.30×0.77×4th most expensive of 21
Trailing P/E10.1×10.4×7th cheapest of 16
ROE the price implies26.2%7.8%3rd most demanding of 21
ROE delivered28.5%8.1%highest of 18

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Funding Circle FCH.LUnited Kingdom$744M+49%+53%29%2.30×26.2%28.5%
RFA Financial RFA.TOCanada$741M-6%+32%-14%0.74×5.5%-13.8%
FinVolution Group Sponsored ADR FINVUnited States$740M-43%-2%12%0.29×4.1%11.7%
Paisalo Digital PAISALO.NSIndia$752M+52%+24%15%3.56×49.6%14.7%
Judo Capital JDO.AXAustralia$728M-32%+12%6%0.59×8.7%6.4%
India Shelter Finance INDIASHLTR.NSIndia$727M-26%+25%17%2.12×21.3%n/a
FleetPartners FPR.AXAustralia$723M+78%+4%12%1.67×12.7%12.2%
Nishio 9699.TJapan$722M-5%-2%8%0.79×4.4%7.8%
Lufax 6623.HKHong Kong$773M-59%+5%-3%0.07×3.8%n/a
Tourism Finance Corporation of India TFCILTD.NSIndia$787M+92%+28%12%5.34×65.6%12.4%
Navient NAVIUnited States$790M-1%-17%-2%0.33×5.6%-2.0%
Green Dot GDOTUnited States$697M-3%+18%-3%0.74×7.8%-2.8%
Velocity Financial VELUnited States$696M-3%+32%16%0.96×8.5%16.1%
Yixin 2858.HKHong Kong$695M-58%+18%8%0.28×5.5%8.1%
Burford Capital BUR.LUnited Kingdom$798M-19%-415%-98%0.93×12.6%-98.3%
Allied 0373.HKHong Kong$800M-34%-40%2%0.13×3.4%1.7%
Japan Investment Adviser 7172.TJapan$804M-6%+16%18%1.56×7.9%17.8%
World Acceptance WRLDUnited States$671M0%+5%14%1.92×18.4%14.1%
Orient 8585.TJapan$831M-24%+4%4%0.54×4.4%4.2%
Qfin 3660.HKHong Kong$664M-60%-8%15%0.18×4.1%15.1%
Onemi Technology Solutions KISSHT.NSIndia$652Mn/a+63%24%2.97×21.9%n/a

Questions

Which companies are Funding Circle's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: RFA Financial (RFA.TO), FinVolution Group Sponsored ADR (FINV), Paisalo Digital (PAISALO.NS), Judo Capital (JDO.AX), India Shelter Finance (INDIASHLTR.NS), FleetPartners (FPR.AX), Nishio (9699.T), Lufax (6623.HK).
Is Funding Circle expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 2.30× against a peer median of 0.77×, 4th most expensive of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 26.2%; Funding Circle delivers 28.5%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has Funding Circle stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +48.7% against -6.1% for the median peer; over one year +61.4%.

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.