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NCC Group plcNCC.LCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United Kingdom · GBP·Information Technology›Information Technology Services
Momentum strong 78
Mkt cap
$324M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
71%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$3.07M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
28.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-17.1 pp
WACC 10.3%
Hurdle
-2 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
34 days
10 Dec 2026
Close · GBP£160.60
1D-1.9%
1W-5.0%
1M+7.8%
3M+13.1%
6M+17.6%
YTD+15.4%
1Y+11.2%
ATR %3.9%
52w lowhigh10.2% off high

What NCC does

No business profile yet.

NCC at a glance

Size NCC (NCC.L) is a United Kingdom Information Technology company (Information Technology Services) with a market value of $324M, the 354th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £160.60 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 17.6%, against -2.3% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 38.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.4%); the operating margin is -9.9% (peer median 8.9%).

Valuation It trades at 28.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.7× (4th most expensive of 13).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -4% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -2%, so the hurdle is -2 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 17.1 points below its cost of capital (10.3% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 10 Dec 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026NCC.L 119Peer median 98
Six months, rebased to 100: NCC against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

NCC financials

Reported figures in GBP; fiscal year ends 2025-09-30. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Revenue£200M£239M£342M£335M£315M
Revenue growth—-30%+2%+6%—
Gross profit£56.5M£74.4M£96.4M£109M£113M
EBITDA-£10.3M£8.70M£8.40M£40.2M£54.6M
Net income£9.10M£17.1M-£32.5M-£4.60M£23.0M
Free cash flow£36.8M£28.8M£20.2M£28.2M£49.6M
Capital expenditure£4.90M£5.10M£8.80M£7.30M£8.20M
Total debtn/a£22.8M£103M£114M£158M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

NCC 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

-40%-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%688066INF3687337168703040688651RSYSTEMSAURIONPRO3013906006616533ALIT3013783817012030SWPTLSNCC.L6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. NCC is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-25%0%+25%+50%0×20×40×60×INF36876870RSYSTEMSAURIONPRO6006616533ALITTLSNCC.LRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. NCC is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%-25%0%25%50%688066INF368733713040RSYSTEMS6006616533ALIT38170120303854SWPTLSNCC.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. NCC is the large dot.

NCC competitors and peer comparison

How NCC 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.

NCC against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureNCC.LPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+7.8%-2.5%7th highest of 21
6-month return+17.6%-2.3%4th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-10.2%-33.6%2nd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-38.2%+9.4%2nd lowest of 21
Operating margin-9.9%8.9%6th lowest of 21
Forward P/E28.9×14.7×4th most expensive of 13
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-4.1%-2.3%7th least demanding of 16
Growth delivered (Del g)-2.0%+6.2%4th lowest of 16
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-2.2 pp-2.7 pp8th most demanding of 16
ROIC minus cost of capital-17.1 pp+2.3 pp2nd lowest of 19

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
NCC NCC.LUnited Kingdom$324M+18%-38%-10%28.9×-4.1%-2.0%
Piesat Information Technology 688066.SSChina$323M-55%-81%-1,364%n/a52.9%-12.0%
Infotel INF.PAFrance$321M+3%+5%9%12.1×-14.4%+4.6%
Fixstars 3687.TJapan$321M+23%+13%26%25.1×26.6%+10.8%
Softcreate 3371.TJapan$328M+9%+12%18%n/a-12.5%+7.2%
Turn Cloud Technology Service 6870.TWOTaiwan$318M+159%+35%24%49.0×n/an/a
Soliton Systems K.K 3040.TJapan$316M+51%+12%18%n/a1.8%+3.7%
WebRAY Tech 688651.SSChina$316M-28%-5%-34%n/an/an/a
R Systems International RSYSTEMS.NSIndia$336M-11%+24%13%13.6×14.7%+17.3%
Aurionpro Solutions AURIONPRO.NSIndia$338M-33%+12%15%13.8×n/an/a
Hangzhou Gisway Information Technology 301390.SZChina$308M-2%-35%-10%n/an/an/a
Shanghai Xinnanyang Only Education & Technology 600661.SSChina$308M-23%+11%7%15.6×-5.6%-5.4%
Andes Technology 6533.TWTaiwan$343M-12%+26%-21%61.3×24.6%+20.5%
Alight ALITUnited States$347M-31%-4%0%3.4×29.4%-3.7%
Nanjing TDH Technology 301378.SZChina$347M-26%-2%-39%n/an/an/a
SRA 3817.TJapan$352M0%-5%16%10.3×-20.2%+6.2%
DB Inc. 012030.KSSouth Korea$293M+4%+23%6%n/a-3.5%+18.8%
I'LL 3854.TJapan$357M-6%+8%27%15.5×-11.5%+9.6%
Sword SWP.PAFrance$360M+4%+8%9%12.0×-0.1%+11.0%
Telos TLSUnited States$360M+8%+66%-2%38.1×-2.3%-1.7%
JFE Systems 4832.TJapan$369M-2%-14%11%n/a-19.0%+4.3%

Questions

Which companies are NCC's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Piesat Information Technology (688066.SS), Infotel (INF.PA), Fixstars (3687.T), Softcreate (3371.T), Turn Cloud Technology Service (6870.TWO), Soliton Systems K.K (3040.T), WebRAY Tech (688651.SS), R Systems International (RSYSTEMS.NS).
Is NCC expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 28.9× against a peer median of 14.7×, 4th most expensive of 13 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -4% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -2%, so the hurdle is -2 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has NCC stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +17.6% against -2.3% for the median peer; over one year +11.2%.

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.