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Size Nichols (NICL.L) is a United Kingdom Consumer Staples company (Beverages: Non-Alcoholic) with a market value of $539M, the 289th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £1,095 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 17.7%, against -3.0% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 18 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.6%); the operating margin is 18.0% (peer median 5.1%).
Valuation It trades at 15.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.6× (6th most expensive of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 0% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -8 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 63.7 points above its cost of capital (9.8% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £179M | £175M | £173M | £171M | £165M |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | +1% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | £82.2M | £80.6M | £79.0M | £72.2M | £70.4M |
| EBITDA | £34.7M | £33.7M | £30.9M | £27.6M | £27.6M |
| Net income | £24.0M | £21.4M | £17.8M | £18.4M | £11.6M |
| Free cash flow | £17.9M | £14.5M | £18.5M | £21.6M | £15.6M |
| Capital expenditure | £1.18M | £1.01M | £851,000 | £479,000 | £1.25M |
| Total debt | n/a | £4.71M | £3.75M | £18.1M | £2.54M |
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| Measure | NICL.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +0.5% | -1.1% | 9th highest of 19 |
| 6-month return | +17.7% | -3.0% | 3rd highest of 18 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -8.8% | -21.8% | 2nd highest of 19 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.7% | +2.6% | 9th highest of 18 |
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 5.1% | 2nd highest of 19 |
| Forward P/E | 15.1× | 14.6× | 6th most expensive of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 0.2% | 1.3% | 6th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.1% | +4.8% | 4th highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.8 pp | -4.6 pp | 6th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +63.7 pp | -0.4 pp | highest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.6× | 9.1× | 7th most expensive of 14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.9× | 0.7× | 3rd least indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols NICL.L | United Kingdom | $539M | +18% | +3% | 18% | 15.1× | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| Zhe Jiang Li Zi Yuan Food 605337.SS | China | $526M | -17% | -4% | 12% | 22.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Nanfang Black Sesame 000716.SZ | China | $590M | +2% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 28.5% | -10.1% |
| Premium Water 2588.T | Japan | $483M | +4% | +4% | 16% | n/a | -11.0% | +7.4% |
| DyDo 2590.T | Japan | $624M | +21% | +3% | 4% | 17.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Lifedrink 2585.T | Japan | $410M | -12% | +21% | 10% | 14.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hey-Song 1234.TW | Taiwan | $389M | -9% | -8% | 5% | n/a | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| Suja Life SUJA | United States | $382M | n/a | n/a | -6% | 57.6× | n/a | n/a |
| LotteChilsung 005300.KS | South Korea | $791M | -9% | +1% | 5% | 11.2× | -2.0% | +12.0% |
| 5100 Xizang Glacier 1115.HK | Hong Kong | $349M | -10% | +67% | 21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling 2573.T | Japan | $339M | -6% | +4% | 4% | n/a | 7.6% | +2.8% |
| A.G. BARR p.l.c BAG.L | United Kingdom | $887M | -2% | +7% | 15% | 12.4× | n/a | n/a |
| NATURECELL 007390.KS | South Korea | $1.04B | +14% | -15% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Cereals 000019.SZ | China | $1.04B | -20% | +1% | 6% | n/a | 4.6% | -14.3% |
| Yeo Hiap Seng Y03.SI | Singapore | $259M | -14% | -3% | -7% | 51.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Lassonde Industries LAS-A.TO | Canada | $1.14B | +4% | +2% | 9% | 8.9× | -13.2% | +8.2% |
| Princes PRN.L | United Kingdom | $1.21B | -3% | +30% | 4% | 12.6× | -7.1% | +9.3% |
| Fevertree Drinks FEVR.L | United Kingdom | $1.36B | +18% | +2% | 9% | 33.0× | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| China Foods 0506.HK | Hong Kong | $1.43B | +8% | +4% | 8% | 10.1× | -17.0% | +4.3% |