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UK food and drinks manufacturer making canned goods, juices and cooking oils under the Princes and other brands.
UK food and drinks manufacturer making canned goods, juices and cooking oils under the Princes and other brands.
In one line: A UK Conagra/Del Monte for packaged food.
Moat: narrow (brand, scale, distribution). Long-established Princes brand with strong UK grocery-retailer shelf presence.
Headquarters: Liverpool, UK · Founded: 1880
Size Princes (PRN.L) is a United Kingdom Consumer Staples company (Beverages: Non-Alcoholic) with a market value of $1.21B, the 204th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £366.50 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 3.0%, against +2.1% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 8th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 29.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.6%); the operating margin is 4.0% (peer median 8.7%).
Valuation It trades at 12.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.1× (5th cheapest of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -7% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -16 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.5 points below its cost of capital (7.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | n/a | £1.87B | £1.44B | £1.74B | £1.44B |
| Revenue growth | — | +30% | -17% | +22% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | £383M | £235M | £267M | £253M |
| EBITDA | n/a | £147M | £67.5M | £63.7M | £75.4M |
| Net income | n/a | £35.7M | -£5.79M | -£42.7M | £17.2M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | £124M | n/a | -£50.0M | -£10.7M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | £75.1M | n/a | £37.6M | £39.8M |
| Total debt | n/a | £266M | £653M | £695M | £630M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princes PRN.L | $1.21B | -3% | +30% | 4% | 12.6× | -7.1% |
| Nomad Foods NOMD | $1.64B | +24% | +3% | 13% | 7.3× | -4.1% |
| Kraft Heinz KHC | $29.2B | +5% | -2% | 17% | 12.5× | -3.9% |
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.
| Measure | PRN.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +11.7% | -0.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -3.0% | +2.1% | 8th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -26.4% | -21.8% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +29.6% | +2.6% | 3rd highest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 8.7% | 5th lowest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 12.6× | 15.1× | 5th cheapest of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -7.1% | 0.2% | 4th least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.3% | +5.2% | 3rd highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -16.3 pp | -7.8 pp | 4th least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.5 pp | +3.6 pp | 7th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.4× | 9.1× | 2nd cheapest of 16 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.9× | 0.7× | 3rd least indebted of 16 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princes PRN.L | United Kingdom | $1.21B | -3% | +30% | 4% | 12.6× | -7.1% | +9.3% |
| Lassonde Industries LAS-A.TO | Canada | $1.14B | +4% | +2% | 9% | 8.9× | -13.2% | +8.2% |
| Fevertree Drinks FEVR.L | United Kingdom | $1.36B | +18% | +2% | 9% | 33.0× | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| Shenzhen Cereals 000019.SZ | China | $1.04B | -20% | +1% | 6% | n/a | 4.6% | -14.3% |
| NATURECELL 007390.KS | South Korea | $1.04B | +14% | -15% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| China Foods 0506.HK | Hong Kong | $1.43B | +8% | +4% | 8% | 10.1× | -17.0% | +4.3% |
| A.G. BARR p.l.c BAG.L | United Kingdom | $887M | -2% | +7% | 15% | 12.4× | n/a | n/a |
| LotteChilsung 005300.KS | South Korea | $791M | -9% | +1% | 5% | 11.2× | -2.0% | +12.0% |
| China Resources Beverage (Holdings) 2460.HK | Hong Kong | $2.27B | -14% | -19% | 6% | 18.1× | n/a | n/a |
| DyDo 2590.T | Japan | $624M | +21% | +3% | 4% | 17.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Nanfang Black Sesame 000716.SZ | China | $590M | +2% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 28.5% | -10.1% |
| SDIC Zhonglu Fruit Juice 600962.SS | China | $2.62B | -1% | +100% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 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 |
| Premium Water 2588.T | Japan | $483M | +4% | +4% | 16% | n/a | -11.0% | +7.4% |
| National Beverage FIZZ | United States | $3.48B | +6% | -2% | 18% | 19.2× | 3.4% | +1.9% |
| 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 |
| 5100 Xizang Glacier 1115.HK | Hong Kong | $349M | -10% | +67% | 21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Embotelladora Andina S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd AKO-B | United States | $4.26B | +7% | +10% | 13% | 14.6× | -4.2% | +10.4% |