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Employees: 2,129
Size PZ Cussons (PZC.L) is a United Kingdom Consumer Staples company (Household/Personal Care) with a market value of $566M, the 280th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £100.20 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 30.3%, against -19.3% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 5.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.8%); the operating margin is 11.0% (peer median 8.2%).
Valuation It trades at 13.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.6× (3rd cheapest of 18).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -2%, so the hurdle is +0 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.2 points above its cost of capital (9.3% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £541M | £541M | £514M | £528M | £656M |
| Revenue growth | — | +5% | -3% | -20% | — |
| Gross profit | £207M | £207M | £195M | £193M | £238M |
| EBITDA | £72.1M | £58.3M | £61.3M | -£166M | £78.9M |
| Net income | £19.8M | £19.8M | -£5.80M | -£57.0M | £36.4M |
| Free cash flow | £25.5M | £25.5M | £18.6M | £15.0M | £51.5M |
| Capital expenditure | £6.10M | £6.10M | £6.90M | £6.10M | £6.70M |
| Total debt | n/a | £89.8M | £172M | £179M | £264M |
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| Measure | PZC.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +5.0% | -10.0% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +30.3% | -19.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -12.1% | -37.6% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +5.4% | +8.8% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 8.2% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 13.3× | 19.6× | 3rd cheapest of 18 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -1.7% | 3.4% | 5th least demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -2.1% | +7.9% | lowest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +0.4 pp | -6.8 pp | 5th most demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +6.2 pp | +3.3 pp | 9th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.5× | 11.5× | 2nd cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.5× | -1.7× | 4th most indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PZ Cussons PZC.L | United Kingdom | $566M | +30% | +5% | 11% | 13.3× | -1.7% | -2.1% |
| Bajaj Consumer Care BAJAJCON.NS | India | $551M | -24% | +29% | 22% | 19.6× | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| Milbon 4919.T | Japan | $669M | +30% | +6% | 13% | 22.9× | -3.1% | +8.2% |
| Qingdao Kingking Applied Chemistry 002094.SZ | China | $464M | -25% | -7% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tianjin Yiyi Hygiene Products 001206.SZ | China | $448M | -15% | -8% | 9% | 20.8× | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| Lafang China 603630.SS | China | $445M | -20% | -3% | 2% | 40.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Haoyue Personal Care 605009.SS | China | $750M | -19% | +10% | 6% | 17.7× | 4.7% | +7.7% |
| Jinglv Environment Science & Technology 001230.SZ | China | $415M | -22% | +28% | 11% | 14.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Jyothy Labs JYOTHYLAB.NS | India | $773M | -23% | +5% | 8% | 30.9× | 35.0% | +8.9% |
| Cosmecca Korea 241710.KS | South Korea | $798M | +25% | +44% | 13% | 14.4× | -5.9% | +13.6% |
| Liuzhou Liangmianzhen 600249.SS | China | $398M | -19% | -11% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Galaxy Surfactants GALAXYSURF.NS | India | $819M | +13% | +30% | 9% | 18.6× | 18.0% | +13.7% |
| McBride MCB.L | United Kingdom | $386M | +11% | +1% | 6% | 8.3× | -0.9% | +6.5% |
| Runben Biotechnology 603193.SS | China | $940M | -33% | +13% | 21% | 18.9× | 1.7% | +28.4% |
| Dencare (Chongqing) Oral Care 001328.SZ | China | $944M | +15% | +10% | 11% | 28.9× | 4.3% | +10.8% |
| Shandong Hiking International 600735.SS | China | $338M | -29% | -11% | -2% | n/a | -5.7% | +1.5% |
| Tongling Jieya Biologic Technology 301108.SZ | China | $961M | +47% | +54% | 7% | 54.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Coco Healthcare Products 301009.SZ | China | $332M | -26% | +7% | 0% | 119.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Noevir 4928.T | Japan | $977M | +3% | +1% | 16% | 19.4× | -4.8% | +4.5% |
| SYoung 300740.SZ | China | $1.00B | -37% | +14% | 3% | 39.6× | 18.1% | +6.1% |
| Shanghai Forest Cabin Cosmetics 2657.HK | Hong Kong | $1.06B | 0% | +74% | 18% | 12.1× | 11.5% | +49.0% |