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Science Group PlcSAG.LCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United Kingdom · GBP·Industrials›Miscellaneous Commercial Services
Momentum weak 30
Mkt cap
$308M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
77%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$341,907
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
12.4×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+27.5 pp
WACC 8.0%
Hurdle
-14 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
137 days
23 Mar 2027
Close · GBP£570.00
1D0.0%
1W+0.2%
1M-0.5%
3M-2.2%
6M-3.5%
YTD+4.1%
1Y+4.6%
ATR %1.2%
52w lowhigh6.9% off high

What Science does

Employees: 521

Science at a glance

Size Science (SAG.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $308M, the 359th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £570.00 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 3.5%, against -9.6% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 10.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.9%); the operating margin is 17.1% (peer median 6.3%).

Valuation It trades at 12.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.9× (5th cheapest of 9).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -14 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 27.5 points above its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 23 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

909510011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026SAG.L 96Peer median 89
Six months, rebased to 100: Science against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Science financials

Reported figures in GBP; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue£102M£112M£111M£113M£86.3M
Revenue growth—+1%-2%+31%—
Gross profit£44.8M£46.0M£45.2M£46.3M£38.4M
EBITDA£22.7M£22.2M£21.3M£16.3M£17.7M
Net income£14.6M£33.3M£12.0M£5.52M£10.6M
Free cash flow£13.0M£24.6M£19.2M£8.41M£15.4M
Capital expenditure£166,000£199,000£0£80,000£92,000
Total debtn/a£14.2M£15.5M£16.9M£16.0M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Science 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%-25%0%+25%+50%-20%0%+20%6088033140514658REJL-B3013202179300536002431JAYKAY605069KNOW0028619658HCKTKEYSELIX07527921SAG.L6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Science is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-10%0%+10%+20%+30%10×20×608803314051REJL-BKNOWHCKTKEYSELIXSAG.LRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Science is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%20%40%608840514658REJL-B002431KNOW9658KEYSELIX7921SAG.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. Science is the large dot.

Science competitors and peer comparison

How Science 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.

Science against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureSAG.LPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-0.5%-2.3%9th highest of 21
6-month return-3.5%-9.6%8th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-6.9%-34.1%3rd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-10.9%+4.9%5th lowest of 21
Operating margin17.1%6.3%3rd highest of 21
Forward P/E12.4×12.9×5th cheapest of 9
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-5.8%-1.2%3rd least demanding of 12
Growth delivered (Del g)+8.7%+11.2%6th lowest of 12
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-14.4 pp-8.8 pp6th least demanding of 12
ROIC minus cost of capital+27.5 pp+1.4 pp5th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA7.6×8.1×5th cheapest of 12
Net debt / EBITDA-2.5×-0.3×3rd least indebted of 13

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
Science SAG.LUnited Kingdom$308M-4%-11%17%12.4×-5.8%+8.7%
SIGMAXYZ 6088.TJapan$310M-6%-13%24%11.0×-9.5%+11.2%
FSE Lifestyle Services 0331.HKHong Kong$305M-4%-3%6%3.9×n/an/a
GMO Financial Gate 4051.TJapan$310M+3%+14%12%25.2×17.0%+37.2%
Nippon Air Conditioning Services 4658.TJapan$301M-12%+7%7%n/a-1.6%+7.1%
Rejlers REJL-B.STSweden$314M-7%+6%6%14.8×-3.1%+14.9%
Qingdao Richmat Intelligence Technology 301320.SZChina$315M-34%+20%-3%n/an/an/a
Jiangsu Recbio Technology 2179.HKHong Kong$317M-43%-82%-25,868%n/an/an/a
Wuhan Nusun Landscape 300536.SZChina$319M-29%+154%-57%n/an/an/a
Palm Eco-Town Development 002431.SZChina$319M-43%-52%-50%n/a14.2%-16.0%
Jaykay Enterprises JAYKAY.NSIndia$321M+28%+118%4%n/an/an/a
Beijing ZEHO Waterfront Ecological Environment Treatment 605069.SSChina$324M-28%+3%-62%n/an/an/a
Knowit KNOW.STSweden$327M+48%-6%2%24.3×6.3%+12.1%
YingTong Telecommunication 002861.SZChina$329M-27%+15%-8%n/an/an/a
Wuhan Guide Technology 301633.SZChina$331M-19%-32%-11%n/an/an/a
Business Brain Showaota 9658.TJapan$332M+63%+6%7%n/a-1.2%+7.6%
Hackett HCKTUnited States$334M+25%-8%13%8.7×-1.2%+5.0%
Keystone Law KEYS.LUnited Kingdom$335M+38%+21%9%18.5×7.3%+15.9%
Elixirr International ELIX.LUnited Kingdom$340M-29%+29%21%7.7×4.4%+37.6%
Pico Far East 0752.HKHong Kong$342M-14%+3%6%n/an/an/a
Takara & 7921.TJapan$346M+23%+4%15%n/a-11.6%+4.7%

Questions

Which companies are Science's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: SIGMAXYZ (6088.T), FSE Lifestyle Services (0331.HK), GMO Financial Gate (4051.T), Nippon Air Conditioning Services (4658.T), Rejlers (REJL-B.ST), Qingdao Richmat Intelligence Technology (301320.SZ), Jiangsu Recbio Technology (2179.HK), Wuhan Nusun Landscape (300536.SZ).
Is Science expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 12.4× against a peer median of 12.9×, 5th cheapest of 9 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -14 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Science stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -3.5% against -9.6% for the median peer; over one year +4.6%.

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.