Employees: 521
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).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 debt | n/a | £14.2M | £15.5M | £16.9M | £16.0M |
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| Measure | SAG.L | Peer median | Rank 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 margin | 17.1% | 6.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 12.4× | 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 pp | 6th least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +27.5 pp | +1.4 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.6× | 8.1× | 5th cheapest of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.5× | -0.3× | 3rd least indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science SAG.L | United Kingdom | $308M | -4% | -11% | 17% | 12.4× | -5.8% | +8.7% |
| SIGMAXYZ 6088.T | Japan | $310M | -6% | -13% | 24% | 11.0× | -9.5% | +11.2% |
| FSE Lifestyle Services 0331.HK | Hong Kong | $305M | -4% | -3% | 6% | 3.9× | n/a | n/a |
| GMO Financial Gate 4051.T | Japan | $310M | +3% | +14% | 12% | 25.2× | 17.0% | +37.2% |
| Nippon Air Conditioning Services 4658.T | Japan | $301M | -12% | +7% | 7% | n/a | -1.6% | +7.1% |
| Rejlers REJL-B.ST | Sweden | $314M | -7% | +6% | 6% | 14.8× | -3.1% | +14.9% |
| Qingdao Richmat Intelligence Technology 301320.SZ | China | $315M | -34% | +20% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Recbio Technology 2179.HK | Hong Kong | $317M | -43% | -82% | -25,868% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wuhan Nusun Landscape 300536.SZ | China | $319M | -29% | +154% | -57% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Palm Eco-Town Development 002431.SZ | China | $319M | -43% | -52% | -50% | n/a | 14.2% | -16.0% |
| Jaykay Enterprises JAYKAY.NS | India | $321M | +28% | +118% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing ZEHO Waterfront Ecological Environment Treatment 605069.SS | China | $324M | -28% | +3% | -62% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Knowit KNOW.ST | Sweden | $327M | +48% | -6% | 2% | 24.3× | 6.3% | +12.1% |
| YingTong Telecommunication 002861.SZ | China | $329M | -27% | +15% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wuhan Guide Technology 301633.SZ | China | $331M | -19% | -32% | -11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Business Brain Showaota 9658.T | Japan | $332M | +63% | +6% | 7% | n/a | -1.2% | +7.6% |
| Hackett HCKT | United States | $334M | +25% | -8% | 13% | 8.7× | -1.2% | +5.0% |
| Keystone Law KEYS.L | United Kingdom | $335M | +38% | +21% | 9% | 18.5× | 7.3% | +15.9% |
| Elixirr International ELIX.L | United Kingdom | $340M | -29% | +29% | 21% | 7.7× | 4.4% | +37.6% |
| Pico Far East 0752.HK | Hong Kong | $342M | -14% | +3% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Takara & 7921.T | Japan | $346M | +23% | +4% | 15% | n/a | -11.6% | +4.7% |