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Employees: 990
Size Trainline (TRN.L) is a United Kingdom Consumer Discretionary company (Other Consumer Services) with a market value of $887M, the 230th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £196.30 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.3%, against -15.8% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.9%); the operating margin is 27.2% (peer median 10.8%).
Valuation It trades at 7.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.7× (2nd cheapest of 16).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +46%, so the hurdle is -54 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 14.6 points above its cost of capital (8.1% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 6 May 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £451M | £453M | £442M | £397M | £327M |
| Revenue growth | — | +2% | +11% | +21% | — |
| Gross profit | £331M | £333M | £309M | £264M | £211M |
| EBITDA | £168M | £163M | £138M | £99.5M | £68.8M |
| Net income | £71.9M | £79.8M | £58.3M | £34.0M | £21.2M |
| Free cash flow | £73.3M | £108M | £130M | £113M | £30.8M |
| Capital expenditure | £54.0M | £53.5M | £42.3M | £39.9M | £35.2M |
| Total debt | n/a | £261M | £158M | £152M | £154M |
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| Measure | TRN.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -2.7% | -1.9% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -5.3% | -15.8% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -29.9% | -37.4% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.8% | +4.9% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 27.2% | 10.8% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 7.9× | 15.7× | 2nd cheapest of 16 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -8.0% | 0.8% | 4th least demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +46.5% | +15.7% | 2nd highest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -54.5 pp | -16.9 pp | least demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +14.6 pp | +3.3 pp | 4th highest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.4× | 7.1× | 5th cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4× | -0.2× | 4th most indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trainline TRN.L | United Kingdom | $887M | -5% | +1% | 27% | 7.9× | -8.0% | +46.5% |
| Voyageurs du Monde ALVDM.PA | France | $896M | +28% | +4% | 8% | 18.1× | 1.8% | +46.3% |
| Webbeds WEB.AX | Australia | $871M | +45% | +20% | 25% | 15.7× | 4.5% | +50.3% |
| Dongguan Kingsun Optoelectronic 002638.SZ | China | $849M | -16% | -24% | -34% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sats SATS.OL | Norway | $937M | +10% | +5% | 18% | 15.2× | -5.9% | +10.6% |
| Shaanxi Tourism Culture Industry 603402.SS | China | $832M | -36% | -18% | 54% | 18.7× | -15.9% | +27.6% |
| TripAdvisor TRIP | United States | $820M | -38% | -4% | 5% | 10.1× | -6.6% | +25.6% |
| Afya AFYA | United States | $960M | -25% | +17% | 32% | 5.9× | -16.3% | +23.2% |
| China Travel International Investment Hong Kong 0308.HK | Hong Kong | $809M | 0% | -7% | 11% | 23.4× | 5.4% | +15.7% |
| Mader MAD.AX | Australia | $806M | -29% | +15% | 9% | 15.7× | 5.2% | +26.9% |
| Caissa Tourism 000796.SZ | China | $805M | -36% | +42% | -10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dalian Sunasia Tourism 600593.SS | China | $793M | +19% | +5% | 32% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Emei Shan Tourism 000888.SZ | China | $789M | -16% | -8% | 15% | 21.7× | 3.2% | +15.1% |
| UTour 002707.SZ | China | $740M | -15% | -9% | 2% | 76.6× | 9.7% | +33.8% |
| China CYTS Tours 600138.SS | China | $737M | -25% | +15% | 3% | 43.9× | 1.5% | +9.7% |
| CATARC Automotive Proving Ground 301215.SZ | China | $1.10B | -12% | +23% | 43% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lijiang Yulong Tourism 002033.SZ | China | $687M | -12% | +8% | 37% | 18.3× | 0.8% | +14.8% |
| Zhang Jia Jie Tourism 000430.SZ | China | $1.15B | -22% | +20% | -81% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| American Public Education APEI | United States | $682M | -34% | +4% | 10% | 14.5× | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| Strategic Education STRA | United States | $1.16B | -35% | +4% | 16% | 7.9× | -12.6% | +4.3% |
| AcadeMedia ACAD.ST | Sweden | $1.22B | +20% | +8% | 7% | 9.9× | -1.8% | +8.7% |