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Size YouGov (YOU.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $437M, the 310th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £277.60 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 45.1%, against -16.2% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 19 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.9%); the operating margin is 4.1% (peer median 5.8%).
Valuation It trades at 8.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.5× (cheapest of 9).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 17% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +19%, so the hurdle is -2 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.7 points below its cost of capital (9.1% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 23 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £397M | £397M | £389M | £335M | £258M |
| Revenue growth | — | +2% | +16% | +30% | — |
| Gross profit | £318M | £323M | £283M | £240M | £186M |
| EBITDA | £56.3M | £84.3M | £88.6M | £76.4M | £73.6M |
| Net income | £5.70M | £5.70M | £13.4M | -£2.40M | £34.5M |
| Free cash flow | £38.6M | £38.6M | £44.1M | £37.7M | £58.4M |
| Capital expenditure | £21.0M | £21.0M | £17.5M | £19.3M | £17.4M |
| Total debt | n/a | £203M | £222M | £239M | £11.2M |
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| Measure | YOU.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +5.3% | -3.8% | 5th highest of 20 |
| 6-month return | +45.1% | -16.2% | 3rd highest of 19 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -13.1% | -32.5% | 5th highest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.0% | +6.9% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 5.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.4× | 19.5× | cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 16.7% | 9.0% | 3rd most demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +18.6% | +7.9% | 4th highest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -1.9 pp | -3.0 pp | 5th most demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -5.7 pp | -3.8 pp | 8th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.6× | 9.2× | 5th cheapest of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9× | -1.4× | 3rd most indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov YOU.L | United Kingdom | $437M | +45% | +2% | 4% | 8.4× | 16.7% | +18.6% |
| All for One A1OS.DE | Germany | $438M | +135% | -2% | -2% | n/a | 5.1% | +7.2% |
| Hebei Gongda Keya Technology 301197.SZ | China | $432M | -19% | -4% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kaili Catalyst & New Materials 688269.SS | China | $443M | -45% | +47% | 2% | 20.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Lanzhou Lishang Guochao Industrial 600738.SS | China | $445M | -16% | +2% | 36% | 18.3× | -8.0% | +1.1% |
| BBK Test Systems 301598.SZ | China | $446M | -20% | +15% | 22% | n/a | 8.7% | +8.6% |
| Beijing Dataway Horizon 301169.SZ | China | $447M | -41% | +10% | -8% | 137.8× | n/a | n/a |
| INTAGE 4326.T | Japan | $448M | +12% | +5% | 9% | n/a | -4.5% | +3.1% |
| Tatung System Technologies 8099.TWO | Taiwan | $449M | +132% | +41% | 7% | n/a | 9.3% | +3.2% |
| Latent View Analytics LATENTVIEW.NS | India | $449M | -34% | +20% | 18% | 19.8× | 24.4% | +28.2% |
| Shanghai Hi-Road Food Technology 300915.SZ | China | $451M | -3% | -6% | -2% | 19.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Asset Reconstruction Company (India) ARCIL.NS | India | $421M | n/a | +13% | 110% | n/a | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| Taiwan Shin Kong Security 9925.TW | Taiwan | $454M | -3% | +5% | 9% | n/a | -8.7% | +2.5% |
| Capita CPI.L | United Kingdom | $419M | -16% | -16% | 5% | 21.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Jiang & Associates Creative Design 300668.SZ | China | $418M | -58% | -37% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| ChengBang Syncore Technology 603316.SS | China | $456M | -30% | +48% | -14% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| AvenuesAI CCAVENUE.NS | India | $457M | -8% | +110% | 3% | 14.4× | 16.3% | +64.4% |
| Franchise Brands FRAN.L | United Kingdom | $417M | +5% | +5% | 14% | 16.4× | 6.6% | +23.6% |
| Yonz Technology 603381.SS | China | $459M | -14% | -28% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fusion CX FUSIONCX.NS | India | $415M | n/a | +37% | 11% | n/a | 22.9% | +18.1% |
| Shenzhen Tiansu Calibration & Testing 301449.SZ | China | $462M | -30% | +8% | 10% | n/a | 11.1% | +13.2% |