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London Stock Exchange Group PLC

United Kingdom · Large Cap · Revenue 12 mo. £9.6B

Price as of 11/06/2026

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Price
£94.62
1 Y −9.8%
Market cap
£43.8B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +6.3% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 23.2%Payout 79.6% of operating cash flow

London Stock Exchange Group plc provides financial markets infrastructure and data products in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally.

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London Stock Exchange Group plc provides financial markets infrastructure and data products in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Data & Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence, and Markets. It offers data, analytics, and AI tools through an open and interoperable architecture; real-time data and news, text, reference, and legal entity information; and cross-asset models and analytics solutions, such as Yield Book fixed income, Lipper fund performance, private credit analytics, and StarMine sentiment analysis. The company also provides index and benchmark solutions; risk intelligence solutions to meet Know Your Customer and Know Your Third Party obligations, perform due diligence, and mitigate identity and payment fraud risks; World-Check Verify, a cloud-native screening API; and World-Check On Demand for continuously updated sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media, and enforcement data. In addition, it offers access to various liquidity pools in multiple asset classes comprising equities, fixed income, exchange-traded funds and products, and foreign exchange; capital formation and execution venues consisting of London Stock Exchange, AIM, Turquoise, FXall, FX Matching, and Tradeweb; and clearing and capital optimization solutions for interest rate swap, foreign exchange, and credit default swap OTC derivatives. Further, the company provides securities clearing, capital optimization, and regulatory reporting solutions; software licenses; network connections; hosting services; clearing, settlement, and other post trade services; and events and media services. London Stock Exchange Group plc was founded in 1698 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

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Summary

London Stock Exchange Group PLC is around the middle of the Financial Services sector overall

43.6 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 1.7% FCF growth a year, less than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €4.2B (2025), it supports €46.6B. The remaining €5.9B of the market value assume it grows 1.7% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

1.7%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€52.5B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€46.6B without growth
€5.9B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 20.3%
  • 10 yrs achieved 26.0%
  • priced in 1.7%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 12.0×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 12 quarters: 12.7× to 17.7×, median 15.9×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation below the company's own record priced in 1.7%, achieved at least 20.3%

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 5 of 6 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.£3.5B → £3.8B+8.0%better
  • Gross margin40.2% → 53.8%+13.6 ppbetter
  • EBIT margin23.2% → 25.9%+2.7 ppbetter
  • FCF margin37.6% → 39.2%+1.6 ppbetter
  • Net debt£7.8B → £9.5B+21.7%worse
  • Shares outstanding522M → 499M−4.4%better

2 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability30.8below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on capital (Greenblatt) 0.28%, sector 59.04%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity6.31%12.46%Rank 11
Return on capital (Greenblatt)0.28%59.04%Rank 2
EBIT margin23.24%23.06%Rank 50
FCF margin37.56%19.82%Rank 75
Gross margin40.24%65.53%Rank 16
Growth60.2above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Earnings growth, 5 years per year 34.34%, sector 15.17%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year5.14%7.39%Rank 41
Earnings growth, 3 years per year18.88%15.20%Rank 60
Earnings growth, 5 years per year34.34%15.17%Rank 88
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.33%1.25%Rank 53
Valuation29.7below the middleValued higher than the sector: Earnings yield 2.50%, sector 6.47%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield2.50%6.47%Rank 7
FCF yield7.98%7.16%Rank 55
EV/saleslower is better5.542.82Rank 32
EV/EBITlower is better23.8414.24Rank 26
Momentum53.5around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−9.78%7.80%Rank 20
Share price, 6 months5.17%8.71%Rank 37
Share price, 3 months11.21%0.45%Rank 84
Distance from 52-week high−5.30%−10.68%Rank 73
Quality56.2around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−0.04%1.23%Rank 71
Change in share countlower is better−1.50%−0.60%Rank 63
Dividend streak in years105Rank 73
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−2.61%0.00%Rank 18
Balance sheet & risk31.1below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio 2.48%, sector 9.21%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio2.48%9.21%Rank 4
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.720.12Rank 33
Debt to equitylower is better0.590.90Rank 64
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better33.39%25.95%Rank 23

Ten years in figures

Revenue from £1.7B (2016) to £9.3B (2025), 21.1% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in GBP
YearRevenue, £BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
20161.732.7%£207.0M541M£14.9M
20172.034.1%£612.0M541M£572.0M
20182.136.9%£672.0M541M£693.0M
20192.339.8%£642.0M541M£775.0M
20202.037.8%£750.0M541M£355.0M
20216.522.3%£1.9B541M£5.7B
20227.722.1%£1.8B560M£5.6B
20238.416.4%£1.9B551M£6.1B
20248.916.5%£2.4B535M£7.8B
20259.323.2%£3.5B527M£7.8B

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Detail data

How does London Stock Exchange Group PLC stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Piotroski F-Score (9-Point Check)
  • StockScorer Score
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Moat Quality
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Mohanram G-Score: Growth Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality

London Stock Exchange Group PLC key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for London Stock Exchange Group PLC.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio39.915.2
P/B ratio2.51.8
Return on equity (ROE)6.3%12.5%
Equity ratio2.5%9.2%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.590.90
Dividend yield1.7%3.3%

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Frequently asked questions about London Stock Exchange Group PLC stock

How does London Stock Exchange Group PLC stock (LSEG.L) score in the StockScorer model?
The StockScorer score for London Stock Exchange Group PLC is visible with Plus. The stock lies outside the basic universe (Germany 40, Germany Mid 50, Germany Small 70, Eurozone 50, S&P 500, NASDAQ-100).
What is London Stock Exchange Group PLC's P/E ratio?
London Stock Exchange Group PLC's P/E ratio is 39.9. The Financial Services sector median is 15.2.
What sector is London Stock Exchange Group PLC in?
London Stock Exchange Group PLC is assigned to the Financial Services sector. Its rank within the sector is 43.6 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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