Computacenter plc

DB:COUD Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.8b

Computacenter Valuation

Is COUD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of COUD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: COUD (€35) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (€28.76)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: COUD is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for COUD?

Key metric: As COUD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for COUD. This is calculated by dividing COUD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is COUD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.8x
EarningsUK£159.70m
Market CapUK£3.33b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does COUD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for COUD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.9x
BC8 Bechtle
20x10.30%€4.3b
YSN secunet Security Networks
38.4x13.78%€1.2b
SANT Kontron
10.6x0.40%€1.4b
NA9 Nagarro
14.6x24.05%€712.5m
COUD Computacenter
20.8x10.60%€3.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: COUD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the peer average (20.9x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does COUD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE IT Industry?

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COUD 20.8xIndustry Avg. 19.0xNo. of Companies3PE01632486480+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: COUD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the European IT industry average (19x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is COUD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

COUD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.8x
Fair PE Ratio22.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: COUD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst COUD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€35.00
€39.82
+13.77%
6.92%€43.95€34.70n/a11
Feb ’27€37.60
€39.77
+5.78%
6.92%€43.89€34.65n/a11
Jan ’27€33.20
€33.41
+0.62%
13.72%€38.27€25.13n/a10
Dec ’26€32.80
€31.86
-2.86%
12.43%€37.43€24.95n/a10
Nov ’26€32.00
€31.36
-2.01%
11.48%€37.51€25.00n/a10
Oct ’26€30.40
€31.21
+2.68%
10.61%€36.60€25.16n/a10
Sep ’26€26.40
€31.72
+20.15%
10.17%€37.00€25.43n/a10
Aug ’26€25.60
€31.61
+23.46%
10.32%€37.00€25.44n/a10
Jul ’26€28.00
€32.72
+16.86%
9.86%€38.64€28.40n/a10
Jun ’26€30.60
€32.84
+7.34%
9.86%€38.79€28.50n/a10
May ’26€27.40
€32.86
+19.94%
9.86%€38.81€28.52n/a10
Apr ’26€29.00
€33.84
+16.69%
9.33%€39.46€29.00n/a11
Mar ’26€25.60
€33.01
+28.94%
11.22%€39.42€25.09€35.0011
Feb ’26€27.60
€33.01
+19.60%
11.22%€39.42€25.09€37.6011
Jan ’26€25.40
€35.85
+41.13%
12.76%€41.26€26.09€33.2011
Dec ’25€26.40
€35.57
+34.72%
12.58%€40.80€25.80€32.8011
Nov ’25€25.80
€35.40
+37.20%
12.58%€40.60€25.68€32.0011
Oct ’25€29.80
€37.30
+25.17%
10.36%€42.94€29.82€30.4011
Sep ’25€32.20
€37.45
+16.30%
11.71%€44.87€29.52€26.4011
Aug ’25€31.60
€37.45
+18.51%
11.71%€44.87€29.52€25.6011
Jul ’25€33.80
€37.91
+12.16%
11.40%€45.92€30.03€28.0011
Jun ’25€32.60
€37.73
+15.73%
10.88%€45.57€30.38€30.6011
May ’25€31.80
€37.73
+18.64%
10.88%€45.57€30.38€27.4011
Apr ’25n/a
€37.09
0%
6.98%€39.66€31.00€29.0012
Mar ’25€32.90
€36.93
+12.25%
6.20%€39.11€30.94€25.6011
€37.97
Fair Value
7.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/02 09:10
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/27 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Computacenter plc is covered by 25 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gerardus VosBarclays
Alexander James ShortBerenberg
Ciaran DonnellyBerenberg