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Softcat plcDB:SF5 Stock Report

Market Cap €4.3b
Share Price
n/a
1Y20.0%
7D-8.5%
1D-8.5%
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Softcat plc

DB:SF5 Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.3b

Softcat (SF5) Stock Overview

Operates as a value-added IT reseller and IT infrastructure solutions provider in the United Kingdom. More details

SF5 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 10.45% per year

Earnings grew by 12.5% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (8.1%) are lower than last year (12%)

Unstable dividend track record


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Softcat
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£21.60
52 Week HighUK£24.60
52 Week LowUK£12.40
Beta0.58
1 Month Change-6.09%
3 Month Change0.93%
1 Year Change20.00%
3 Year Change29.34%
5 Year Change-14.96%
Change since IPO435.05%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

SF5DE ITDE Market
7D-8.5%0.4%-0.5%
1Y20.0%-2.8%4.6%

Return vs Industry: SF5 exceeded the German IT industry which returned -2.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SF5 exceeded the German Market which returned 5.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SF5's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SF5 volatility
SF5 Average Weekly Movement4.4%
IT Industry Average Movement5.3%
Market Average Movement5.0%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market12.4%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: SF5 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: SF5's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19872,863Graham Charltonwww.softcat.com

Softcat plc operates as a value-added IT reseller and IT infrastructure solutions provider in the United Kingdom. The company advices, procures, designs, implements, and manages technology, such as hybrid infrastructure, workplace technology, cyber security, networking and connectivity, data, automation, and AI for businesses and public sector organizations. It also offers public cloud, collaboration, data centre and private cloud, devices, and financial solution services.

Softcat plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Softcat's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SF5 fundamental statistics
Market cap€4.27b
Earnings (TTM)€164.32m
Revenue (TTM)€2.04b
26.0x
P/E Ratio
2.1x
P/S Ratio

Is SF5 overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SF5 income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£1.75b
Cost of RevenueUK£1.21b
Gross ProfitUK£543.93m
Other ExpensesUK£402.85m
EarningsUK£141.09m

Last Reported Earnings

Jan 31, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.72
Gross Margin31.08%
Net Profit Margin8.06%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did SF5 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.5%
Current Dividend Yield
43%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/09 22:33
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings2026/01/31
Annual Earnings2025/07/31

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Softcat plc is covered by 20 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James ZarembaBarclays
Benjamin MayBerenberg
Alexander James ShortBerenberg