DCC Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
DCC has a total shareholder equity of £3.2B and total debt of £2.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 63%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £9.3B and £6.1B respectively. DCC's EBIT is £491.7M making its interest coverage ratio 4.9. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.1B.
Key information
63.02%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£2.00b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.9x |
| Cash | UK£1.09b |
| Equity | UK£3.17b |
| Total liabilities | UK£6.09b |
| Total assets | UK£9.26b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
An Intrinsic Calculation For DCC plc (LON:DCC) Suggests It's 42% Undervalued
Sep 17
Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing DCC plc's (LON:DCC) CEO Compensation For The Time Being
Jul 03There May Be Reason For Hope In DCC's (LON:DCC) Disappointing Earnings
Jun 18Earnings Miss: DCC plc Missed EPS By 43% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Jun 13DCC (LON:DCC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £1.4
May 17DCC plc Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
May 16Are Investors Undervaluing DCC plc (LON:DCC) By 35%?
Mar 04Here's Why DCC (LON:DCC) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Jan 03
From Biofuels To Solar A Bold Energy Focus Fuels Future Growth
DCC's strategic pivot to the Energy business focuses on renewable fuels for growth, divesting other sectors to boost net margins.DCC (LON:DCC) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.6619
Nov 15Some Confidence Is Lacking In DCC plc's (LON:DCC) P/E
Oct 08Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: DCC's short term assets (£5.1B) exceed its short term liabilities (£3.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: DCC's short term assets (£5.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (£2.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: DCC's net debt to equity ratio (28.7%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: DCC's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 83.4% to 63% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: DCC's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (29.2%).
Interest Coverage: DCC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.9x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/09/26 17:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
DCC plc is covered by 34 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jane Sparrow | Barclays |
| James Bayliss | Berenberg |
| Thomas Burlton | BNP Paribas Exane |