Capital Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 3/6
Capital's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -4.2%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings growing at 0.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.5% per year. Capital's return on equity is 18.3%, and it has net margins of 20.1%.
Key information
-4.17%
Earnings growth rate
-8.00%
EPS growth rate
| Metals and Mining Industry Growth | 19.58% |
| Revenue growth rate | 14.52% |
| Return on equity | 18.26% |
| Net Margin | 20.06% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • Jun 12
CAPD: 2026 Revenue Guidance Will Support Future Margin Expansion Profile
Analysts have adjusted their price target slightly higher to reflect updated fair value assumptions, a revised discount rate, refreshed revenue growth and profit margin inputs, and a new future P/E framework. What's in the News Capital Limited confirmed earnings guidance for 2026, with expected revenue in a range of $410 million to $440 million.
Narrative Update • May 28
CAPD: 2026 Revenue Guidance And Slight Assumption Shifts Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have slightly adjusted their price target on the stock, reflecting updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. Together, these factors point to a modest recalibration of the company’s estimated equity value in £ terms.Narrative Update • May 01
CAPD: New 2026 Contracts And Guidance Will Support Stronger Future Performance
Analysts have raised their price target slightly to £2.36 from £2.35, reflecting updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Capital Limited reiterated earnings guidance for 2026, with expected revenue of US$410 million to US$440 million (company guidance).
Narrative Update • Apr 16
CAPD: New Long Term Contracts Will Support Stronger Future Return Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price target on the shares to £1.53 from £1.54, reflecting updated assumptions around slightly lower fair value, a higher discount rate, modestly softer revenue growth and profit margin forecasts, and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News Capital issued earnings guidance for fiscal 2026, with expected revenue of $410 million to $440 million, which the company describes as a 23% increase on fiscal 2025 at the midpoint (company guidance).Narrative Update • Apr 02
CAPD: New Contracts And 2026 Guidance Will Support Stronger Future Performance
Analysts have raised their price target on the stock to £22.98 from £17.37, reflecting updated assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. What's in the News Capital issued earnings guidance for fiscal 2026, forecasting revenue of $410 million to $440 million.Narrative Update • Mar 19
CAPD: Sukari And Koné Contracts Will Support Future Margin Expansion Profile
The updated analyst price target has moved slightly, as analysts fine tune their discount rate and forward P/E assumptions while keeping fair value, revenue growth and profit margin expectations broadly unchanged. What's in the News Capital announced several contract developments across drilling, mining and laboratory operations, including new work at Sukari Gold Mine.Narrative Update • Mar 05
CAPD: Upcoming Sukari And Koné Contracts Will Support Margin Expansion Profile
Narrative Update on Capital The analyst price target has been adjusted slightly, reflecting a small move in estimated fair value to £1.83 alongside updated assumptions for discount rate, profit margin and future P/E. Analysts cite refinement of their valuation inputs rather than a change in the core outlook.Narrative Update • Feb 18
CAPD: Equity Raise And Higher Margins Will Support Balanced Return Potential
Analysts have lifted their price target on the shares, pointing to updated assumptions that include higher fair value, a revised discount rate of 9.49%, stronger revenue growth of 11.90%, improved profit margin of 10.63%, and a lower future P/E of 10.68x. What's in the News Capital Limited has completed a follow on equity offering totaling £30.582m, involving Ordinary Shares as common stock with 19,672,225 securities offered at £1.07 and a further 8,909,278 securities offered at £1.07, structured as a subsequent direct listing (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 04
CAPD: Follow On Equity Raising Will Support Margin Expansion And Earnings Profile
Analysts modestly raised their price target, citing slightly higher fair value estimates and a small adjustment to the assumed future P/E multiple as the key drivers of the change. What's in the News Capital Limited completed a follow-on equity offering totaling £30.582,208 million, involving Ordinary Shares as common stock with 19,672,225 and 8,909,278 securities offered at £1.07, including a subsequent direct listing feature (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 21
CAPD: Follow On Equity Offering Will Support Margin Expansion And Stronger Earnings Profile
Analysts have slightly increased their price target, attributing the change to a modestly lower discount rate, a stronger profit margin outlook, and a more conservative future P/E assumption as the main factors shaping the updated capital narrative. What's in the News Capital Limited has completed a follow on equity offering totaling £30.582,208 million in ordinary shares, with a subsequent direct listing feature included in the transaction (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 06
CAPD: Follow On Equity Offering Will Support Higher Revenue Guidance
Analysts have trimmed their price target slightly to reflect a small reduction in fair value and discount rate assumptions, while keeping revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E expectations broadly in line with prior estimates. What's in the News Capital Limited completed a follow on equity offering of £30.582,208 million in ordinary shares, covering 19,672,225 and 8,909,278 common shares at £1.07 per share, with a subsequent direct listing feature (company filing).Narrative Update • Dec 14
CAPD: Raised Revenue Guidance And Equity Offering Will Support Stronger Future Performance
Analysts have raised their price target on the stock by approximately $0.52, reflecting increased confidence in faster revenue growth and stronger profit margins, despite a slightly higher discount rate and modestly lower future price to earnings expectations. What's in the News Capital Limited completed a follow on equity offering totaling approximately £30.6 million, issuing over 28.5 million new ordinary shares at £1.07 per share, including a subsequent direct listing feature (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Nov 29
CAPD: Equity Offering And Revenue Outlook Are Expected To Drive Shares Higher
Analysts have modestly increased their price target for Capital. The fair value has been raised from $1.74 to $1.75 per share, citing higher projected revenue growth that outweighs a slight decline in profit margin expectations.Narrative Update • Nov 15
CAPD: Revenue Guidance Will Strengthen Bullish Momentum For Shares In 2025
Analysts have raised their average price target for Capital from $1.72 to $1.74 per share. They cite a marginally higher fair value estimate, supported by updated discount rate assumptions.Narrative Update • Oct 31
CAPD: Higher Revenue Guidance Will Drive Share Price Upside
Analysts have raised their price target for Capital from $1.60 to $1.72 per share, citing improved revenue growth expectations as well as a modest increase in forecast valuation multiples. What's in the News Capital Limited revised its group revenue guidance for full year 2025.Narrative Update • Oct 17
Exploration And Mining Advances Will Unlock Future Value
Capital Sees Analyst Price Target Raised Following Positive Outlook Analysts have raised their price target for Capital from $1.44 to $1.60 per share. This change reflects improved forecasts for revenue growth and profit margins, as well as a more favorable assessment of future valuation metrics.Narrative Update • Oct 03
Exploration And Mining Advances Will Unlock Future Value
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for Capital from $1.24 to $1.44. This change reflects adjustments for higher expected revenue growth, despite a slightly lower profit margin outlook and an increase in the anticipated future price-to-earnings ratio.Analysis Article • Jun 20
Capital (LON:CAPD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...Analysis Article • Apr 04
Capital's (LON:CAPD) Shareholders Have More To Worry About Than Only Soft Earnings
The subdued market reaction suggests that Capital Limited's ( LON:CAPD ) recent earnings didn't contain any surprises...Analysis Article • Mar 30
Earnings Miss: Capital Limited Missed EPS By 18% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Capital Limited ( LON:CAPD ) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell 2.6% to...
New Narrative • Feb 12
Expansion Into Nevada And Echo Detection Tech Will Strengthen Future Prospects
Strategic contract extensions and new projects are expected to drive revenue growth through expanded operations and enhanced operational efficiency in key markets.Analysis Article • Dec 26
Capital Limited's (LON:CAPD) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings
With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 7.4x Capital Limited ( LON:CAPD ) may be sending very bullish signals at...Analysis Article • Mar 18
Here's Why Capital (LON:CAPD) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Capital makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 25 | 346 | 69 | 57 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 25 | 342 | 45 | 55 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 25 | 338 | 23 | 53 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 343 | 20 | 53 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 348 | 16 | 53 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 341 | 22 | 51 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 334 | 29 | 50 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 326 | 33 | 48 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 318 | 37 | 46 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 312 | 33 | 47 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 306 | 29 | 48 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 298 | 25 | 46 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 290 | 21 | 44 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 278 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 266 | 61 | 38 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 247 | 65 | 36 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 227 | 70 | 33 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 198 | 50 | 29 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 169 | 29 | 25 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 152 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 135 | 25 | 21 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 130 | 22 | 20 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 125 | 19 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 120 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 115 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 116 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 116 | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 116 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 116 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 114 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 112 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 116 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 119 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 117 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 114 | -1 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 104 | -3 | 13 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 93 | -5 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 87 | -6 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 81 | -8 | 12 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 80 | -9 | 12 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 79 | -10 | 12 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 81 | -8 | 12 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: CAPD has a large one-off gain of $65.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2025.
Growing Profit Margin: CAPD's current net profit margins (20.1%) are higher than last year (4.6%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CAPD's earnings have declined by 4.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CAPD's earnings growth over the past year (333.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (-4.2% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CAPD earnings growth over the past year (333.6%) exceeded the Metals and Mining industry 70.5%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CAPD's Return on Equity (18.3%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/07/06 17:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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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
Capital Limited is covered by 5 analysts. 4 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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| Joe Brent | Panmure Liberum |
| Peter Mallin-Jones | Peel Hunt LLP |
| Brock Salier | Stifel Canada |