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DATA.L currently has a P/E ratio of 12.19. Relative to the sector average of 22.10, this suggests the stock may be undervalued. A higher P/E than peers means investors are paying more for each unit of earnings, often because they expect faster future growth. However, if that growth does not materialize, the stock can appear overvalued. A lower P/E may indicate weaker growth expectations or higher risk, but it can also signal a potential valuation discount.

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GlobalData Plc

£0.59+£0.00+0.51%

LSE / GBp

Market cap

£410M

P/E

12.2

EPS (TTM)

£0.07

Dividend yield

2.54%

Beta

0.73

1Y return

-53.31%

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Financials

The numbers behind the company

Revenue vs net income

RevenueNet income

$256M2021

$294M2022

$347M2023

$357M2024

$433M2025

Financial health

Gross margin

Operating margin

ROE

ROA

Debt to equity0.72Low
Current ratio0.85
Cash ratio0.28
Net margin10.8%
Free cash flow—

Valuation

Is it expensive right now

P/E vs the market

scale 0–50

0153050

DATA.L12.2
Industrials sector median22.1
S&P 50022.0

Trades about 45% below its sector, cheaper than its peers on earnings.

Ratios

PEG0.08
Price to book1.46
EPS (TTM)£0.07
Payout ratio3,006%
FCF yield4.84%

Range & risk

£0.53£1.29

Trading in the lower third of its 52-week band

Beta0.73

Profile

What GlobalData Plc actually does

GlobalData Plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a data, insight, and technology company in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments: Data, Analytics and Insights: Healthcare; and Data, Analytics and Insights: Non-Healthcare. The company offers performance advertising; and consulting services. The company also offers proprietary data, expert analysis, and purpose-built artificial intelligence integrated into a unified platform, delivering solutions such as industry sector research, analytics, consulting, single copy reports, and events. It serves aerospace, defense, and security; agribusiness; apparel; automotive; banking and payments; construction; consumer; food services; healthcare; insurance; medical devices; mining; oil and gas; packaging; pharmaceuticals; power; retail; public sector; technology; travel and tourism; and sport industries, as well as public sectors. The company was formerly known as Progressive Digital Media Group Plc and changed its name to GlobalData Plc in January 2016. GlobalData Plc was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

CEO

Michael Thomas Danson

Employees

3,558

Headquarters

London, GL

Founded

2000-06-30

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DATA.L has a beta of 0.73, which indicates how sensitive it has historically been to movements in its broader market. A beta below 1 indicates lower relative volatility than the market. Beta is based on historical data and does not predict future performance.

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