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Clarkson PLC (CKN.L)

GBp4,684.00 +62.00 (+1.34%)
GB LSE Industrials Marine Shipping
Address Commodity Quay E1W 1BF
London, LO, GB
CEO Andi Case
Website clarksons.com
IPO 1988-07-01
ISIN GB0002018363

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · CKN.L (GBp) Other OTC · CKNHF (USD)
Description

Clarkson PLC operates globally, delivering a full spectrum of shipping services. The company's operations are structured into four key divisions: Broking, Financial, Support, and Research. The Broking division acts as a vital link between ship owners and charterers for the worldwide transport of diverse cargoes, and between buyers, sellers, and shipyards for vessel sale and purchase transactions. It also engages in futures broking. This segment's activities cover a vast array of maritime sectors, encompassing container, deep-sea tanker, and dry bulk shipping, specialized carriers for gases (LPG, ammonia, LNG), offshore operations, petrochemical transport, renewable energy logistics, shortsea routes, and niche product services, in addition to vessel sales and purchase, towage, salvage, and general transportation markets. The Financial division offers specialized investment banking services for the maritime, oil services, and natural resources industries. It arranges structured asset financing for projects across shipping, offshore, and real estate, and provides freight derivative products. Additionally, this segment manages equity and fixed-income sales and trading, conducts in-depth equity and credit research, facilitates corporate access, and delivers corporate finance advice, including guidance on equity and debt capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. The Support division provides critical ancillary services to the marine and offshore sectors, such as port agency, freight forwarding, and the supply of essential equipment and tools. The Research division is dedicated to collecting, validating, analyzing, and managing comprehensive shipping-related data to underpin informed business decisions, offering a range of valuable information and publications. Its resources include digital platforms like the Shipping Intelligence Network and World Fleet Register, as well as print publications such as Shipping Intelligence Weekly and Offshore Intelligence Monthly. This segment also delivers data and analytical support for IPOs and bond issues, provides customer service contracts primarily to financial institutions, government agencies, insurers, equipment providers, and shipbuilders, and conducts valuations for vessel owners and the financial community. Furthermore, it offers research and legal services. Established in 1852, Clarkson PLC's headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp4,684.00 +62.00 (+1.34%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
86.3K
Beta
0.70
Float Shares
24.43M
Free Float %
78.9%
Price Performance
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-1.86% -4.65% -4.14% +8.83% +22.65% +21.52% +39.22% +62.95% +49.07% +105.68% +4,002.65%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
4,684.00
DCF (Unlevered) 4,358.32 -7.0%
DCF (Levered) 7,321.08 +56.3%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 86% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 6 -1
Hold 1 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.81
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
5 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
3 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • ✗
    Revenue growth Marine Shipping: +2.8%
    -4.5% Q4'25: +4.8% (vs Q4'23)
  • ✗
    EPS growth Marine Shipping: -1.4%
    -22.6% Q4'25: -16.1% (vs Q4'23)
  • ✓
    FCF margin FCF growth · Marine Shipping: +26.4%
    +8.8% Q4'25: +45.7% (vs Q4'23)
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    EBIT margin Marine Shipping: +23.2%
    +12.3% Q4'25: +13.5% (vs Q4'23)
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    ROIC Marine Shipping: +6.9%
    +52.9% ★ Q4'25: +123.4% (vs Q4'23)
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    Share dilution Marine Shipping: +0.0%
    +0.0% Q4'25: +0.6% (vs Q4'23)
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    Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Marine Shipping: 1.05×
    0.56× ★ Q4'25: 0.25× (vs Q4'23)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
▶ WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.70) × ERP
WACC = 96% × Ke + 4% × Kd (4.3%) × (1−t)

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Intrinsic value (base): 4,358.32 Current price: 4,684.00
Enterprise Value: — Equity Value: — Terminal Value: — TV as % of EV: —

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
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5 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana. 		Dec 2027
5 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana. 		Dec 2028
1 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana. 		Dec 2029
2 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Revenue
42.57M
est: 44.86M (-5.1%)
35.70M
est: 35.53M (+0.5%)
58.70M
est: 52.78M (+11.2%)
116.60M
est: 116.74M (-0.1%)
173.40M
est: 150.68M (+15.1%)
250.30M
est: 226.52M (+10.5%)
176.70M
est: 171.57M (+3.0%)
202.60M
est: 199.14M (+1.7%)
194.60M
est: 189.42M (+2.7%)
176.20M
est: 191.51M (-8.0%)
198.00M
est: 185.80M (+6.6%)
237.90M
est: 225.33M (+5.6%)
301.80M
est: 319.00M (-5.4%)
306.10M
est: 301.84M (+1.4%)
324.00M
est: 321.52M (+0.8%)
337.60M
est: 321.87M (+4.9%)
363.00M
est: 354.30M (+2.5%)
358.20M
est: 352.10M (+1.7%)
443.30M
est: 425.90M (+4.1%)
603.80M
est: 579.90M (+4.1%)
639.40M
est: 628.40M (+1.8%)
661.40M
est: 650.10M (+1.7%)
631.40M
est: 625.50M (+0.9%)
686.52M
675.44M – 697.11M
+9.8% YoY
726.39M
719.41M – 732.84M
+5.8% YoY
762.78M
753.03M – 771.98M
+5.0% YoY
819.33M
808.86M – 829.21M
+7.4% YoY
EBITDA
10.24M
est: 6.90M (+48.3%)
3.90M
est: 8.89M (-56.1%)
14.30M
est: 9.36M (+52.8%)
26.30M
est: 20.70M (+27.0%)
32.70M
est: 35.75M (-8.5%)
28.40M
est: 52.02M (-45.4%)
28.00M
est: 30.38M (-7.8%)
36.90M
est: 28.95M (+27.5%)
37.90M
est: 31.20M (+21.5%)
25.70M
est: 38.92M (-34.0%)
26.60M
est: 26.39M (+0.8%)
36.10M
est: 30.68M (+17.7%)
53.30M
est: 41.53M (+28.3%)
58.90M
est: 40.81M (+44.3%)
54.50M
est: 60.31M (-9.6%)
50.50M
est: 52.08M (-3.0%)
17.80M
est: 53.19M (-66.5%)
1.20M
est: 11.55M (-89.6%)
86.20M
est: 12.30M (+600.9%)
120.10M
est: 13.21M (+809.2%)
108.60M
est: 116.07M (-6.4%)
134.20M
est: 119.80M (+12.0%)
99.40M
est: 115.53M (-14.0%)
126.81M
124.76M – 128.76M
+9.8% YoY
134.17M
132.88M – 135.36M
+5.8% YoY
140.89M
139.09M – 142.59M
+5.0% YoY
151.34M
149.40M – 153.16M
+7.4% YoY
EBIT
9.33M
est: 5.59M (+67.0%)
4.51M
est: 5.78M (-22.0%)
12.30M
est: 6.44M (+90.9%)
23.70M
est: 10.19M (+132.7%)
28.80M
est: 22.07M (+30.5%)
21.60M
est: 30.67M (-29.6%)
24.30M
est: 13.18M (+84.4%)
35.70M
est: 25.16M (+41.9%)
42.40M
est: 32.82M (+29.2%)
23.00M
est: 33.77M (-31.9%)
22.10M
est: 21.44M (+3.1%)
25.20M
est: 26.56M (-5.1%)
33.50M
est: 35.49M (-5.6%)
47.40M
est: 30.00M (+58.0%)
46.00M
est: 50.72M (-9.3%)
42.90M
est: 45.33M (-5.4%)
2.50M
est: 47.30M (-94.7%)
-13.30M
est: 1.36M (-1,078.9%)
71.30M
est: 1.45M (+4,828.1%)
102.00M
est: 1.55M (+6,463.7%)
100.40M
est: 98.31M (+2.1%)
113.60M
est: 101.47M (+12.0%)
77.40M
est: 97.86M (-20.9%)
107.40M
105.67M – 109.06M
+9.8% YoY
113.64M
112.55M – 114.65M
+5.8% YoY
119.33M
117.81M – 120.77M
+5.0% YoY
128.18M
126.54M – 129.73M
+7.4% YoY
Net Income
6.04M
est: 11.74M (-48.5%)
2.80M
est: 5.58M (-49.8%)
7.60M
est: 4.16M (+82.7%)
14.80M
est: 9.20M (+60.9%)
18.20M
est: 19.10M (-4.7%)
7.80M
est: 27.36M (-71.5%)
16.90M
est: 6.05M (+179.6%)
23.50M
est: 18.82M (+24.9%)
25.10M
est: 22.35M (+12.3%)
16.20M
est: 25.38M (-36.2%)
15.30M
est: 15.72M (-2.7%)
17.20M
est: 18.56M (-7.3%)
19.70M
est: 24.72M (-20.3%)
35.70M
est: 18.53M (+92.7%)
31.40M
est: 38.04M (-17.5%)
29.80M
est: 31.63M (-5.8%)
-10.90M
est: 33.09M (-132.9%)
-28.90M
est: -12.42M (-132.6%)
50.10M
est: -13.23M (+478.7%)
75.60M
est: 85.30M (-11.4%)
83.80M
est: 82.30M (+1.8%)
84.90M
est: 88.15M (-3.7%)
65.70M
est: 68.27M (-3.8%)
78.37M
76.16M – 80.59M
+14.8% YoY
89.15M
83.15M – 95.15M
+13.8% YoY
92.39M
90.85M – 93.83M
+3.6% YoY
94.32M
92.75M – 95.80M
+2.1% YoY
SGA
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est: 36.09M (-100.0%)
31.80M
est: 28.57M (+11.3%)
46.80M
est: 42.45M (+10.2%)
98.60M
est: 93.89M (+5.0%)
143.70M
est: 126.49M (+13.6%)
194.00M
est: 209.87M (-7.6%)
145.80M
est: 140.51M (+3.8%)
160.10M
est: 157.54M (+1.6%)
161.00M
est: 150.95M (+6.7%)
150.80M
est: 163.69M (-7.9%)
166.90M
est: 143.10M (+16.6%)
191.30M
est: 198.78M (-3.8%)
242.00M
est: 274.89M (-12.0%)
253.00M
est: 227.58M (+11.2%)
269.30M
est: 269.57M (-0.1%)
282.10M
est: 266.73M (+5.8%)
298.20M
est: 310.57M (-4.0%)
298.50M
est: 289.41M (+3.1%)
355.70M
est: 308.17M (+15.4%)
481.20M
est: 331.00M (+45.4%)
508.10M
est: 498.83M (+1.9%)
525.40M
est: 443.09M (+18.6%)
492.90M
est: 496.52M (-0.7%)
544.96M
536.17M – 553.37M
+9.8% YoY
576.61M
571.07M – 581.73M
+5.8% YoY
605.49M
597.76M – 612.80M
+5.0% YoY
650.39M
642.08M – 658.23M
+7.4% YoY
EPS
0.42
est: 0.38 (+10.5%)
0.18
est: 0.18 (-1.8%)
0.49
est: 0.47 (+5.0%)
0.87
est: 0.85 (+2.0%)
1.02
est: 0.95 (+6.9%)
0.42
est: 1.38 (-69.5%)
0.90
est: 0.84 (+6.7%)
1.25
est: 1.21 (+3.0%)
1.34
est: 1.26 (+6.7%)
0.85
est: 0.81 (+5.3%)
0.82
est: 0.98 (-16.3%)
0.92
est: 1.31 (-29.7%)
0.68
est: 1.19 (-42.6%)
1.20
est: 1.02 (+17.8%)
1.04
est: 1.17 (-11.3%)
0.99
est: 1.03 (-4.2%)
-0.36
est: 1.17 (-130.7%)
-0.95
est: 1.03 (-192.1%)
1.65
est: 1.66 (-0.3%)
2.48
est: 2.35 (+5.5%)
2.75
est: 2.69 (+2.2%)
2.77
est: 2.85 (-2.9%)
2.14
est: 2.21 (-3.3%)
2.55
2.46 – 2.61
+15.2% YoY
2.83
2.69 – 3.08
+11.1% YoY
2.99
2.94 – 3.04
+5.6% YoY
3.05
3.00 – 3.10
+2.1% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-28 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-27 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-26 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-22 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-21 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-20 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-19 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-18 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-15 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-14 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-13 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-12 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-11 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-08 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-07 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-06 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-05 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-01 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-30 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-29 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-27 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-24 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-23 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-21 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-17 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-16 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
179.40M
OE per share TTM
5.74
Owner's Yield
12.52%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
3.74%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
13.1%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
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Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 93 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 State Street SPDR S&P UK Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF (Dist) UKDV.L 1.55% 2.21M 0.30%
2 Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L 0.71% 3.02M 0.05%
3 WisdomTree UK Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF - GBP UGRW.L 0.60% 65.7K 0.29%
4 Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF INFL 0.44% 6.46M 0.85%
5 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI 0.43% 11.30M 0.10%
6 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.43% 11.30M 0.10%
7 Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L 0.40% 143.4K 0.12%
8 HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L 0.40% 271.6K 0.09%
9 iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L 0.40% 3.41M 0.40%
10 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L 0.39% 149.3K 0.15%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
35.5K
Shares Outstanding
30.95M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Andi Case Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 8M male
Jeffrey David Woyda Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director 2M male
Kate Hoare Head of Public Relations — —
Matt Russell Head of Specialised Products — male
Mike Cahill Financial Controller — male
Rachel Elizabeth Fletcher Company Secretary — female
Sandra Rosignoli Group General Counsel — female
Yu Wang Cheng Managing Director of Clarksons Platou Asia Shanghai — male
Harriet Oliver Group Head of Human Resource — —
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

No Senate trading activity found for this company.

House Trading Activity

No House trading activity found for this company.

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