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Kainos Group plc (KNOS.L)

GBp807.50 +26.00 (+3.33%)
GB LSE Technology Software - Application
Address Kainos House BT7 1NT
Belfast, GB
CEO Brendan Mooney
Website kainos.com
IPO 2015-07-10
ISIN GB00BZ0D6727

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

Kainos Group plc is a UK-based provider of digital technology services. The company is structured into two main segments: Digital Services and Workday Practice. The Digital Services arm is responsible for the complete development lifecycle of bespoke digital solutions, catering to clients in the public sector, commercial enterprises, and healthcare organizations. Meanwhile, the Workday Practice division delivers a range of services encompassing consulting, project management, integration, and ongoing support for the Workday software suite. This suite features cloud-based applications designed for human capital management, financial planning, and broader financial oversight, enabling businesses to efficiently manage their workforce and financial reporting. A notable offering from this division is its proprietary software, Smart test and audit. Additionally, Kainos Group plc has interests in the property sector. Established in 1986, its headquarters are located in Belfast, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp807.50 +26.00 (+3.33%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
416.1K
Beta
0.82
Float Shares
81.17M
Free Float %
69.9%
Price Performance
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+0.68% +5.13% -6.61% +13.81% -15.11% -18.33% +8.90% -33.44% -42.86% +330.45% +371.26%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
807.50
DCF (Unlevered) 776.59 -3.8%
DCF (Levered) 983.13 +21.8%

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) 82% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 2 0
Buy 7 0
Hold 2 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
7.81
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
5 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • ✓
    Revenue growth Software - Application: +13.0%
    +17.4% ★ Q1'26: +24.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • ✓
    EPS growth Software - Application: +28.6%
    +25.0% Q1'26: -14.3% (vs Q1'24)
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    FCF margin FCF growth · Software - Application: +45.3%
    +12.1% Q1'26: +18.8% (vs Q1'24)
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    EBIT margin Software - Application: +9.4%
    +11.5% ★ Q1'26: +10.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • ✓
    ROIC Software - Application: +7.5%
    +170.5% ★ Q1'26: +353.5% (vs Q1'24)
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    Share dilution Software - Application: +0.0%
    -4.0% ★ Q1'26: -6.1% (vs Q1'24)
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    Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Software - Application: -1.16×
    0.11× ★ Q1'26: 0.05× (vs Q1'24)
Valuation Multiples From To
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
▶ WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.79) × ERP
WACC = 99% × Ke + 1% × Kd (6.2%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
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Intrinsic value (base): 1,140.87 Current price: 807.50
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
Metric Mar 2016
actual 		Mar 2017
actual 		Mar 2018
actual 		Mar 2019
actual 		Mar 2020
actual 		Mar 2021
actual 		Mar 2022
actual 		Mar 2023
actual 		Mar 2024
actual 		Mar 2025
actual 		Mar 2026
11 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2027
11 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2028
9 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2029
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2030
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
76.59M
est: 76.55M (+0.1%)
83.50M
est: 82.40M (+1.3%)
96.68M
est: 92.90M (+4.1%)
151.29M
est: 150.18M (+0.7%)
178.78M
est: 172.46M (+3.7%)
234.69M
est: 230.49M (+1.8%)
302.63M
est: 296.75M (+2.0%)
374.81M
est: 371.76M (+0.8%)
382.39M
est: 391.46M (-2.3%)
367.25M
est: 366.27M (+0.3%)
423.49M
398.14M – 433.04M
+15.6% YoY
486.41M
431.47M – 512.96M
+14.9% YoY
534.07M
534.06M – 534.08M
+9.8% YoY
530.00M
470.13M – 558.93M
-0.8% YoY
577.00M
511.82M – 608.49M
+8.9% YoY
EBITDA
14.22M
est: 13.48M (+5.5%)
14.15M
est: 15.95M (-11.3%)
15.18M
est: 16.08M (-5.6%)
22.16M
est: 25.02M (-11.4%)
25.00M
est: 25.77M (-3.0%)
51.87M
est: 29.45M (+76.1%)
51.15M
est: 31.70M (+61.4%)
56.23M
est: 34.77M (+61.7%)
73.33M
est: 37.60M (+95.0%)
54.47M
est: 64.51M (-15.6%)
74.55M
70.08M – 76.23M
+15.6% YoY
85.62M
75.95M – 90.30M
+14.9% YoY
94.01M
94.01M – 94.01M
+9.8% YoY
93.30M
82.76M – 98.39M
-0.8% YoY
101.57M
90.10M – 107.11M
+8.9% YoY
EBIT
13.54M
est: 12.21M (+10.8%)
13.32M
est: 15.13M (-11.9%)
14.25M
est: 14.92M (-4.5%)
21.13M
est: 23.26M (-9.2%)
22.84M
est: 24.19M (-5.6%)
50.34M
est: 25.19M (+99.8%)
46.07M
est: 27.11M (+69.9%)
54.41M
est: 29.74M (+83.0%)
65.11M
est: 32.16M (+102.4%)
48.97M
est: 58.46M (-16.2%)
67.55M
63.51M – 69.08M
+15.6% YoY
77.59M
68.83M – 81.82M
+14.9% YoY
85.19M
85.19M – 85.19M
+9.8% YoY
84.54M
74.99M – 89.16M
-0.8% YoY
92.04M
81.64M – 97.06M
+8.9% YoY
Net Income
12.43M
est: 12.05M (+3.1%)
10.42M
est: 13.22M (-21.2%)
11.67M
est: 11.73M (-0.5%)
16.94M
est: 19.11M (-11.3%)
18.56M
est: 19.50M (-4.8%)
39.60M
est: 20.47M (+93.5%)
35.77M
est: 22.03M (+62.3%)
41.65M
est: 41.65M (+0.0%)
48.72M
est: 48.72M (+0.0%)
35.56M
est: 46.21M (-23.0%)
50.52M
49.27M – 51.77M
+9.3% YoY
59.48M
55.91M – 63.05M
+17.7% YoY
71.14M
64.88M – 77.40M
+19.6% YoY
70.00M
63.91M – 80.22M
-1.6% YoY
83.55M
71.28M – 89.47M
+19.4% YoY
SGA
23.57M
est: 23.20M (+1.6%)
28.77M
est: 557.5K (+5,060.9%)
32.40M
est: 1.07M (+2,932.5%)
48.09M
est: 1.79M (+2,579.3%)
58.35M
est: 2.53M (+2,208.2%)
65.35M
est: 4.34M (+1,404.2%)
89.55M
est: 4.68M (+1,814.9%)
120.19M
est: 5.13M (+2,243.5%)
119.81M
est: 5.55M (+2,059.9%)
112.76M
est: 111.08M (+1.5%)
128.35M
120.67M – 131.25M
+15.6% YoY
147.42M
130.77M – 155.47M
+14.9% YoY
161.87M
161.86M – 161.87M
+9.8% YoY
160.63M
142.49M – 169.40M
-0.8% YoY
174.88M
155.12M – 184.42M
+8.9% YoY
EPS
0.11
est: 0.10 (+15.1%)
0.09
est: 0.10 (-11.1%)
0.10
est: 0.10 (-2.9%)
0.14
est: 0.16 (-9.7%)
0.15
est: 0.17 (-13.0%)
0.32
est: 0.37 (-13.2%)
0.29
est: 0.38 (-24.2%)
0.34
est: 0.43 (-20.5%)
0.39
est: 0.45 (-12.9%)
0.28
est: 0.39 (-27.5%)
0.40
0.39 – 0.41
+2.5% YoY
0.47
0.44 – 0.50
+19.2% YoY
0.56
0.51 – 0.61
+17.7% YoY
0.59
0.51 – 0.64
+7.0% YoY
0.66
0.57 – 0.71
+11.5% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-18 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-15 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-14 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-13 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-12 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-11 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-08 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-07 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-06 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-01 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-30 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-29 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-27 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-24 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-23 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-21 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-17 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-16 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
110.21M
OE per share TTM
0.90
Owner's Yield
11.25%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
12.99%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
4.8%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
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Total invested
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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 94 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 WisdomTree UK Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF - GBP UGRW.L 0.47% 51.2K 0.29%
2 Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L 0.33% 1.42M 0.05%
3 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF Acc DFEA.L 0.26% 240.5K 0.38%
4 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF WTES.DE 0.26% 240.5K 0.38%
5 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI 0.24% 6.35M 0.10%
6 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.24% 6.35M 0.10%
7 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L 0.22% 83.5K 0.15%
8 iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L 0.21% 1.79M 0.40%
9 Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L 0.21% 74.7K 0.12%
10 HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L 0.20% 136.6K 0.09%

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
16.4K
Shares Outstanding
116.06M

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
Richard McCann Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 366.0K male
Brendan Mooney Chief Executive Officer & Director 256.8K —
Gary McMillan Chief Operating Officer of Digital Services — male
Grainne Burns Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary · — female
Matt McManus Chief Finance Officer of Services — male
Peter McKeown Chief Operating Officer of Workday Practice — male
Aislinn McBride Chief Technology Officer of Services — female
Tom Gray Chief Technology Officer — male
Colette Kidd Chief People Officer — female
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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