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The Sage Group plc (SGE.L)

GBp852.80 +3.20 (+0.38%)
GB LSE Technology Software - Application
Address C23 5 & 6 Cobalt Park Way NE28 9EJ
Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
CEO Stephen Hare
Website sage.com
IPO 1989-12-13
ISIN GB00B8C3BL03

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · SGE.L (GBp) Other OTC · SGGEF (USD) Other OTC · SGPYY (USD)
Description

The Sage Group plc offers technology-driven solutions and services designed for small and medium-sized enterprises across North America, Northern Europe, and globally. Their product portfolio includes a range of cloud-native solutions, such as Sage Intacct for cloud accounting and financial management, Sage People for comprehensive HR and workforce management, Sage Accounting which enables small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers to remotely oversee customer data, financials, and personnel, along with Sage Payroll for cloud-based payroll processing, and Sage HR for human resources administration. Furthermore, the company provides cloud-connected and hybrid options, including Sage X3 for integrated business management, and Sage 50cloud and Sage 200cloud, both offering cloud-integrated accounting capabilities. Founded in 1981, the firm is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp852.80 +3.20 (+0.38%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
5M
Beta
0.29
Float Shares
881.50M
Free Float %
97.6%
Price Performance
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-1.24% +1.24% -2.66% +11.69% -19.27% -18.86% -29.64% +4.07% +30.93% +45.50% +4,294.00%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (2 ratings, all time) Buy
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
852.80
DCF (Unlevered) 3,810.75 +346.9%
DCF (Levered) 3,933.14 +361.2%

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) 67% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 4 0
Buy 10 +2
Hold 6 -1
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 1 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
3.29
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
9 / 10
Strong MOAT
Composite Rating
A-
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
5 / 5
High
ROE Score
5 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers ★ Strong MOAT
  • Revenue growth Software - Application: +13.0%
    +7.8% Q1'26: +18.3% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Software - Application: +28.6%
    +15.6% Q1'26: +33.3% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Software - Application: +45.3%
    +17.7% Q1'26: +17.6% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Software - Application: +9.4%
    +22.3% Q1'26: +22.3% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Software - Application: +7.5%
    +22.4% Q1'26: +52.8% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Software - Application: +0.0%
    -3.1% Q1'26: -7.4% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Software - Application: -1.16×
    2.43× Q1'26: 1.44× (vs Q1'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.30) × ERP
WACC = 85% × Ke + 15% × Kd (4.3%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 3,810.75 Current price: 852.80
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 Sep 2010
actual
Sep 2011
actual
Sep 2012
actual
Sep 2013
actual
Sep 2014
actual
Sep 2015
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Sep 2016
actual
Sep 2017
actual
Sep 2018
actual
Sep 2019
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Sep 2020
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Sep 2021
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Sep 2022
actual
Sep 2023
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Sep 2024
actual
Sep 2025
actual
Sep 2026
16 Rev. Ana.
14 EPS Ana.
Sep 2027
15 Rev. Ana.
13 EPS Ana.
Sep 2028
3 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Sep 2029
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
1.28B
est: 1.45B (-11.9%)
1.33B
est: 1.49B (-10.6%)
1.34B
est: 1.37B (-1.8%)
1.38B
est: 1.40B (-1.7%)
1.35B
est: 1.33B (+1.5%)
1.44B
est: 1.39B (+3.4%)
1.44B
est: 1.56B (-7.8%)
1.72B
est: 1.71B (+0.4%)
1.85B
est: 1.86B (-0.5%)
1.94B
est: 1.94B (-0.2%)
1.90B
est: 1.88B (+1.2%)
1.85B
est: 1.85B (0.0%)
1.95B
est: 1.94B (+0.3%)
2.18B
est: 2.25B (-2.9%)
2.33B
est: 2.34B (-0.5%)
2.51B
est: 2.52B (-0.1%)
2.76B
2.72B – 2.78B
+9.7% YoY
3.00B
2.95B – 3.04B
+8.9% YoY
3.26B
3.25B – 3.28B
+8.6% YoY
3.64B
3.59B – 3.68B
+11.7% YoY
EBITDA
363.20M
est: 321.19M (+13.1%)
394.40M
est: 386.51M (+2.0%)
395.40M
est: 276.80M (+42.8%)
406.10M
est: 441.30M (-8.0%)
391.30M
est: 187.70M (+108.5%)
410.70M
est: 315.49M (+30.2%)
432.00M
est: 339.71M (+27.2%)
498.00M
est: 318.63M (+56.3%)
526.00M
est: 475.91M (+10.5%)
495.00M
est: 462.88M (+6.9%)
502.00M
est: 415.14M (+20.9%)
414.00M
est: 429.86M (-3.7%)
432.00M
est: 457.38M (-5.5%)
523.00M
est: 535.92M (-2.4%)
577.00M
est: 561.45M (+2.8%)
650.00M
est: 599.44M (+8.4%)
657.43M
648.85M – 662.92M
+9.7% YoY
715.84M
704.02M – 725.49M
+8.9% YoY
777.36M
773.46M – 781.25M
+8.6% YoY
867.99M
855.09M – 877.55M
+11.7% YoY
EBIT
308.50M
est: 278.68M (+10.7%)
344.50M
est: 339.49M (+1.5%)
348.10M
est: 314.04M (+10.8%)
357.60M
est: 353.72M (+1.1%)
348.80M
est: 171.90M (+102.9%)
363.40M
est: 313.60M (+15.9%)
382.00M
est: 333.20M (+14.6%)
440.00M
est: 295.64M (+48.8%)
458.00M
est: 378.12M (+21.1%)
417.00M
est: 447.17M (-6.7%)
378.00M
est: 371.39M (+1.8%)
327.00M
est: 384.55M (-15.0%)
335.00M
est: 409.18M (-18.1%)
415.00M
est: 435.47M (-4.7%)
481.00M
est: 441.62M (+8.9%)
560.00M
est: 487.08M (+15.0%)
534.21M
527.23M – 538.66M
+9.7% YoY
581.66M
572.06M – 589.50M
+8.9% YoY
631.65M
628.49M – 634.81M
+8.6% YoY
705.30M
694.81M – 713.07M
+11.7% YoY
Net Income
227.30M
est: 188.20M (+20.8%)
189.00M
est: 233.84M (-19.2%)
296.60M
est: 172.89M (+71.6%)
46.40M
est: 304.18M (-84.7%)
188.00M
est: 44.19M (+325.5%)
194.30M
est: 196.31M (-1.0%)
208.00M
est: 217.84M (-4.5%)
275.00M
est: 227.75M (+20.7%)
295.00M
est: 325.96M (-9.5%)
266.00M
est: 308.93M (-13.9%)
310.00M
est: 258.61M (+19.9%)
285.00M
est: 267.78M (+6.4%)
260.00M
est: 208.00M (+25.0%)
211.00M
est: 260.05M (-18.9%)
323.00M
est: 361.76M (-10.7%)
369.00M
est: 425.98M (-13.4%)
498.20M
453.88M – 542.52M
+17.0% YoY
573.19M
530.16M – 616.23M
+15.1% YoY
651.81M
611.75M – 691.86M
+13.7% YoY
736.14M
721.92M – 746.69M
+12.9% YoY
SGA
682.30M
est: 1.02B (-32.9%)
702.20M
est: 1.03B (-31.8%)
701.10M
est: 828.04M (-15.3%)
745.20M
est: 934.29M (-20.2%)
756.30M
est: 883.00M (-14.3%)
796.30M
est: 916.93M (-13.2%)
916.00M
est: 1.09B (-15.7%)
1.10B
est: 1.05B (+5.5%)
1.17B
est: 1.24B (-5.1%)
1.08B
est: 1.28B (-15.4%)
1.02B
est: 1.31B (-22.1%)
1.02B
est: 1.36B (-24.9%)
1.08B
est: 1.45B (-25.5%)
1.16B
est: 1.21B (-3.8%)
1.24B
est: 1.53B (-18.7%)
1.30B
est: 1.35B (-3.8%)
1.48B
1.46B – 1.50B
+9.7% YoY
1.62B
1.59B – 1.64B
+8.9% YoY
1.75B
1.75B – 1.76B
+8.6% YoY
1.96B
1.93B – 1.98B
+11.7% YoY
EPS
0.18
est: 0.20 (-10.8%)
0.15
est: 0.22 (-30.6%)
0.24
est: 0.21 (+11.8%)
0.04
est: 0.23 (-82.4%)
0.17
est: 0.23 (-26.2%)
0.18
est: 0.25 (-27.8%)
0.17
est: 0.27 (-37.7%)
0.24
est: 0.31 (-21.9%)
0.27
est: 0.33 (-18.0%)
0.24
est: 0.29 (-18.2%)
0.28
est: 0.26 (+5.9%)
0.26
est: 0.23 (+13.2%)
0.25
est: 0.27 (-6.3%)
0.20
est: 0.26 (-23.7%)
0.32
est: 0.37 (-12.4%)
0.38
est: 0.42 (-10.2%)
0.50
0.46 – 0.55
+18.8% YoY
0.58
0.53 – 0.62
+14.8% YoY
0.66
0.62 – 0.70
+13.7% YoY
0.74
0.73 – 0.75
+12.9% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-22 A- 4/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-21 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-20 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-19 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-18 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-15 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-14 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-13 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-08 A- 4/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-07 A- 4/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-06 A- 4/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-01 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-29 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-28 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
940.16M
OE per share TTM
0.95
Owner's Yield
11.31%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
0.59%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
6.6%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown
At a glance
Institutional holders
2
Total invested
12.21M
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend From To
13F snapshot — 2025 Q3
Investors holding
2
+1 vs prev Q
New positions
1
Closed positions
0
Increased
1
Reduced
1
Put/Call ratio
0.00
Calls held
Puts held
Top institutional holders
# Investor Shares / Δ Mkt value / Δ Own% / Δ Weight% / Δ Avg px / Perf. Hold / Status
1 BOSTON COMMON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC -815.1K (-100.0%) -12.1M (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.081 pp 0.00% -0.338 pp GBp 10 qtrs SOLD
2 -9.1K (-100.0%) -135.5K (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.001 pp 0.00% -0.025 pp GBp 2 qtrs SOLD
Ownership breakdown by holder

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 346 ETFs in our universe

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
52.1K
Shares Outstanding
902.92M

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

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Stephen Hare Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 2M male
Jonathan Anton George Howell Executive Officer 1M male
Amy Lawson Chief Brand & Corporate Affairs Officer female
Derk Bleeker Chief Commercial Officer male
Jacqui Cartin Executive VP, CFO & Group Financial Controller and Director female
James Sandford Vice President of Investor Relations male
Mark Hickman Managing Director of North America male
Rainer Downar Managing Director of Central Europe male
Aaron Harris Chief Technology Officer male
Victoria Bradin General Counsel & Company Secretary female
Amanda Cusdin 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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