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United Utilities Group PLC (UU.L)

GBp1,367.00 +7.00 (+0.51%)
GB LSE Utilities Regulated Water
Address Haweswater House, Lingley Mere Business Park WA5 3LP
Warrington, GB
CEO Louise Beardmore
IPO 1989-11-29
ISIN GB00B39J2M42

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · UU.L (GBp) Other OTC · UUGRY (USD) Other OTC · UUGWF (USD)
Description

United Utilities Group Plc engages in the provision of water and wastewater services. It collects water from the environment, which the firm cleans and stores before distributing it to customers for their use then collect it as wastewater and treat it before returning clean water back to the environment. The firm's wastewater treatment captures sludge which is then transported to its Bioresources treatment facilities. The firm's main treatment process uses digestion technologies to safely and compliantly treat the sewage sludge. The digestion treatment produces biogas which it uses to generate renewable energy and biosolids for onward use. The company was founded on April 1, 1989 and is headquartered in Warrington, the United Kingdom.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp1,367.00 +7.00 (+0.51%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
3M
Beta
0.58
Float Shares
675.50M
Free Float %
90.9%
Price Performance
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-0.07% -1.29% +1.32% +1.25% +14.90% +15.58% +30.13% +28.25% +41.16% +44.13% +123.30%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (2 ratings, all time) Hold
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
1,367.00
Ratings Trend (MoM) 38% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 -1
Buy 4 0
Hold 8 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 -1
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
1.11
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
8 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
4 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B-
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
1 / 5
Low
ROE Score
5 / 5
High
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Regulated Water: +6.5%
    +22.0% Q1'26: +35.1% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Regulated Water: +7.9%
    +120.5% Q1'26: +3,345.9% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Regulated Water: +32.9%
    +19.1% Q1'26: -12.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Regulated Water: +27.3%
    +41.7% Q1'26: +41.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Regulated Water: +4.5%
    +6.9% Q1'26: +13.9% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Regulated Water: +0.0%
    +0.0% Q1'26: 0.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Regulated Water: 3.43×
    7.22× Q1'26: 3.59× (vs Q1'24)
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Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.59) × ERP
WACC = 45% × Ke + 55% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Current price: 1,367.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
Metric Mar 2015
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Mar 2016
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Mar 2017
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Mar 2018
actual
Mar 2019
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Mar 2020
actual
Mar 2021
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Mar 2022
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Mar 2023
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Mar 2026
12 Rev. Ana.
14 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
12 Rev. Ana.
13 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
6 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
11 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana.
Mar 2030
6 Rev. Ana.
11 EPS Ana.
Revenue
1.72B
est: 1.73B (-0.7%)
1.73B
est: 1.72B (+0.4%)
1.70B
est: 1.71B (-0.1%)
1.74B
est: 1.74B (+0.0%)
1.82B
est: 1.82B (-0.1%)
1.86B
est: 1.87B (-0.3%)
1.81B
est: 1.79B (+1.0%)
1.86B
est: 1.86B (+0.2%)
1.82B
est: 1.82B (+0.0%)
1.95B
est: 1.98B (-1.7%)
2.15B
est: 2.14B (+0.2%)
2.58B
2.54B – 2.62B
+20.4% YoY
2.77B
2.73B – 2.86B
+7.3% YoY
2.91B
2.86B – 3.00B
+5.1% YoY
3.11B
3.06B – 3.21B
+6.9% YoY
3.35B
3.30B – 3.46B
+7.8% YoY
EBITDA
895.20M
est: 1.04B (-13.5%)
910.30M
est: 1.03B (-11.6%)
1.03B
est: 1.02B (+1.1%)
1.07B
est: 1.04B (+3.4%)
1.06B
est: 1.09B (-2.4%)
1.02B
est: 1.11B (-8.7%)
1.16B
est: 1.07B (+7.9%)
1.19B
est: 1.11B (+7.2%)
1.18B
est: 1.09B (+8.0%)
992.70M
est: 1.19B (-16.2%)
1.19B
est: 1.27B (-5.9%)
1.53B
1.50B – 1.55B
+20.4% YoY
1.64B
1.61B – 1.69B
+7.3% YoY
1.72B
1.69B – 1.77B
+5.1% YoY
1.84B
1.81B – 1.90B
+6.9% YoY
1.98B
1.95B – 2.05B
+7.8% YoY
EBIT
547.70M
est: 643.23M (-14.9%)
551.60M
est: 639.95M (-13.8%)
669.40M
est: 633.16M (+5.7%)
698.00M
est: 644.34M (+8.3%)
668.20M
est: 675.81M (-1.1%)
534.90M
est: 692.49M (-22.8%)
732.70M
est: 664.63M (+10.2%)
770.60M
est: 689.93M (+11.7%)
754.00M
est: 677.26M (+11.3%)
549.80M
est: 736.19M (-25.3%)
727.30M
est: 800.23M (-9.1%)
963.79M
948.08M – 979.76M
+20.4% YoY
1.03B
1.02B – 1.07B
+7.3% YoY
1.09B
1.07B – 1.12B
+5.1% YoY
1.16B
1.14B – 1.20B
+6.9% YoY
1.25B
1.23B – 1.29B
+7.8% YoY
Net Income
271.20M
est: 345.28M (-21.5%)
397.50M
est: 319.32M (+24.5%)
433.90M
est: 315.37M (+37.6%)
354.60M
est: 315.84M (+12.3%)
363.40M
est: 363.32M (+0.0%)
106.80M
est: 407.53M (-73.8%)
453.40M
est: 354.73M (+27.8%)
-56.80M
est: 337.11M (-116.8%)
204.90M
est: -23.35M (+977.4%)
126.90M
est: 211.18M (-39.9%)
264.70M
est: 334.24M (-20.8%)
703.64M
677.76M – 733.31M
+110.5% YoY
731.74M
676.07M – 824.38M
+4.0% YoY
746.06M
731.61M – 776.90M
+2.0% YoY
764.63M
749.82M – 796.24M
+2.5% YoY
886.88M
869.70M – 923.53M
+16.0% YoY
SGA
145.50M
est: 153.33M (-5.1%)
147.90M
est: 152.55M (-3.0%)
124.50M
est: 150.93M (-17.5%)
128.90M
est: 153.60M (-16.1%)
156.80M
est: 161.10M (-2.7%)
219.40M
est: 165.07M (+32.9%)
232.30M
est: 158.43M (+46.6%)
241.60M
est: 164.46M (+46.9%)
311.50M
est: 161.44M (+93.0%)
13.30M
est: 175.49M (-92.4%)
14.50M
est: 164.08M (-91.2%)
197.62M
194.40M – 200.89M
+20.4% YoY
211.99M
208.83M – 218.73M
+7.3% YoY
222.74M
219.42M – 229.82M
+5.1% YoY
238.19M
234.64M – 245.76M
+6.9% YoY
256.72M
252.90M – 264.88M
+7.8% YoY
EPS
0.40
est: 0.51 (-20.8%)
0.58
est: 0.47 (+24.2%)
0.64
est: 0.46 (+38.7%)
0.52
est: 0.46 (+12.5%)
0.53
est: 0.53 (-0.3%)
0.16
est: 0.60 (-73.2%)
0.66
est: 0.52 (+27.2%)
-0.08
est: 0.49 (-116.9%)
0.30
est: -0.03 (+978.2%)
0.19
est: 0.31 (-38.5%)
0.39
est: 0.49 (-20.2%)
1.03
0.99 – 1.07
+110.5% YoY
1.07
0.99 – 1.21
+4.0% YoY
1.09
1.07 – 1.14
+2.0% YoY
1.12
1.10 – 1.16
+2.5% YoY
1.30
1.27 – 1.35
+16.0% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-13 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-12 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-11 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-08 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-07 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-06 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-05 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-01 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-30 B- 3/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-29 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-28 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-27 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-24 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-23 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-22 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-21 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-20 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-17 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-16 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-04-15 B- 2/5 1/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
6.17B
OE per share TTM
9.02
Owner's Yield
65.56%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
380.29%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
640.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
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.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
167.7K
Shares Outstanding
742.86M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Louise Beardmore Chief Executive Officer & Director 1M female
Philip Anthony Aspin Chief Financial Officer & Director 809.0K male
Christopher Robert Laybutt Investor Relations & Clean Energy Strategy Director male
James Bullock Regulation & Compliance Director male
Matthew Hemmings Chief Operating Officer male
Mike Gauterin Customer, Technology & Security Director male
Robert Lee Head of Investor Relations male
Ruth Henshaw Head of Reward & Pensions female
Adrienne McFarland People and Health & Safety Director female
Simon Roger Gardiner General Counsel & Company Secretary male
Brendan Francis Murphy Treasurer male
ESG Score History

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