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Victrex plc (VCT.L)

GBp702.00 -4.00 (-0.57%)
GB LSE Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty
Address Victrex Technology Centre FY5 4QD
Thornton-Cleveleys, GB
CEO James Mathew Routh
IPO 1995-12-21
ISIN GB0009292243

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

Operating globally through its subsidiaries, Victrex plc is a specialized producer and distributor of polymer materials. The company organizes its business into two core divisions: Industrial and Medical. It concentrates on creating PEEK and PAEK polymer-based solutions, delivering both partially processed and fully manufactured components. Furthermore, Victrex offers tailored solutions for medical device producers, markets thermoplastic polymer components, and conducts trading operations. Its diverse clientele spans the automotive, aerospace, energy, industrial, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, and healthcare industries. Established in 1993, Victrex plc maintains its corporate headquarters in Thornton-Cleveleys, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp702.00 -4.00 (-0.57%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
244.1K
Beta
0.76
Float Shares
86.68M
Free Float %
99.5%
Price Performance
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-0.69% -6.46% -6.61% -18.34% -8.10% -11.60% -31.32% -61.91% -76.17% -59.20% +127.06%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
702.00
DCF (Unlevered) 1,119.04 +59.4%
DCF (Levered) 1,010.26 +43.9%

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) 38% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 2 0
Buy 3 0
Hold 6 0
Sell 1 0
Strong Sell 1 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.83
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A-
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
5 / 5
High
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
3 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Chemicals - Specialty: +4.7%
    +0.1% Q1'26: +5.6% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Chemicals - Specialty: +13.2%
    +60.0% Q1'26: -1,305.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Chemicals - Specialty: +44.1%
    +11.7% Q1'26: +14.7% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Chemicals - Specialty: +8.8%
    +12.2% Q1'26: +12.9% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Chemicals - Specialty: +5.6%
    +5.9% Q1'26: +19.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Chemicals - Specialty: +0.1%
    -0.3% Q1'26: -1.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Chemicals - Specialty: 0.18×
    0.80× Q1'26: 0.61× (vs Q1'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.75) × ERP
WACC = 91% × Ke + 9% × Kd (4.9%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 1,106.85 Current price: 702.00
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
Metric Sep 2010
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Sep 2011
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Sep 2012
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Sep 2013
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Sep 2014
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Sep 2015
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Sep 2016
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Sep 2017
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Sep 2025
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Sep 2026
12 Rev. Ana.
10 EPS Ana.
Sep 2027
12 Rev. Ana.
11 EPS Ana.
Sep 2028
11 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana.
Sep 2029
5 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Revenue
189.50M
est: 194.23M (-2.4%)
215.80M
est: 220.84M (-2.3%)
219.80M
est: 221.77M (-0.9%)
221.90M
est: 224.99M (-1.4%)
252.60M
est: 256.72M (-1.6%)
263.50M
est: 263.50M (+0.0%)
252.30M
est: 252.30M (+0.0%)
290.20M
est: 280.67M (+3.4%)
326.00M
est: 331.21M (-1.6%)
294.00M
est: 291.69M (+0.8%)
266.00M
est: 266.00M (+0.0%)
306.30M
est: 303.45M (+0.9%)
341.00M
est: 332.80M (+2.5%)
307.00M
est: 284.10M (+8.1%)
296.20M
est: 287.69M (+3.0%)
296.40M
est: 286.69M (+3.4%)
300.29M
295.04M – 305.67M
+4.7% YoY
315.03M
306.99M – 329.81M
+4.9% YoY
332.94M
331.90M – 333.97M
+5.7% YoY
336.00M
328.74M – 347.00M
+0.9% YoY
EBITDA
83.70M
est: 65.68M (+27.4%)
103.10M
est: 96.08M (+7.3%)
104.10M
est: 102.25M (+1.8%)
104.10M
est: 106.12M (-1.9%)
112.70M
est: 119.46M (-5.7%)
119.30M
est: 118.57M (+0.6%)
115.90M
est: 113.10M (+2.5%)
128.60M
est: 129.76M (-0.9%)
144.90M
est: 151.84M (-4.6%)
122.20M
est: 128.74M (-5.1%)
85.00M
est: 110.74M (-23.2%)
115.50M
est: 113.61M (+1.7%)
120.80M
est: 120.82M (0.0%)
96.00M
est: 84.41M (+13.7%)
69.70M
est: 133.54M (-47.8%)
61.10M
est: 85.18M (-28.3%)
89.22M
87.66M – 90.81M
+4.7% YoY
93.60M
91.20M – 97.99M
+4.9% YoY
98.92M
98.61M – 99.22M
+5.7% YoY
99.83M
97.67M – 103.09M
+0.9% YoY
EBIT
75.00M
est: 48.34M (+55.1%)
94.30M
est: 85.98M (+9.7%)
94.60M
est: 92.75M (+2.0%)
94.80M
est: 95.37M (-0.6%)
102.80M
est: 107.26M (-4.2%)
106.60M
est: 107.05M (-0.4%)
100.60M
est: 100.69M (-0.1%)
111.40M
est: 112.30M (-0.8%)
126.90M
est: 131.28M (-3.3%)
104.70M
est: 111.82M (-6.4%)
63.80M
est: 93.95M (-32.1%)
93.60M
est: 96.39M (-2.9%)
99.20M
est: 102.51M (-3.2%)
74.50M
est: 63.54M (+17.2%)
46.50M
est: 64.24M (-27.6%)
36.20M
est: 64.12M (-43.5%)
67.16M
65.99M – 68.37M
+4.7% YoY
70.46M
68.66M – 73.76M
+4.9% YoY
74.46M
74.23M – 74.70M
+5.7% YoY
75.15M
73.52M – 77.61M
+0.9% YoY
Net Income
54.00M
est: 34.28M (+57.5%)
71.20M
est: 61.99M (+14.9%)
71.90M
est: 70.41M (+2.1%)
72.90M
est: 72.94M (-0.1%)
80.20M
est: 83.18M (-3.6%)
83.50M
est: 84.00M (-0.6%)
82.50M
est: 79.10M (+4.3%)
99.50M
est: 92.37M (+7.7%)
110.60M
est: 117.57M (-5.9%)
92.40M
est: 97.46M (-5.2%)
54.20M
est: 83.39M (-35.0%)
73.20M
est: 85.56M (-14.4%)
76.20M
est: 72.10M (+5.7%)
61.70M
est: 30.70M (+101.0%)
17.20M
est: 29.70M (-42.1%)
27.80M
est: 37.22M (-25.3%)
34.58M
29.97M – 39.18M
-7.1% YoY
42.58M
37.86M – 45.90M
+23.1% YoY
46.91M
42.22M – 53.09M
+10.2% YoY
58.16M
56.53M – 60.64M
+24.0% YoY
SGA
6.20M
est: 75.88M (-91.8%)
6.60M
est: 52.46M (-87.4%)
51.70M
est: 52.01M (-0.6%)
39.20M
est: 52.45M (-25.3%)
45.30M
est: 61.39M (-26.2%)
48.20M
est: 63.89M (-24.6%)
43.80M
est: 58.64M (-25.3%)
56.20M
est: 64.83M (-13.3%)
63.70M
est: 83.54M (-23.8%)
52.70M
est: 71.47M (-26.3%)
47.80M
est: 63.81M (-25.1%)
53.10M
est: 65.46M (-18.9%)
59.60M
est: 69.62M (-14.4%)
70.80M
est: 59.04M (+19.9%)
71.00M
est: 59.69M (+18.9%)
65.40M
est: 59.58M (+9.8%)
62.41M
61.32M – 63.53M
+4.7% YoY
65.47M
63.80M – 68.54M
+4.9% YoY
69.19M
68.98M – 69.41M
+5.7% YoY
69.83M
68.32M – 72.11M
+0.9% YoY
EPS
0.65
est: 0.65 (-0.1%)
0.85
est: 0.84 (+0.9%)
0.86
est: 0.87 (-1.0%)
0.86
est: 0.88 (-1.9%)
0.95
est: 0.97 (-1.9%)
0.98
est: 0.97 (+0.6%)
0.97
est: 0.94 (+3.4%)
1.16
est: 1.14 (+2.1%)
1.29
est: 1.31 (-1.6%)
1.07
est: 1.08 (-1.0%)
0.63
est: 0.77 (-18.4%)
0.84
est: 0.87 (-3.9%)
0.88
est: 0.94 (-6.5%)
0.71
est: 0.35 (+101.1%)
0.20
est: 0.57 (-65.2%)
0.32
est: 0.43 (-25.9%)
0.41
0.34 – 0.45
-5.6% YoY
0.49
0.43 – 0.52
+20.5% YoY
0.56
0.48 – 0.61
+14.3% YoY
0.66
0.64 – 0.69
+18.2% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-11 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-08 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-07 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-06 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-01 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-30 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-29 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-23 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-21 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-17 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-16 A- 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
34.64M
OE per share TTM
0.40
Owner's Yield
6.78%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
87.94%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
106.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown
At a glance
Institutional holders
1
Total invested
2.92M
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 Q4
Investors holding
1
+0 vs prev Q
New positions
0
Closed positions
0
Increased
0
Reduced
0
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 WILLIAMS JONES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC. 330.5K +— (+0.0%) 2.92M -286.8K (-9.0%) 0.38% +0.006 pp 0.03% -0.004 pp GBp2,158.00 -69.6% 26 qtrs
Ownership breakdown by holder

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 83 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Global X Superdividend UCITS ETF USD SDIP.L 1.12% 10.10M 0.45%
2 Global X - SuperDividend ETF SDIV 1.12% 13.45M 0.58%
3 Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values PLC FSV.L 0.42% 7.48M 0.27%
4 Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L 0.32% 1.38M 0.05%
5 Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L 0.20% 69.4K 0.12%
6 iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L 0.19% 1.65M 0.40%
7 HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L 0.19% 128.3K 0.09%
8 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI 0.18% 4.85M 0.10%
9 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.18% 4.85M 0.10%
10 Amundi MSCI Europe Small Cap ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF Acc CEM.PA 0.18% 602.8K 0.23%

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
32.0K
Shares Outstanding
87.08M

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
James Mathew Routh Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 1M
Ian Clifford Melling Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 614.6K male
Jilly Atherton Group Human Resource Director female
John Devine Managing Director for Medical
Michael Koch Managing Director of Sustainable Solutions male
Jane Brisley General Counsel & Company Secretary female
Andrew Hanson Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications & ESG male
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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