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United Utilities Group PLC (UU)

Rank #17 of 100 - Utilities - UK Equities

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United Utilities Group PLC

UU.L·Utilities·Market Cap £10.0b

Rank #17 of 100

Data from Excel Model · 100 Stocks Analysed

£13.59

+12.81% YTD

Target: £14.60(+7.5%)

52W: £10.72 - £14.97

Score Analysis

United Utilities Group PLC is ranked #17 out of 100 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

54/100

Average Score

Liquidity

Excellent4/100

Valuation

Weak64/100

Profitability

Excellent19/100

Solvency

Weak89/100

Asset Efficiency

Fair53/100

Mkt Trading

Weak63/100

Technical

Weak89/100

1. Valuation

Score: 64/100

Is UU undervalued compared to its peers and fair value metrics?

1/5

valuation criteria met

✓

FY26e P/E Ratio

12.5xRank 32/100

✗

FY27e P/E Ratio

12.2xRank 42/100

✗

Price-to-Book

4.00xRank 63/100

✗

Price-to-Tangible Book

4.23xRank 45/100

✗

EV/EBITDA

11.7xRank 60/100

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E

15.7x

Price-to-Earnings

FY26e P/E

12.5x

Forward estimate

FY27e P/E

12.2x

Forward estimate

P/B Ratio

4.00x

Price-to-Book

P/TBV

4.23x

Price-to-Tangible Book

EV/EBITDA

11.7x

Enterprise Value

FY26e EV/EBITDA

11.8x

Forward estimate

FY27e EV/EBITDA

11.8x

Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price

£13.59

Consensus Target

£14.60

Potential

+7.5%

Target

Bloomberg Median Target: £14.89

2. Profitability

Score: 19/100

How profitable is UU relative to its peers?

0/6

profitability criteria met

✗

TTM Profit Margin

22.4%Rank 70/100

–

Current ROE

22.2%

–

Current ROA

N/A

✗

FY26e EPS

1.08Rank 46/100

–

TTM EPS

1.06

–

Net Income Growth

N/A

Profit Margin

22.4%

ROE

22.2%

FY27e ROE

22.0%

ROA

N/A

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 89/100

How strong is UU's balance sheet and financial position?

1/4

solvency criteria met

–

Debt-to-Equity

512.7%

–

Interest Coverage

N/A

✓

Debt/EBITDA

Rank 12Rank 12/100

–

Altman Z-Score

0.92

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio

2.54

Healthy

Cash Ratio

2.55

Debt/Equity

513%

FCF Margin

-0.2%

Altman Z-Score

0.92

Distress Zone

01.812.995+

4. Asset Efficiency

Score: 53/100

How efficiently does UU deploy its assets and intellectual capital?

0/2

asset efficiency criteria met

–

Intangible/Asset

Intangible assets as a proportion of total assets — lower indicates more tangible, capital-efficient operations

N/A

–

R&D/Sales

Research & development spend relative to revenue — balanced R&D investment signals sustainable growth

N/A

Overall Asset Efficiency Rank

Rank within sector peers#53/100

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What This Measures

Intangible/Asset — a lower ratio suggests the company's value is backed by tangible assets rather than goodwill or intangibles, reducing balance sheet risk.

R&D/Sales — captures the proportion of revenue reinvested into research and development, indicating innovation intensity and future growth investment.