Computershare Ltd (CPU) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Computershare Ltd stock A$41.95, price A$42.43, that is 1.1% below the price, quality 83 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 11 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range A$14.17 – A$43.29 · fair‑value band A$24.60 – A$57.58 · the A$42.43 price screens above the A$41.95 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 3, 2026.
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Computershare Limited provides issuer, corporate trust, employee share plans and voucher, communication and utilities, technology and operations, and mortgage and property rental services.
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It offers issuer services, including register maintenance, corporate actions, stakeholder relationship management, corporate governance, and related services; corporate trust comprises trust and agency services; mortgage and property rental services, including tenancy bond protection services; and employee share plans and voucher services comprising administration and related services for employee share and option plans, and childcare voucher administration services.
The company also provides communication services and utilities operations consisting of document composition and printing, intelligent mailing, inbound process automation, scanning, and electronic delivery.
In addition, it offers technology services, such as software solutions in share registry and financial services, and operations and shared services.
The company operates in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, Ireland, Africa, and the United States. Computershare Limited was incorporated in 1978 and is based in Abbotsford, Australia.
Stock analysis
Computershare Ltd (CPU) currently trades at A$42.43, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is A$41.95, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 1.1%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of A$41.88 per share, and 2 of the 11 models we run sit above the A$42.43 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at A$13.00, and 9 of the 11 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: A$24.60 (bear) to A$57.58 (bull), the price of A$42.43 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 83/100 (high quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Computershare Ltd reported revenue of $3.3B in FY2026 versus $2.6B in FY2022, a compound +6.5%/yr. Reported net income was $632M in FY2026, compounding +29.1%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap A$24.6B (≈ $17.3B) Large · P/E ratio 27.1 · P/S ratio 5.21 · EPS (TTM) A$1.58 · Dividend yield 2.4% · Net margin 19.2% · Return on equity 28.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 11.7%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 84 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 2% below its 52-week high and 53% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −17% fair-value upside, at −1%, CPU screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
BearA$24.60Fair Value A$41.95BullA$57.58
Price A$42.43 · Downside -1.1%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2026 figures (about 4 months old). Earnings retained since then (A$0.1944 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.85/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+5.6%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+5.8%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.6%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +5.3% a year
Revenue growth 31 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+20.8%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: EBIT basis.
+26.9%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+24.5%
Dividend (yield on the price)2.4%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.23.7% vs 14.5%, picking up
Profit margin 2021 to 2026 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.12% → 27%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2021 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Price in line with expectations
The price assumes about as much growth as the company has delivered so far and about what analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+5.4%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+3.0%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (figures in USD, USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +2.9% a year for the price and +0.6% for the forecasts.
AI conclusion: Strong reported margins and cash conversion offer modest support for advantage, yet limited public signals and insufficient evidence across most categories leave durability unclear.
Main risk: Selective investments in technology and AI may mainly increase near-term costs without delivering lasting efficiency and scalability in issuer services and employee share plans.
Computershare is pushing ahead with cloud modernisation and workflow automation to strengthen its global administration platforms and support growth in issuer services and employee share plans. Revenue in those core areas rose in the latest full year alongside selective investments in technology and AI. Will the resulting efficiency and scalability deliver lasting advantages or mainly increase near-term costs?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Capital Markets · 384 stocks
Beats the industry median on 4/14 measures
Overall it trails its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score83 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−1.1% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)28.0% · Top 25%
Return on assets12.7% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)18.9% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)30.1% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)4.4% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)2.4% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.52× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Capital Markets median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)27.1× · Priciest 25%
P/B7.55× · book value is mostly goodwill ⓘGoodwill and other intangible assets are larger than the equity. The book value mainly reflects prices paid for past acquisitions, so we do not rank this P/B against the peer group.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Computershare Ltd (CPU) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 3, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of A$41.95 versus a price of A$42.43, about 1% lower (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of CPU?
Our model-based fair value for Computershare Ltd is A$41.95 (as of Nov 3, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: A$42.43.
What is the quality score of CPU?
Computershare Ltd has a Quality Score of 83/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of A$41.95 (as of Nov 3, 2026) from 11 valuation models. Cautious scenario A$24.60, optimistic scenario A$57.58. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Computershare Ltd stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at A$41.95, about 1% lower versus a price of A$42.43 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario A$24.60, optimistic scenario A$57.58. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
Computershare Ltd reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $3.3B (latest available figure, as of Nov 3, 2026).
Does Computershare Ltd pay a dividend?
Computershare Ltd currently shows a dividend yield of 2.43% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 3, 2026).
What growth is priced into Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Computershare Ltd would have to grow free cash flow by +5.4 % per year for five years (discount rate 7.9 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +7.6 % per year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of CPU use?
Our models discount Computershare Ltd at 7.9 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.01, country premium for Australia. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Computershare Ltd that is +5.4 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (7.9 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Computershare Ltd (CPU) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Computershare Ltd grew +7.6 % a year. The price currently implies +5.4 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Computershare Ltd (CPU) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Computershare Ltd (+5.4 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 4.75 %: that much free cash flow Computershare Ltd produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (7.9 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Computershare Ltd it is A$41.95 per share (as of Nov 3, 2026), against a price of A$42.43. It is the blended result of 11 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Computershare Ltd stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 3, 2026, CPU trades above its calculated fair value: price A$42.43, fair value A$41.95, a gap of about −1% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of CPU?
No. The price is what the market pays today (A$42.43); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (A$41.95). For Computershare Ltd the two are A$0.4800 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Computershare Ltd worth?
The market values Computershare Ltd at about A$24.6B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 3, 2026). Per share that is A$42.43; our models calculate a fair value of A$41.95 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about CPU?
Our models span a range for Computershare Ltd: cautious scenario A$24.60, base A$41.95, optimistic A$57.58 per share (as of Nov 3, 2026, price A$42.43). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of CPU?
Computershare Ltd trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.1 (as of Nov 3, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of A$41.95 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 1.4, P/B 7.6, P/S 5.3, EV/EBITDA 16.2.
What is the PEG ratio of CPU?
The PEG ratio of Computershare Ltd is 1.42 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 3, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
Balance-sheet figures for Computershare Ltd (as of Nov 3, 2026): return on equity 28.0%, debt of 0.52 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 83/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is CPU from its 52-week high?
Computershare Ltd trades at A$42.43, about 2% below its 52-week high of A$43.29 and 53% above the low of A$27.67 (as of Nov 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of A$41.95 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Computershare Ltd?
From the same area (Financial Services) we also value Morgan Stanley, The Goldman Sachs Group, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Interactive Brokers Group, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Computershare Ltd stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 3, 2026: price A$42.43, calculated fair value A$41.95 (−1%), Quality Score 83/100, from 11 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of CPU calculated?
We run Computershare Ltd through 11 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of A$41.95, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.6% above its aggregate fair value. Computershare Ltd itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
The closing price on Nov 5, 2026 was A$42.43. Our model-based fair value is A$41.95, about 1% lower (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Computershare Ltd right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. A fairly wide model range (A$24.60 to A$57.58) leaves room in how you read the outcome. For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Where does the earnings growth of Computershare Ltd (CPU) come from?
Earnings per share at Computershare Ltd grew +11.3 % a year from 2015 to 2026. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +4.4 %, EBIT margin +7.2 %, tax rate +0.5 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −1.1 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Computershare Ltd
How large is the market capitalisation of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
The market capitalisation of Computershare Ltd is A$24.6B (≈ $17.3B). The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Computershare Ltd is 5.21 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
Earnings per share at Computershare Ltd are A$1.58 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 27.1). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
The dividend yield of Computershare Ltd is 2.4% (payout 65.2%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
The net margin of Computershare Ltd is 19.2% (fiscal year 2026). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Computershare Ltd is 28.0% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Computershare Ltd is 11.7% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
The operating margin of Computershare Ltd is 30.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
Revenue at Computershare Ltd is growing +4.4% versus a year earlier (3y avg +5.8%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Computershare Ltd (CPU)?
Earnings per share at Computershare Ltd are growing +7.4% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Computershare Ltd (CPU) carry?
The net debt of Computershare Ltd is $302M (fiscal year 2026, ≈ 0.4 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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