Galliford Try PLC (GFRD) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Galliford Try PLC stock £8.78, price £7.00, upside +25.4%, quality 72 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 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 5, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £1.15 – £7.23 · fair‑value band £6.58 – £10.97 · the £7.00 price screens below the £8.78 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 5, 2026.
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Galliford Try Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction business in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Building and Infrastructure, and Investments segments.
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It engages in the construction of buildings for private and public sector clients in health, education, custodial and judicial, and defense markets, as well as serves residential and commercial clients. The company also builds, designs, and maintains highways and environment related construction.
In addition, it operates building projects through public-private partnerships and co-development opportunities. Further, the company offers asset intelligence, investment, facilities management, and digital infrastructure services.
Galliford Try Holdings plc was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Uxbridge, the United Kingdom.
Stock analysis
Galliford Try PLC (GFRD) currently trades at £7.00, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £8.78, implying the stock looks roughly 20% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of £13.07 per share, and 17 of the 26 models we run sit above the £7.00 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at £2.94, and 9 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: £6.58 (bear) to £10.97 (bull), the price of £7.00 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 72/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Galliford Try PLC reported revenue of £1.9B in FY2026 versus £1.2B in FY2022, a compound +11.8%/yr. Reported net income was £41.2M in FY2026, compounding +59.9%/yr from FY2022. FY2022 was a trough year, so the rate overstates the trend.
Key figures
Market cap £723M Small · P/E ratio 17.5 · P/S ratio 0.37 · EPS (TTM) £0.3991 · Dividend yield 3.4% · Net margin 2.1% · Return on equity 32.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 3.6% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 51 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 3% below its 52-week high and 49% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −42% fair-value upside, at 25%, GFRD screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear£6.58Fair Value £8.78Bull£10.97
Price £7.00 · Upside +25.4%
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 (£0.0592 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.84/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+3.0%
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.
+11.5%
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.
+11.4%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: −2.5% a year
Revenue growth 40 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.
+8.2%
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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.
≈ +49.0%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year≈ +45.6%
Dividend (yield on the price)3.4%
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.base effect: 45.6% / −9.7%
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.1% → 3%
⚠ Revenue per share shrinking 4.4%/yr over ~10Y (margins eroding too) ⓘStructural-decline marker: revenue PER SHARE has fallen over the last decade (robust median trend, not a single year). Backtested across 2005 to 2017, such businesses trailed the market by about 2.5 percentage points per year. Display only: it does not change the fair value or the quality score.
⚠ Base effect: the rate starts in the earnings trough around 2021 (starting value 0.061 per share, median 0.90 in 2016 to 2019). It measures the recovery from the trough, not lasting growth.
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than 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).
−11.9%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
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.
+3.5%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (UK: IMF forecast 2.3% a year to 2030, 3.3% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −13.9% a year for the price and +1.1% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (41 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Neutral
Recent news coverage is roughly neutral, about typical for how stocks are covered.
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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.Engineering & Construction · 791 stocks
Beats the industry median on 8/13 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score72 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+25.4% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)32.0% · Top 25%
Return on assets4.8% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)2.1% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)2.8% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)4.6% · Above median
Dividend yield (12 months)3.4% · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Engineering & Construction median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)17.5× · Pricier than median
P/B5.34× · Priciest 25%
P/S (12 months)0.37× · Cheapest 25%
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)8.9× · Cheaper than median
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Is Galliford Try PLC (GFRD) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 5, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of £8.78 versus a price of £7.00, about +25% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of GFRD?
Our model-based fair value for Galliford Try PLC is £8.78 (as of Nov 5, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: £7.00.
What is the quality score of GFRD?
Galliford Try PLC has a Quality Score of 72/100. 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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of £8.78 (as of Nov 5, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario £6.58, optimistic scenario £10.97. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Galliford Try PLC stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at £8.78, about +25% upside versus a price of £7.00 (undervalued). Cautious scenario £6.58, optimistic scenario £10.97. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
Galliford Try PLC reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about £1.9B (latest available figure, as of Nov 5, 2026).
Does Galliford Try PLC pay a dividend?
Galliford Try PLC currently shows a dividend yield of 3.36% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 5, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Galliford Try PLC pays a dividend of £0.235 per share a year, a dividend yield of 3.4%. The last ex-dividend date was Nov 5, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 1993. The payout ratio is 58.8% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 3.49 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Galliford Try PLC would have to grow free cash flow by -11.9 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.3 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +11.4 % per year. As of Nov 5, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of GFRD use?
Our models discount Galliford Try PLC at 10.3 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.44, country premium for United Kingdom. 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 Galliford Try PLC that is -11.9 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (10.3 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Galliford Try PLC (GFRD) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Galliford Try PLC grew +11.4 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of -11.9 % per 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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Galliford Try PLC (-11.9 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 11.18 %: that much free cash flow Galliford Try PLC produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.3 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Galliford Try PLC it is £8.78 per share (as of Nov 5, 2026), against a price of £7.00. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Galliford Try PLC stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 5, 2026, GFRD trades below its calculated fair value: price £7.00, fair value £8.78, a gap of about +25% (undervalued). 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 GFRD?
No. The price is what the market pays today (£7.00); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (£8.78). For Galliford Try PLC the two are £1.78 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Galliford Try PLC worth?
The market values Galliford Try PLC at about £723M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 5, 2026). Per share that is £7.00; our models calculate a fair value of £8.78 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about GFRD?
Our models span a range for Galliford Try PLC: cautious scenario £6.58, base £8.78, optimistic £10.97 per share (as of Nov 5, 2026, price £7.00). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of GFRD?
Galliford Try PLC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.5 (as of Nov 5, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of £8.78 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 8 fiscal years (2017 to 2026), reported earnings, FY2026 ex one-offs: 13.0. Other multiples: P/B 5.3, P/S 0.4, EV/EBITDA 9.1.
How solid is the balance sheet of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
Balance-sheet figures for Galliford Try PLC (as of Nov 5, 2026): return on equity 32.0%. They feed the Quality Score of 72/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is GFRD from its 52-week high?
Galliford Try PLC trades at £7.00, about 3% below its 52-week high of £7.23 and 49% above the low of £4.71 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of £8.78 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Galliford Try PLC?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value Quanta Services, Inc, Vinci SA, Larsen & Toubro Limited, Comfort Systems USA, Inc, 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 Galliford Try PLC stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 5, 2026: price £7.00, calculated fair value £8.78 (+25%), Quality Score 72/100, from 26 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 GFRD calculated?
We run Galliford Try PLC through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of £8.78 builds on their evidence-weighted average, 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 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Galliford Try PLC currently trades 20% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. 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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was £7.00. Our model-based fair value is £8.78, about +25% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Galliford Try PLC right now?
Solid quality (72/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality. The price sits in the lower half of our model range, the side with the larger margin of safety. The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Where does the earnings growth of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD) come from?
Earnings per share at Galliford Try PLC grew −10.9 % a year from 2015 to 2026. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share −5.6 %, EBIT margin −8.7 %, tax rate +0.6 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +2.9 %. 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 Galliford Try PLC
How large is the market capitalisation of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
The market capitalisation of Galliford Try PLC is £723M. 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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Galliford Try PLC is 0.37 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
Earnings per share at Galliford Try PLC are £0.3991 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 17.5). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
The dividend yield of Galliford Try PLC is 3.4% (payout 58.9%). 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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
The net margin of Galliford Try PLC is 2.1% (last twelve months). 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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Galliford Try PLC is 32.0% (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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Galliford Try PLC is 3.6% (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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
The operating margin of Galliford Try PLC is 2.8% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
Revenue at Galliford Try PLC is growing +4.6% versus a year earlier (3y avg +11.5%). 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 Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)?
Earnings per share at Galliford Try PLC are growing +27.4% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Galliford Try PLC (GFRD) hold?
Galliford Try PLC holds more cash than debt, £211M net (fiscal year 2026). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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