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Halma vs Itochu: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Halma (HLMA) and Itochu (ITOCF) compare, as of Sep 22, 2026.

As of Sep 22, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Itochu as the more attractively valued of the two: Halma trades at £35.80 versus a fair value of £24.75 (-31%), while Itochu trades at $14.87 versus $14.94 (+0%).
Halma
HLMA.LSE · GBX · Information Technology
-31%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£35.80
Fair Value£24.75
Quality69/100
Itochu
ITOCF · USD · Industrials
+0%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$14.87
Fair Value$14.94
Quality55/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

HalmaItochu
Valuation
37.1×P/E (TTM)17.5×
7.20×P/S (TTM)—
8.57×P/B—
30.8×EV/EBITDA—
2.96×PEG2.27×
−30.9%Fair value upside+0.5%
0.7%Dividend yield2.3%
£0.25Dividend per share$42.00
Profitability
21%Operating margin5%
1.07×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.68×
18%Return on equity14%
10%Return on assets3%
Growth
15%Revenue growth (YoY)4%
11.7%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)2.3%
14.4%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)7.6%
+13.5%Value creation/yr+16.2%
Balance & size
14.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)6.6×
0.35×Debt / equity0.44×
$19BMarket cap$82B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
Valuation multiples (P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA) are shown but not scored here: the two companies sit in different sectors, and multiples only compare fairly between similar business models. PEG stays scored, as it relates the P/E to growth.

Halma leads: 7 to 4 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Halmaof which business quality 68 · market factors 44 Itochuof which business quality 52 · market factors 71
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
60
44
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
58
28
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
67
48
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
77
42
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
65
67
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
62
60
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
38
68
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
33
90
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
97

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyHalmaPrice £35.80ItochuPrice $14.87
DCF Models-27%below the price£26.28+16205%above the price$2,425
Earnings-Based-44%below the price£20.19+11791%above the price$1,768
Dividend Discount-88%below the price£4.18n/a
Multiples-38%below the price£22.18+16461%above the price$2,463
Asset-Based-89%below the price£3.85+4175%above the price$636
Growth DCF-42%below the price£20.79+10326%above the price$1,550
Economic Profit-76%below the price£8.68+7630%above the price$1,149
Minimum-89%below the price£3.85+4175%above the price$636
Maximum-27%below the price£26.28+16461%above the price$2,463
Median-44%below the price£20.19+11059%above the price$1,659
Geometric mean-67%below the price£11.92+10070%above the price$1,512

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Halma: 13 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.

Itochu: 0 of 11 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Halma
Price £35.80
Fair Value £24.75
Bear £10.66Bull £34.50
Itochu
Price $14.87
Fair Value $14.94
Bear $8.61Bull $22.41

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Halma · Information Technology

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-31% · below median

Itochu · Industrials

Quality score55 · above median
Fair value upside+0% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 22, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Itochu as the more attractively valued of the two: Halma trades at £35.80 versus a fair value of £24.75 (-31%), while Itochu trades at $14.87 versus $14.94 (+0%).

Halma has the higher quality score (69/100).

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Halma · Itochu

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.