CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of CVC Capital Partners PLC stock €17.45, price €14.46, upside +20.7%, quality 75 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. 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 5, 2026.
How to read this chart
30‑month range €10.40 – €22.03 · fair‑value band €8.48 – €35.03 · the €14.46 price screens below the €17.45 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 5, 2026.
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CVC Capital Partners plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in middle market secondaries, infrastructure and credit, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, growth equity, mature, recapitalizations, strip sales, and spinouts.
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The firm makes investments in medium to large sized companies.
It seeks to invest in fintech, healthcare, industrial, Education, telecommunications, information technology, electronics, biotechnology, medical, energy, chemistry, new materials, industrial automatisms, tech-enabled businesses such as human resources software, data centers, software as a service, payments, industrial goods and services, real estate, other manufactured goods, financial services, manufacturing, services, distribution, media, retail, consumer goods, consumer services, sports, entertainment, buildings and construction, chemicals, gaming, oil and gas, and public works.
For Growth Partners, the firm seeks to invest in growth-oriented companies operating in the software and technology-enabled business services sectors.
The firm also seeks to make infrastructure investments in Europe in the following sectors: transport, public or business utilities, provision of government services, communications infrastructure, energy production and provision, and businesses providing related regulated services.
It prefers to invest in companies based in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bermuda, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Korea, Malta, Middle East, North Africa, North America, United States, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Greater China, Taiwan, America, and Europe, with a focus on France, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland.
For Asia private equity strategy, it seeks to invest in companies with enterprise value between USD 250 million and USD 1500 million. For CVC Catalyst, it seeks to invest in companies with equity investments of between "75 million ($86.36 million) and "
Stock analysis
CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC) currently trades at €14.46, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is €17.45, implying the stock looks roughly 17% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Earnings-Based group reads highest at a median of €22.41 per share, and 6 of the 11 models we run sit above the €14.46 price.
Bear case: the Growth DCF group reads lowest at €7.04, and 5 of the 11 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: €8.48 (bear) to €35.03 (bull), the price of €14.46 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 75/100 (high quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
CVC Capital Partners PLC reported revenue of €1.9B in FY2025 versus €1.2B in FY2021, a compound +11.9%/yr. Reported net income was €1.2B in FY2025, compounding −0.8%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap €15.8B Large · P/E ratio 18.8 · P/S ratio 7.89 · EPS (TTM) €0.7700 · Dividend yield 5.1% · Net margin 48.2% · Return on equity 51.1% · Return on assets (EBIT) 24.3%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 90 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 8% below its 52-week high and 39% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −16% fair-value upside, at 21%, CVC screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear€8.48Fair Value €17.45Bull€35.03
Price €14.46 · Upside +20.7%
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 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then (€0.0271 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.91/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
+19.1%
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.
+20.8%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) (mathematically smoothed) ⓘ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. Smoothed = median of all growth paths between the years of the window (trend line on the logarithm of earnings per share): a single extreme year cannot distort the rate. The reported figure stays in the tooltip.
−16.9%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−22.0%
Dividend (yield on the price)5.1%
Profit margin 2021 to 2025 ⓘ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.114% → 68%
2025 sits 195% above its own trend. The rate follows the median trend of the last 5 years, not that single year.
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes about as much growth as the company has delivered so far and more 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).
+13.3%
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.
+9.2%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (euro area: IMF forecast 2.2% a year to 2030, 2.6% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +10.8% a year for the price and +6.9% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (98 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.
AI conclusion: High margins and strong ROE stand out as financial strengths, yet sparse qualitative signals leave evidence of a durable competitive advantage thin overall.
Main risk: Peers such as Apollo and KKR could draw limited partners toward their insurance-powered structures that provide steadier long-term capital, pressuring CVC's traditional fee-based private equity model and its lumpy management fee growth from flagship funds.
Bull case: CVC could accelerate diversification into credit, secondaries, infrastructure and insurance while using AI tools internally and in portfolios to improve sourcing, due diligence and value creation, stabilizing fee streams and attracting new limited partners.
Bear case: If peers' alternative capital models gain traction and flagship fund contributions remain lumpy, CVC might face slower fundraising, higher relative costs to compete and pressure on margins in core private equity without offsetting growth.
CVC is preparing a leadership transition with co-CEOs starting in 2028, pairing a long-time internal leader with an executive from TPG. This structure could blend continuity in its credit, secondaries and infrastructure businesses with fresh input on scaling. Our models see the shares as undervalued. Will the external perspective expand its reach faster than it tests the firm's established culture?
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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.Asset Management · 593 stocks
Beats the industry median on 9/14 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score75 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+20.7% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)51.1% · Top 25%
Return on assets22.7% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)48.2% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)50.3% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)18.4% · Above median
Dividend yield (12 months)5.1% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.95× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Asset Management median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)18.8× · Pricier than median
P/B9.78× · 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.
P/S (12 months)7.89× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)26.6× · Pricier than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 5, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of €17.45 versus a price of €14.46, about +21% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of CVC?
Our model-based fair value for CVC Capital Partners PLC is €17.45 (as of Nov 5, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: €14.46.
What is the quality score of CVC?
CVC Capital Partners PLC has a Quality Score of 75/100. 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of €17.45 (as of Nov 5, 2026) from 11 valuation models. Cautious scenario €8.48, optimistic scenario €35.03. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the CVC Capital Partners PLC stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at €17.45, about +21% upside versus a price of €14.46 (undervalued). Cautious scenario €8.48, optimistic scenario €35.03. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
CVC Capital Partners PLC reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about €2.0B (latest available figure, as of Nov 5, 2026).
Does CVC Capital Partners PLC pay a dividend?
CVC Capital Partners PLC currently shows a dividend yield of 5.10% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 5, 2026).
What growth is priced into CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, CVC Capital Partners PLC would have to grow free cash flow by +13.3 % per year for five years (discount rate 8.8 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 4 years revenue grew +11.9 % per year. As of Nov 5, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of CVC use?
Our models discount CVC Capital Partners PLC at 8.8 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.91, country premium for Netherlands. 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC that is +13.3 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (8.8 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC) delivered so far?
Over the past 4 years revenue at CVC Capital Partners PLC grew +11.9 % a year. The price currently implies +13.3 % 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +5.6 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into CVC Capital Partners PLC (+13.3 % 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 3.77 %: that much free cash flow CVC Capital Partners PLC produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (8.8 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For CVC Capital Partners PLC it is €17.45 per share (as of Nov 5, 2026), against a price of €14.46. It is the blended result of 11 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is CVC Capital Partners PLC stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 5, 2026, CVC trades below its calculated fair value: price €14.46, fair value €17.45, a gap of about +21% (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 CVC?
No. The price is what the market pays today (€14.46); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (€17.45). For CVC Capital Partners PLC the two are €2.99 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is CVC Capital Partners PLC worth?
The market values CVC Capital Partners PLC at about €15.8B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 5, 2026). Per share that is €14.46; our models calculate a fair value of €17.45 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about CVC?
Our models span a range for CVC Capital Partners PLC: cautious scenario €8.48, base €17.45, optimistic €35.03 per share (as of Nov 5, 2026, price €14.46). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of CVC?
CVC Capital Partners PLC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.8 (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 €17.45 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 1.1, P/B 9.8, P/S 7.9, EV/EBITDA 14.2.
What is the PEG ratio of CVC?
The PEG ratio of CVC Capital Partners PLC is 1.11 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 5, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
Balance-sheet figures for CVC Capital Partners PLC (as of Nov 5, 2026): return on equity 51.1%, debt of 0.95 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 75/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is CVC from its 52-week high?
CVC Capital Partners PLC trades at €14.46, about 8% below its 52-week high of €15.69 and 39% above the low of €10.40 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of €17.45 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to CVC Capital Partners PLC?
From the same area (Financial Services) we also value Blackstone Inc, Brookfield Corporation, KKR & Co, Apollo Global Management, 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 5, 2026: price €14.46, calculated fair value €17.45 (+21%), Quality Score 75/100, 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 CVC calculated?
We run CVC Capital Partners PLC 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 €17.45, 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 15.5% above its aggregate fair value. CVC Capital Partners PLC currently trades 17% 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was €14.46. Our model-based fair value is €17.45, about +21% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with CVC Capital Partners PLC right now?
The model range is unusually wide (€8.48 to €35.03). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution. For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Key figures of CVC Capital Partners PLC
How large is the market capitalisation of CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
The market capitalisation of CVC Capital Partners PLC is €15.8B. 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
The price-to-sales ratio of CVC Capital Partners PLC is 7.89 (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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
Earnings per share at CVC Capital Partners PLC are €0.7700 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 18.8). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
The dividend yield of CVC Capital Partners PLC is 5.1% (payout 95.9%). 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
The net margin of CVC Capital Partners PLC is 48.2% (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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
The return on equity (ROE) of CVC Capital Partners PLC is 51.1% (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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of CVC Capital Partners PLC is 24.3% (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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
The operating margin of CVC Capital Partners PLC is 50.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
Revenue at CVC Capital Partners PLC is growing +18.4% versus a year earlier (3y avg +20.8%). 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 CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC)?
Earnings per share at CVC Capital Partners PLC are growing +0.1% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does CVC Capital Partners PLC (CVC) carry?
The net debt of CVC Capital Partners PLC is €1.1B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 1.8 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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