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Essentra plc (ESNT) Fair Value & Analysis

Basic Materials · GB · Market cap 253M GBX

EP Essentra plc ESNT · LSE
Price£0.8240
Fair Value£0.4400
Upside-46.6%
Quality95/100
Evidence: High Range £0.2800 – £0.7500

Fair value as of: Jun 24, 2026

From 24 valuation models · updated 5 days ago

Fair value updated Jun 24, 2026 — revised from £0.4300 to £0.4400 (+2.3%) since Jun 23, 2026. Share price −9.4% over the past month.

Price vs Fair Value (12 months)

£1.19 £0.8161 Fair Value £0.4400 Jun 2025 Jun 2026

12‑month range £0.8161 – £1.19 · fair‑value band £0.2800 – £0.7500 · the £0.8240 price screens above the £0.4400 fair value. As of Jun 24, 2026.

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Analysis

Essentra plc (ESNT) currently trades at £0.8240, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £0.4400 — implying the stock looks roughly 46.6% overvalued today. We read business quality at 95/100 (high quality), in the Basic Materials sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium — the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).

Over the trailing twelve months, Essentra plc generated revenue of £302M at a net margin of 0.7%. Revenue grew 4.8% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 0.8%. Net debt stands at £90.6M. Fundamentals as of Jun 24, 2026

Key figures & financial health

Revenue (TTM) 302M GBX
Revenue growth (YoY) +4.8%
Net margin 0.7%
Return on equity 0.8%
Free cash flow 5.8M GBX FY2025
P/E ratio 88.9
More key figures
Operating margin 3.9%
EPS (TTM) £0.0100
Dividend yield 2.3%
EPS growth (YoY) -81.1%
Net debt 90.6M GBX FY2025

Figures from reported company fundamentals (EODHD) · as of Jun 24, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

About the company

Essentra plc engages in the manufacturing and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded, and metal items in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers electronic products, such as cable management, PCB hardware, fiber management, cable ties and clips, and motion control and power transmissions; and fasteners, including nuts and washers, rivets and panel fastening, rods and screws, spacers and standoffs, and point of sale products. It also provides machine and hardware products comprising workholding products; feet, castors, and glides; handles, grips, and knobs, clamping handles and indexing levers; handwheels and cranks; and industrial pins, plungers, and lanyards. In addition, the company offers caps, plugs, pipe and flange protection, high temperature masking, and hose protection, as well as tube plugs, insert and glides. It serves automotive and EV charging, renewable energy, medical devices, construction and agricu…

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

Essentra plc reported revenue of £302M in FY2025 versus £302M in FY2021, a compound +0.0%/yr. Reported net income was £2.1M in FY2025, compounding −47.1%/yr from FY2021.

Revenue +0.0%/yr
FY21 £302M
FY22 £338M
FY23 £316M
FY24 £302M
FY25 £302M
Net income −47.1%/yr
FY21 £26.9M
FY22 −£35.3M
FY23 £5.4M
FY24 £10.6M
FY25 £2.1M

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Frequently asked questions

Is Essentra plc (ESNT) undervalued?
As of Jun 24, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of £0.4400 versus a price of £0.8240 — about −47% (overvalued). Model-based estimate, not financial advice.
What is the fair value of ESNT?
Our 21-model fair value for Essentra plc is £0.4400 (as of Jun 24, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is £0.8240.
What is the quality score of ESNT?
Essentra plc has a Quality Score of 95/100, measuring profitability, growth and balance-sheet strength from non-valuation factors.
What is the revenue of Essentra plc (ESNT)?
Essentra plc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about £302M (latest available figure, as of Jun 24, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of ESNT?
The net profit margin of Essentra plc is about 0.7%, meaning it keeps roughly 0.7% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.
Does Essentra plc pay a dividend?
Essentra plc currently shows a dividend yield of about 2.26% relative to its recent price (as of Jun 24, 2026).

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data — nothing guessed.

Educational research only · not financial advice · no buy/sell recommendation. Model-based estimates are not certainties; their reliability depends on data quality and assumptions.