Irish Continental Group (IRCUF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 2, 2026: fair value of Irish Continental Group $8.57, price $8.91, upside -3.8%, quality 67 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? No
- Good quality? Yes
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Irish Continental Group
IRCUF · USNeutralThe stock looks roughly fairly valued with average quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $2.30 – $9.10 · fair‑value band $4.91 – $13.07 · the $8.91 price screens above the $8.57 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
Company profile
Irish Continental Group plc operates as a maritime transport company in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. It operates through two segments, Ferries, and Container and Terminal. The Ferries segment provides ferry services carrying passengers and roll on roll off freight on short sea routes; and chartering services.
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Irish Continental Group plc operates as a maritime transport company in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. It operates through two segments, Ferries, and Container and Terminal. The Ferries segment provides ferry services carrying passengers and roll on roll off freight on short sea routes; and chartering services. The Container and Terminal segment provides door-to-door and feeder lift on lift off freight services under the Eucon brand; stevedoring; and other related terminal services, as well as operates container terminals in the ports of Dublin and Belfast. It provides container shipping, ship leasing, administration, and container handling services. The company also operates ferry; acts as a shipping and forwarding agents; and engages in non-trading activities. Irish Continental Group plc was founded in 1972 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Stock analysis
Irish Continental Group (IRCUF) currently trades at $8.91, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $8.57, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 4.0%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $10.54 per share, and 10 of the 24 models we run sit above the $8.91 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $1.44, and 14 of the 24 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $4.91 (bear) to $13.07 (bull), the price of $8.91 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 67/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Irish Continental Group reported revenue of €666M in FY2025 versus €335M in FY2021, a compound +18.8%/yr. Reported net income was €74.9M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $1.5B · P/E ratio 16.8 · P/S ratio 1.89 · EPS (TTM) $0.5300 · Dividend yield 1.8% · Net margin 11.2% · Return on equity 24.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) 9.3%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 48 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 2% below its 52-week high and 42% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at 57% fair-value upside, at −4%, IRCUF screens richer than that median.
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Of which business quality 65 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 80
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