Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 12, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Johnson Service Group Plc stock £1.73, price £1.48, upside +17.1%, quality 61 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 12, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £0.6818 – £1.68 · fair‑value band £1.00 – £2.45 · the £1.48 price screens below the £1.73 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 12, 2026.
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Johnson Service Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides textile rental and related services in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company provides workwear and protective wear rental; and workplace hygiene services under the Johnsons Workwear brands, as well as provides laundry services.
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It offers linen services through the Johnsons Hotel Linen; Johnsons Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Linen by Stalbridge; Johnsons Restaurant & Catering Linen by London Linen; Regency and Empire; Johnsons Belfast; and Celtic Linen brand names. The company engages in property holding activities.
Johnson Service Group PLC was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Preston Brook, the United Kingdom.
Stock analysis
Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG) currently trades at £1.48, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £1.73, implying the stock looks roughly 15% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of £2.09 per share, and 13 of the 26 models we run sit above the £1.48 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at £0.1800, and 13 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: £1.00 (bear) to £2.45 (bull), the price of £1.48 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 61/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Expensive Growth: The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Johnson Service Group Plc reported revenue of £535M in FY2025 versus £271M in FY2021, a compound +18.5%/yr. Reported net income was £37.1M in FY2025, compounding +54.0%/yr from FY2021. FY2021 was a trough year, so the rate overstates the trend.
Key figures
Market cap £561M Small · P/E ratio 16.4 · P/S ratio 1.05 · EPS (TTM) £0.0900 · Dividend yield 3.4% · Net margin 7.0% · Return on equity 13.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 24.2% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 49 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The last reported earnings sit well below what analysts expect (earnings in transition, for example after write-downs or an earnings dip); whether the stock is cheap or expensive hinges on the expected recovery actually arriving. Read the fair value with that caveat.
The share trades about 12% below its 52-week high and 22% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −13% fair-value upside, at 17%, JSG screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear£1.00Fair Value £1.73Bull£2.45
Price £1.48 · Upside +17.1%
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 (£0.0347 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.62/100
The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Revenue growth 1 year
+4.3%
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.
+11.6%
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.
+18.4%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +11.0% 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.
+4.6%
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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.
+16.9%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+13.5%
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.13.5% vs 12.6%, steady
Profit margin 2020 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.−12% → 12%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than 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).
+12.4%
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.
+1.7%
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 +9.9% a year for the price and −0.6% for the forecasts.
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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.Specialty Business Services · 244 stocks
Beats the industry median on 10/14 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score61 · Above median
Fair Value upside+17.1% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)13.3% · Above median
Return on assets6.4% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)7.0% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)10.1% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)0.2% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)3.4% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.42× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Specialty Business Services median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)16.4× · Cheaper than median
P/B2.04× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)1.05× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)14.7× · Pricier than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 12, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of £1.73 versus a price of £1.48, about +17% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of JSG?
Our model-based fair value for Johnson Service Group Plc is £1.73 (as of Nov 12, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: £1.48.
What is the quality score of JSG?
Johnson Service Group Plc has a Quality Score of 61/100. 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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of £1.73 (as of Nov 12, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario £1.00, optimistic scenario £2.45. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Johnson Service Group Plc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at £1.73, about +17% upside versus a price of £1.48 (undervalued). Cautious scenario £1.00, optimistic scenario £2.45. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
Johnson Service Group Plc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about £536M (latest available figure, as of Nov 12, 2026).
Does Johnson Service Group Plc pay a dividend?
Johnson Service Group Plc currently shows a dividend yield of 3.38% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 12, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Johnson Service Group Plc pays a dividend of £0.05 per share a year, a dividend yield of 3.4%. The last ex-dividend date was Oct 8, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since 2022. The payout ratio is 55.6% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 2.17 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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Johnson Service Group Plc would have to grow free cash flow by +12.4 % per year for five years (discount rate 12.0 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +18.4 % per year. As of Nov 12, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of JSG use?
Our models discount Johnson Service Group Plc at 12.0 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 1.06, 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 Johnson Service Group Plc that is +12.4 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (12.0 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Johnson Service Group Plc grew +18.4 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +12.4 % 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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.9 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Johnson Service Group Plc (+12.4 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 6.82 %: that much free cash flow Johnson Service Group Plc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (12.0 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Johnson Service Group Plc it is £1.73 per share (as of Nov 12, 2026), against a price of £1.48. 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 Johnson Service Group Plc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 12, 2026, JSG trades below its calculated fair value: price £1.48, fair value £1.73, a gap of about +17% (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 JSG?
No. The price is what the market pays today (£1.48); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (£1.73). For Johnson Service Group Plc the two are £0.2520 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Johnson Service Group Plc worth?
The market values Johnson Service Group Plc at about £561M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 12, 2026). Per share that is £1.48; our models calculate a fair value of £1.73 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about JSG?
Our models span a range for Johnson Service Group Plc: cautious scenario £1.00, base £1.73, optimistic £2.45 per share (as of Nov 12, 2026, price £1.48). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of JSG?
Johnson Service Group Plc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.4 (as of Nov 12, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of £1.73 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 9 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings: 20.4. Other multiples: P/B 2.0, P/S 1.0, EV/EBITDA 4.1.
How solid is the balance sheet of Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
Balance-sheet figures for Johnson Service Group Plc (as of Nov 12, 2026): return on equity 13.3%, debt of 0.42 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 61/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is JSG from its 52-week high?
Johnson Service Group Plc trades at £1.48, about 12% below its 52-week high of £1.68 and 22% above the low of £1.21 (as of Nov 12, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of £1.73 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Johnson Service Group Plc?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value Cintas Corporation, Thomson Reuters Corporation, Copart, Inc, Global Payments 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 Johnson Service Group Plc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 12, 2026: price £1.48, calculated fair value £1.73 (+17%), Quality Score 61/100, 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 JSG calculated?
We run Johnson Service Group 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 £1.73 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 14.3% above its aggregate fair value. Johnson Service Group Plc currently trades 15% 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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
The closing price on Nov 12, 2026 was £1.48. Our model-based fair value is £1.73, about +17% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Johnson Service Group Plc right now?
A fairly wide model range (£1.00 to £2.45) leaves room in how you read the outcome. 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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG) come from?
Earnings per share at Johnson Service Group Plc grew +9.3 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +8.2 %, EBIT margin +16.9 %, tax rate −0.6 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −13.1 %. 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 Johnson Service Group Plc
How large is the market capitalisation of Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
The market capitalisation of Johnson Service Group Plc is £561M. 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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Johnson Service Group Plc is 1.05 (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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
Earnings per share at Johnson Service Group Plc are £0.0900 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 16.4). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
The dividend yield of Johnson Service Group Plc is 3.4% (payout 55.6%). 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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
The net margin of Johnson Service Group Plc is 7.0% (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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Johnson Service Group Plc is 13.3% (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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Johnson Service Group Plc is 24.2% (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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
The operating margin of Johnson Service Group Plc is 10.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
Revenue at Johnson Service Group Plc is growing +0.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg +11.6%). 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 Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG)?
Earnings per share at Johnson Service Group Plc are growing +10.1% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Johnson Service Group Plc (JSG) carry?
The net debt of Johnson Service Group Plc is £159M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 4.2 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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