Kistos PLC (KIST) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 2, 2026: fair value of Kistos PLC £5.96, price £3.17, upside +88.0%, quality 43 out of 100. 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, dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 4, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £0.9320 – £6.65 · fair‑value band £4.03 – £8.23 · the £3.17 price screens below the £5.96 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 4, 2026.
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Kistos Holdings Plc focuses on development and production of gas and other hydrocarbon reserves in the United Kingdom, Norway, and the Netherlands. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Stock analysis
Kistos PLC (KIST) currently trades at £3.17, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £5.96, implying the stock looks roughly 46.8% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of £5.71 per share, and 8 of the 10 models we run sit above the £3.17 price.
Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at £2.66, and 2 of the 10 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: £4.03 (bear) to £8.23 (bull), the price of £3.17 sits below 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 43/100 (below-average quality), in the Energy sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue is shrinking: the last year, the last three and the last five years are all negative.
Kistos PLC reported revenue of $217M in FY2025 versus $104M in FY2021, a compound +20.3%/yr. Reported net income was −$1.9M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap 264M GBX · P/E ratio 13.8 · P/S ratio 0.78 · EPS (TTM) £0.2300 · Net margin −0.9% · Return on equity 56.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 12.4% · Operating margin 48.3%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 38 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 5% below its 52-week high and 115% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Energy peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at 88%, KIST screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear £4.03Fair Value £5.96Bull £8.23
Price £3.17 · Upside +88.0%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 9 months old). Earnings retained since then (£0.1752 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.Evidence ⓘEvidence = 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.36/100
Revenue is shrinking: the last year, the last three and the last five years are all negative.
Revenue growth 1 year
−1.9%
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.
−19.2%
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Profit margin (trend) ⓘ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.
68.2% (2021) → −4.7% (2025)
What shareholders gained per year ⓘWe only publish this rate when it is defensible. Reason: fiscal 2025 is a loss year, no rate is defined from a loss
not computed
Growth Forecast
Price in line with expectations
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and about what 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).
+13.2%
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.
+13.5%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (figures in USD, USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +10.6% a year for the price and +10.9% 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.Oil & Gas E&P · 279 stocks
Beats the industry median on 8/12 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score43 · Below median
Fair Value upside+88.0% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)56.3% · Top 25%
Return on assets6.1% · Above median
Net margin (TTM)7.4% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM)48.3% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth141.1% · Top 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity3.09× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Oil & Gas E&P median · lower = cheaper
P/E (TTM)13.8× · Cheaper than median
P/B8.12× · 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.
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Cite: Fair Value Calculator (2026). "Kistos PLC Fair Value". https://www.fairvalue-calculator.com/stock/KIST
Frequently asked questions
Is Kistos PLC (KIST) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Oct 4, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of £5.96 versus a price of £3.17, about +88% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of KIST?
Our model-based fair value for Kistos PLC is £5.96 (as of Oct 4, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: £3.17.
What is the quality score of KIST?
Kistos PLC has a Quality Score of 43/100. 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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of £5.96 (as of Oct 4, 2026) from 10 valuation models. Cautious scenario £4.03, optimistic scenario £8.23. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Kistos PLC stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at £5.96, about +88% upside versus a price of £3.17 (undervalued). Cautious scenario £4.03, optimistic scenario £8.23. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Kistos PLC (KIST)?
Kistos PLC reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $337M (latest available figure, as of Oct 4, 2026).
What growth is priced into Kistos PLC (KIST)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Kistos PLC would have to grow free cash flow by +13.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.3 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 4 years revenue grew +20.3 % per year. As of Oct 4, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of KIST use?
Our models discount Kistos PLC at 10.3 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.46, 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 Kistos PLC that is +13.2 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.3 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Kistos PLC (KIST) delivered so far?
Over the past 4 years revenue at Kistos PLC grew +20.3 % a year. The price currently implies +13.2 % 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 Kistos PLC (KIST) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +11.1 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Kistos PLC (+13.2 % 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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 5.83 %: that much free cash flow Kistos PLC produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.3 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Kistos PLC (KIST)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Kistos PLC it is £5.96 per share (as of Oct 4, 2026), against a price of £3.17. It is the blended result of 10 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Kistos PLC stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Oct 4, 2026, KIST trades below its calculated fair value: price £3.17, fair value £5.96, a gap of about +88% (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 KIST?
No. The price is what the market pays today (£3.17); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (£5.96). For Kistos PLC the two are £2.79 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Kistos PLC worth?
The market values Kistos PLC at about 264M GBX (market capitalisation, as of Oct 4, 2026). Per share that is £3.17; our models calculate a fair value of £5.96 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about KIST?
Our models span a range for Kistos PLC: cautious scenario £4.03, base £5.96, optimistic £8.23 per share (as of Oct 4, 2026, price £3.17). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of KIST?
Kistos PLC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.8 (as of Oct 4, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of £5.96 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: P/B 8.1, P/S 1.0, EV/EBITDA 1.4.
How solid is the balance sheet of Kistos PLC (KIST)?
Balance-sheet figures for Kistos PLC (as of Oct 4, 2026): return on equity 56.3%, debt of 3.09 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 43/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is KIST from its 52-week high?
Kistos PLC trades at £3.17, about 5% below its 52-week high of £3.32 and 115% above the low of £1.48 (as of Oct 2, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of £5.96 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Kistos PLC?
From the same area (Energy) we also value ConocoPhillips explores for,, CNOOC Limited, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, EOG Resources, 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 Kistos PLC stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Oct 4, 2026: price £3.17, calculated fair value £5.96 (+88%), Quality Score 43/100, from 10 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 KIST calculated?
We run Kistos PLC through 10 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 £5.96, 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 15.0 % above its aggregate fair value. Kistos PLC currently trades 47 % 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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
The closing price on Oct 2, 2026 was £3.17. Our model-based fair value is £5.96, about +88% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Kistos PLC right now?
The large discount to fair value meets weak quality (43/100). That raises the risk this is a value trap rather than a bargain. The price is below even our cautious bear case (£4.03). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. A fairly wide model range (£4.03 to £8.23) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Key figures of Kistos PLC
How large is the market capitalisation of Kistos PLC (KIST)?
The market capitalisation of Kistos PLC is 264M GBX. 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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Kistos PLC is 0.78 (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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
Earnings per share at Kistos PLC are £0.2300 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 13.8). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of Kistos PLC (KIST)?
The net margin of Kistos PLC is −0.9% (fiscal year 2025). 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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Kistos PLC is 56.3% (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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Kistos PLC is 12.4% (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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
The operating margin of Kistos PLC is 48.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Kistos PLC (KIST)?
Revenue at Kistos PLC is growing +141% versus a year earlier (3y avg −19.2%). 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 Kistos PLC (KIST)?
Earnings per share at Kistos PLC are growing −74.9% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Kistos PLC (KIST) carry?
The net debt of Kistos PLC is $117M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 5.8 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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