Kainos Group (KNNNF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 2, 2026: fair value of Kainos Group $18.54, price $16.85, upside +10.0%, quality 84 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Kainos Group
KNNNF · USQuality WatchlistQuality growthA strong company, but the current price is close to Fair Value.
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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 $7.57 – $25.07 · fair‑value band $11.29 – $24.30 · the $16.85 price screens below the $18.54 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
Company profile
Kainos Group plc engages in the provision of digital technology services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Americas, Central Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Digital Services, Workday Services, and Workday Products segments.
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Kainos Group plc engages in the provision of digital technology services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Americas, Central Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Digital Services, Workday Services, and Workday Products segments. The Digital Services segment develops and supports custom digital service platforms for public, commercial, and healthcare sectors. The Workday Services segment provides consulting, project management, integration, and post-deployment services for Workday's software suite, which includes cloud-based software for finance, HR, and planning products. The Workday Products segment develops various products comprising Smart Test, an automated testing platform; Smart Audit, a compliance monitoring tool; Smart Shield, a data-masking tool that ensures sensitive data remains controlled when Workday environments are made available to broader internal or external teams.; Employee Document Management, a HR document storage, automation, and compliance for Workday; and Genie, a Workday-focused automated testing product. The company also engages in the property business; software development activities; and provision of software services. It serves the financial services, insurance, payment, education, life sciences and healthcare industries, as well as government. Kainos Group plc was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Belfast, the United Kingdom.
Stock analysis
Kainos Group (KNNNF) currently trades at $16.85, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $18.54, implying the stock looks roughly 9.1% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $14.57 per share, and 3 of the 26 models we run sit above the $16.85 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at $2.97, and 23 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $11.29 (bear) to $24.30 (bull), the price of $16.85 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 84/100 (high quality), in the Technology sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Kainos Group reported revenue of £432M in FY2026 versus £303M in FY2022, a compound +9.3%/yr. Reported net income was £42.6M in FY2026, compounding +4.5%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap $2.0B · P/E ratio 35.9 · P/S ratio 3.53 · EPS (TTM) $0.4700 · Dividend yield 1.8% · Net margin 9.9% · Return on equity 35.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) 19.6%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 52 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 3% below its 52-week high and 85% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −8% fair-value upside, at 10%, KNNNF screens cheaper than that median.
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