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Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK) fair value: what the stock is really worth

As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd ZAR 17.77, price ZAR 19.14, upside -7.2%, quality 32 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.

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Consumer Cyclical · ZA · ISIN ZAE000005443

PN Pick N Pay Stores Ltd logo Some data Sep 24, 2026

Pick N Pay Stores Ltd

PIK · JSE

Low PriorityFair Value upside is limited and quality is weak.

·Fair value R17.77 · Fairly valued (−7%)
!Quality 32/100
!Mixed Growth (revenue 5y +5.4 %/yr)
!Loss-making · -0.6% net margin (TTM)
✓Low debt · generates free cash flow
!Trails peers (4/12)
!Narrow moat 21/100
!Evidence only medium, so the estimate is less certain
!Weak on valuation: 24 out of 100
!Weak on dividend: 10 out of 100

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Price vs Fair Value

R61.34 R16.75 Fair Value R17.77 Jun 2021 Sep 2026

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 R16.75 – R61.34 · fair‑value band R17.77 – R25.70 · the R19.14 price screens above the R17.77 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.

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Company profile

Pick n Pay Stores Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail of food, health and beauty products, general merchandise, clothing, liquor, and additional value-added-services in South Africa and Rest of Africa. It owns and franchises hypermarkets, supermarkets, clothing stores, liquor stores, superstores, build stores, and express stores.

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Pick n Pay Stores Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail of food, health and beauty products, general merchandise, clothing, liquor, and additional value-added-services in South Africa and Rest of Africa. It owns and franchises hypermarkets, supermarkets, clothing stores, liquor stores, superstores, build stores, and express stores. The company also offers its products online. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Stock analysis

Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK) currently trades at R19.14, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is R17.77, implying the stock looks roughly 7.7% fairly valued today.

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Valuation

Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of R57.03 per share, and 13 of the 16 models we run sit above the R19.14 price.

Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at R8.72, and 3 of the 16 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.

Scenario range: R17.77 (bear) to R25.70 (bull), the price of R19.14 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 32/100 (below-average quality), in the Consumer Cyclical sector.

Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.

Pick N Pay Stores Ltd reported revenue of 123B ZAR in FY2026 versus 99.6B ZAR in FY2022, a compound +5.4%/yr. Reported net income was −728M ZAR in FY2026.

Key figures

Market cap 14.1B ZAC · P/S ratio 0.11 · EPS (TTM) R−0.9900 · Dividend yield 0.5% · Net margin −0.6% · Return on equity −1.8% · Return on assets (EBIT) 4.5% · Operating margin 2.2%.

Competitive moat

Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 32 out of 100 (medium confidence).

What moves the price

The share trades about 41% below its 52-week high and 7% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.

For context, the median of 10 Consumer Cyclical peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at −7%, PIK screens richer than that median.

Fair Value models

Bear R17.77 Fair Value R17.77 Bull R25.70
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. 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. 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.
Highest evidence
FCF DCF R41.86 R58.24 R79.89 81
Growth DCF R42.14 R56.43 R74.18 80
Owner Earnings R41.02 R57.03 R78.20 77
All 16 models by family
DCF Models
FCF DCF R41.86 R58.24 R79.89 81
Owner Earnings R41.02 R57.03 R78.20 77
5Y Revenue Exit R31.07 R42.86 R57.35 73
5Y EBITDA Exit R55.34 R87.95 R125.76 75
10Y Revenue Exit R34.62 R45.77 R59.85 68
10Y EBITDA Exit R49.26 R74.28 R107.26 68
Earnings-Based
EPV R20.60 R22.84 R24.71 74
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM R0.7500 R1.35 R1.86 68
DDM Multi-Stage R0.7500 R1.15 R1.45 67
Multiples
EV/EBIT R34.96 R45.22 R55.48 66
EV/EBITDA R72.38 R95.11 R117.84 67
EV/Revenue R24.93 R33.82 R42.71 54
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) R6.51 R8.72 R13.02 54
Growth DCF
Growth DCF R42.14 R56.43 R74.18 80
Rev-Margin DCF R31.07 R43.34 R57.53 73
Economic Profit
ROIC Compounder R21.50 R25.07 R28.92 72

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Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 32/100

Of which business quality 34 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 36

Profitability 34
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 48
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 17
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 50
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 63
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 74
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 28
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 6
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 0
Share count: buybacks or dilution?

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Revenue & earnings trend

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. 42/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
+1.3%
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.
+4.3%
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.
+5.4%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +5.4% a year
Revenue growth 25 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.
+8.7%
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.
2.9% (2021) → 1.4% (2026)
What shareholders gained per year ⓘWe only publish this rate when it is defensible. Reason: fiscal 2026 is a loss year, no rate is defined from a loss
not computed

Growth Forecast

Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less 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).
+0.8%
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.
+6.7%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (South Africa: IMF forecast 3.3% a year to 2030, 4.9% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −2.4% a year for the price and +3.4% for the forecasts.
Forecast 2027 (sales)+4.1%
Forecast 2028 (sales)+8.7%
Projected 2029 (sales)+7.8%
Projected 2030 (sales)+7.0%
Projected 2031 (sales)+6.2%

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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.Department Stores · 119 stocks

Beats the industry median on 4/11 measures
Overall it trails its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score 32 · Bottom 25%
Fair Value upside −7% · Below median
Profitability
Return on assets 2% · Above median
Net margin (TTM) −1% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM) 2% · Bottom 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth −2% · Below median
Dividend yield (TTM) 0.5% · Bottom 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity 0.02× · Lowest 25%

Valuation Multiplesvs Department Stores median · lower = cheaper

P/B 0.09× · Cheapest 25%
P/FCF 0.7× · Cheaper than median
PEG 115.61× · Priciest 25%

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
This stock
VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
Sector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)24 · sector 44
FUTURE (revenue growth)0 · sector 0
PAST (return on equity)0 · sector 16
HEALTH (low debt)99 · sector 95
DIVIDEND (yield)10 · sector 46

Context: sector, industry, market

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

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Frequently asked questions

Is Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 24, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of R17.77 versus a price of R19.14, about −7% upside (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of PIK?
Our model-based fair value for Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is R17.77 (as of Sep 24, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: R19.14.
What is the quality score of PIK?
Pick N Pay Stores Ltd has a Quality Score of 32/100. 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of R17.77 (as of Sep 24, 2026) from 16 valuation models. Cautious scenario R17.77, optimistic scenario R25.70. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Pick N Pay Stores Ltd stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at R17.77, about −7% upside versus a price of R19.14 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario R17.77, optimistic scenario R25.70. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
Pick N Pay Stores Ltd reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about 123B ZAR (latest available figure, as of Sep 24, 2026).
Does Pick N Pay Stores Ltd pay a dividend?
Pick N Pay Stores Ltd currently shows a dividend yield of about 0.51% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 24, 2026).
What growth is priced into Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Pick N Pay Stores Ltd would have to grow free cash flow by +0.8 % per year for five years (discount rate 13.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +5.4 % per year. As of Sep 24, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of PIK use?
Our models discount Pick N Pay Stores Ltd at 13.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.20, country premium for South Africa. 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd that is +0.8 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (13.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Pick N Pay Stores Ltd grew +5.4 % a year. The price currently implies +0.8 % 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +2.6 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (+0.8 % 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 9.27 %: that much free cash flow Pick N Pay Stores Ltd produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (13.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Pick N Pay Stores Ltd it is R17.77 per share (as of Sep 24, 2026), against a price of R19.14. It is the blended result of 16 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Pick N Pay Stores Ltd stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 24, 2026, PIK trades above its calculated fair value: price R19.14, fair value R17.77, a gap of about −7% (fairly valued). 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 PIK?
No. The price is what the market pays today (R19.14); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (R17.77). For Pick N Pay Stores Ltd the two are R1.38 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Pick N Pay Stores Ltd worth?
The market values Pick N Pay Stores Ltd at about 14.1B ZAC (market capitalisation, as of Sep 24, 2026). Per share that is R19.14; our models calculate a fair value of R17.77 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about PIK?
Our models span a range for Pick N Pay Stores Ltd: cautious scenario R17.77, base R17.77, optimistic R25.70 per share (as of Sep 24, 2026, price R19.14). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the PEG ratio of PIK?
The PEG ratio of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is 115.61 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Sep 24, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
Balance-sheet figures for Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (as of Sep 24, 2026): return on equity −1.8%, debt of 0.02 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 32/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is PIK from its 52-week high?
Pick N Pay Stores Ltd trades at R19.14, about 41% below its 52-week high of R32.52 and 7% above the low of R17.97 (as of Sep 23, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of R17.77 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Pick N Pay Stores Ltd?
From the same area (Consumer Cyclical) we also value Falabella S.A, Dillard's, Inc, 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings, Cencosud S.A, 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 24, 2026: price R19.14, calculated fair value R17.77 (−7%), Quality Score 32/100, from 16 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 PIK calculated?
We run Pick N Pay Stores Ltd through 16 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 R17.77, 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 14.0 % above its aggregate fair value. Pick N Pay Stores Ltd itself currently trades above fair value. 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
The closing price on Sep 23, 2026 was R19.14. Our model-based fair value is R17.77, about −7% upside (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Pick N Pay Stores Ltd right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. The price sits in the lower half of our model range, the side with the larger margin of safety. Read the verdict with care: some models are missing inputs, so the estimate scatters more than usual.

Key figures of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd

How large is the market capitalisation of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
The market capitalisation of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is 14.1B ZAC. 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is 0.11 (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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
Earnings per share at Pick N Pay Stores Ltd are R−0.9900. Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
The dividend yield of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is 0.5%. 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
The net margin of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is −0.6% (fiscal year 2026). 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is −1.8% (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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is 4.5% (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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
The operating margin of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is 2.2% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
Revenue at Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is growing −2.4% versus a year earlier (3y avg +4.3%). 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 Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK)?
Earnings per share at Pick N Pay Stores Ltd are growing −22.4% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Pick N Pay Stores Ltd (PIK) carry?
The net debt of Pick N Pay Stores Ltd is 15.5B ZAC (fiscal year 2026, ≈ 11.9 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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