Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 28, 2026: fair value of Polar Capital Holdings plc £12.23, price £8.38, upside +45.9%, quality 93 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 Sep 27, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £2.82 – £9.79 · fair‑value band £6.05 – £17.06 · the £8.38 price screens below the £12.23 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 27, 2026.
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Polar Capital Holdings plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to professional and institutional investors. It launches and manages equity and balanced mutual funds. The firm also launches and manages hedge funds for its clients. The firm invests in public equity markets across the globe.
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Polar Capital Holdings plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to professional and institutional investors. It launches and manages equity and balanced mutual funds. The firm also launches and manages hedge funds for its clients. The firm invests in public equity markets across the globe. The firm typically invests in companies in technology, healthcare and financial sectors. Polar Capital Holdings plc was founded in December 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan.
Stock analysis
Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR) currently trades at £8.38, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £12.23, implying the stock looks roughly 31.5% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of £12.63 per share, and 6 of the 13 models we run sit above the £8.38 price.
Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at £2.23, and 7 of the 13 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: £6.05 (bear) to £17.06 (bull), the price of £8.38 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 93/100 (high quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Polar Capital Holdings plc reported revenue of £264M in FY2026 versus £219M in FY2022, a compound +4.8%/yr. Reported net income was £58.7M in FY2026, compounding +4.7%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap 831M GBX · P/E ratio 14.3 · P/S ratio 3.17 · EPS (TTM) £0.5864 · Dividend yield 5.5% · Net margin 22.2% · Return on equity 41.2% · Return on assets (EBIT) 26.0%.
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 14% below its 52-week high and 89% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −15% fair-value upside, at 46%, POLR screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear £6.05Fair Value £12.23Bull £17.06
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 2026 figures (about 6 months old). Earnings retained since then (£0.0648 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.76/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+19.0%
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.
+12.6%
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.
+3.9%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +12.0% a year
Revenue growth 22 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.
+12.5%
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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. Basis: EBIT basis.
≈ +11.5%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+6.0%
Dividend (yield on the price)5.5%
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.4.0% vs 11.4%, slowing
Profit margin 2021 to 2026 ⓘ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.35% → 29%
Start year 2021 (pandemic)
⚠ Rate on operating basis: 2026 sits 64% above its own trend.
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).
−3.3%
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.
+12.6%
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 −5.5% a year for the price and +10.1% 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.Asset Management · 660 stocks
Beats the industry median on 9/15 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score93 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+45.9% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)41.2% · Top 25%
Return on assets20.4% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM)22.3% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM)31.1% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth28.3% · Above median
Dividend yield (TTM)5.5% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.01× · Below median
Valuation Multiplesvs Asset Management median · lower = cheaper
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Frequently asked questions
Is Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 27, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of £12.23 versus a price of £8.38, about +46% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of POLR?
Our model-based fair value for Polar Capital Holdings plc is £12.23 (as of Sep 27, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: £8.38.
What is the quality score of POLR?
Polar Capital Holdings plc has a Quality Score of 93/100. 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of £12.23 (as of Sep 27, 2026) from 13 valuation models. Cautious scenario £6.05, optimistic scenario £17.06. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Polar Capital Holdings plc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at £12.23, about +46% upside versus a price of £8.38 (undervalued). Cautious scenario £6.05, optimistic scenario £17.06. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
Polar Capital Holdings plc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about £264M (latest available figure, as of Sep 27, 2026).
Does Polar Capital Holdings plc pay a dividend?
Polar Capital Holdings plc currently shows a dividend yield of about 5.49% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 27, 2026).
What growth is priced into Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Polar Capital Holdings plc would have to grow free cash flow by -3.3 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.6 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +3.9 % per year. As of Sep 27, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of POLR use?
Our models discount Polar Capital Holdings plc at 11.6 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.93, 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc that is -3.3 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (11.6 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Polar Capital Holdings plc grew +3.9 % a year. The price currently implies -3.3 % 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.1 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Polar Capital Holdings plc (-3.3 % 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 9.30 %: that much free cash flow Polar Capital Holdings plc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.6 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Polar Capital Holdings plc it is £12.23 per share (as of Sep 27, 2026), against a price of £8.38. It is the blended result of 13 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Polar Capital Holdings plc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 27, 2026, POLR trades below its calculated fair value: price £8.38, fair value £12.23, a gap of about +46% (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 POLR?
No. The price is what the market pays today (£8.38); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (£12.23). For Polar Capital Holdings plc the two are £3.85 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Polar Capital Holdings plc worth?
The market values Polar Capital Holdings plc at about 831M GBX (market capitalisation, as of Sep 27, 2026). Per share that is £8.38; our models calculate a fair value of £12.23 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about POLR?
Our models span a range for Polar Capital Holdings plc: cautious scenario £6.05, base £12.23, optimistic £17.06 per share (as of Sep 27, 2026, price £8.38). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of POLR?
Polar Capital Holdings plc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.3 (as of Sep 27, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of £12.23 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 30.3, P/B 5.5, P/S 3.2, EV/EBITDA 8.9.
What is the PEG ratio of POLR?
The PEG ratio of Polar Capital Holdings plc is 30.26 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Sep 27, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
Balance-sheet figures for Polar Capital Holdings plc (as of Sep 27, 2026): return on equity 41.2%, debt of 0.01 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 93/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is POLR from its 52-week high?
Polar Capital Holdings plc trades at £8.38, about 14% below its 52-week high of £9.79 and 89% above the low of £4.44 (as of Sep 28, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of £12.23 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Polar Capital Holdings plc?
From the same area (Financial Services) we also value Blackstone Inc, KKR & Co, Brookfield Corporation, Apollo Global Management, 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 27, 2026: price £8.38, calculated fair value £12.23 (+46%), Quality Score 93/100, from 13 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 POLR calculated?
We run Polar Capital Holdings plc through 13 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 £12.23, 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 15.9 % above its aggregate fair value. Polar Capital Holdings plc currently trades 46 % 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
The closing price on Sep 28, 2026 was £8.38. Our model-based fair value is £12.23, about +46% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Polar Capital Holdings plc right now?
The rarer combination: high quality (93/100) AND below fair value. That earns a closer look rather than a quick verdict. The model range is unusually wide (£6.05 to £17.06). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution. For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Where does the earnings growth of Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR) come from?
Earnings per share at Polar Capital Holdings plc grew +9.1 % a year from 2015 to 2026. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +10.7 %, EBIT margin −0.7 %, tax rate −0.6 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.1 %. 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc
How large is the market capitalisation of Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
The market capitalisation of Polar Capital Holdings plc is 831M 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Polar Capital Holdings plc is 3.17 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
Earnings per share at Polar Capital Holdings plc are £0.5864 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 14.3). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
The dividend yield of Polar Capital Holdings plc is 5.5% (payout 78.4%). 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
The net margin of Polar Capital Holdings plc is 22.2% (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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Polar Capital Holdings plc is 41.2% (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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Polar Capital Holdings plc is 26.0% (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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
The operating margin of Polar Capital Holdings plc is 31.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
Revenue at Polar Capital Holdings plc is growing +28.3% versus a year earlier (3y avg +12.6%). 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 Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR)?
Earnings per share at Polar Capital Holdings plc are growing +99.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Polar Capital Holdings plc (POLR) hold?
Polar Capital Holdings plc holds more cash than debt, 147M GBX net (fiscal year 2026). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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