Vesuvius plc (VSVS) Fair Value & Analysis
Basic Materials · GB · Market cap 1.1B GBX
Fair value as of: Jul 20, 2026
From 24 valuation models · updated 20 days ago
Fair value updated Jul 20, 2026, revised from £3.25 to £4.12 (+26.7%) since Jul 19, 2026. Share price −7.1% over the past month.
A solid business, currently priced close to our fair value.
What matters now
- The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (£4.18). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
- The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 20, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £2.50 – £5.37 · fair‑value band £2.99 – £4.18 · the £4.48 price screens above the £4.12 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 20, 2026.
Analysis
Vesuvius plc (VSVS) currently trades at £4.48, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £4.12, implying the stock looks roughly 8.2% fairly valued today. The Quality Score stands at 58/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: medium).
Over the trailing twelve months, Vesuvius plc generated revenue of £1.8B at a net margin of 2.9%. Revenue grew 2.1% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 5.2%. Net debt stands at £451M. Fundamentals as of Jul 20, 2026
Our scenario range runs from £2.99 (bear case) to £4.18 (bull case); at £4.48, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at -7% fair-value upside, at -8%, VSVS screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 24 models by family
Widest divergence: Multiples (£4.45) versus DCF Models (£1.92). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).
Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 20, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 55 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 50
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
Vesuvius plc provides molten metal flow engineering and technology services to steel and foundry casting industries worldwide. It operates through Steel Flow Control, Steel Advanced Refractories, Steel Sensors & Probes, and Foundry segments.
Full company description
Vesuvius plc provides molten metal flow engineering and technology services to steel and foundry casting industries worldwide. It operates through Steel Flow Control, Steel Advanced Refractories, Steel Sensors & Probes, and Foundry segments. The company offers feeder sleeves and risers, including insulating, exothermic insulating, and highly exothermic sleeves, as well as boards, lids, and powders. It also provides coatings for sand moulds and cores comprising high-production foundry jobbing, foundry coating equipment, and speciality foundry coatings; filters and gating systems for steel, iron, and nonferrous castings; metal treatment products; refractory linings and flow control products, such as furnace linings, ladle linings, and stoppers and nozzles for iron and steel foundries; die coatings for permanent mould casting; and crucibles and retorts under the Salamander and Noltina brands. In addition, the company offers organic and inorganic mould and core binder systems, including self-setting binders, ester-setting silicates, gas-setting binders, and heat-setting resins, as well as ancillary products comprising release and parting agents, glues and sealants, and sand additives. Further, it provides foundry services and support. The company was formerly known as Vesuvius Technologies plc and changed its name to Vesuvius plc in October 2012. Vesuvius plc was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Vesuvius plc reported revenue of £1.8B in FY2025 versus £1.6B in FY2021, a compound +2.4%/yr. Reported net income was £52.2M in FY2025, compounding −15.4%/yr from FY2021.
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Peer Group
Steel · 378 stocks
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.
Valuation Multiples vs Steel median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
Similar stocks
10 more Steel stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate (as of Jul 20, 2026).
| Stock | Price | Fair Value | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Steel Limited TTST | $0.2010 | $0.2000 | -0% |
| JSW Steel Limited JSWSTEEL | ₹1,227 | ₹1,140 | -7% |
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co 600019 | ¥5.89 | ¥8.07 | +37% |
| China Steel Corporation 2002A | 38.55 TWD | 8.74 TWD | -77% |
| POSCO Holdings 005490 | 313,500 KRW | 155,270 KRW | -50% |
| Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, SID | 13,670 ARS | 15,940 ARS | +17% |
| Jindal Steel Limited JINDALSTEL | ₹1,028 | ₹545.12 | -47% |
| Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited LLOYDSME | ₹1,844 | ₹1,098 | -40% |
| Gerdau S.A GGBN | 83.50 MXN | 42.64 MXN | -49% |
| Ternium S.A TXR | 17,780 ARS | 27,210 ARS | +53% |
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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