- £11.74bn
- £12.48bn
- £2.33bn
- 95
- 12
- 89
- 77
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 26.02 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 1.94 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 15.51% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 1.91% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 10.75 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | n/a | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 25.87 | ||
| Price to Sales | 5.04 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 22.78 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | 18.74% | ||
| Return on Equity | 25.84% | ||
| Operating Margin | 19.38% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 30th Sep | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | 1,903 | 1,846 | 1,947 | 2,184 | 2,332 | 2,537.48 | 2,767.65 | 3.79% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +0.93 | -17.11 | -6.16 | +38.37 | +12.34 | +18.75 | +13.46 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
The Sage Group plc is a United Kingdom-based company, which provides cloud business management solutions, supporting small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) globally. It provides accounting, financial, human resources (HR) and payroll technology for SMBs. Its segments include North America, United Kingdom, Ireland, Africa and APAC (UKIA) and Europe. Its products include Sage Accounting, Payroll software, Sage Intacct, Sage X3, Sage HR, Sage People, Sage Earth, Sage Ai, Payments and Banking, and Sage Network. The Sage Accounting product is designed to enable small businesses operating in any industry, as well as accountants and bookkeepers, to manage their customer data, accounts and people all in one cloud native solution. The Sage Intacct product helps organizations thrive in the digital world with cloud native solutions across accounting, planning, analytics and payroll. It also delivers a supply chain execution (SCE) solution that provides SMBs across their entire supply chains.
Directors
- Andy Duff NEC
- Stephen Hare CEO (60)
- Jonathan Howell CFO
- Lee Perkins COO
- Amanda Cusdin CHO (42)
- Aaron Harris CTO
- Cath Keers CMO
- Victoria Bradin GCN (42)
- Derk Bleeker OTH
- Sue Goble OTH
- Sangeeta Anand NID
- John Bates NID
- Jonathan Bewes NID
- Annette Court NID (59)
- Drummond Hall NID (70)
- Derek Harding NID (43)
- Irana Wasti NID
- Last Annual
- September 30th, 2024
- Last Interim
- September 30th, 2024
- Incorporated
- March 16th, 1988
- Public Since
- December 14th, 1989
- No. of Employees
- 10,996
- Sector
- Software & IT Services
- Industry
- Technology
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 980,523,099
- Address
- C23-5 & 6 Cobalt Park Way, Cobalt Park, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE28 9EJ
- Web
- https://www.sage.com/
- Phone
- +44 1912943000
- Contact
- James Sandford
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young LLP
Latest News for SGE
Upcoming Events for SGE
Half Year 2025 Sage Group PLC Earnings Release
Q3 2025 Sage Group PLC Trading Statement Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 23:02 UTC, shares in Sage are trading at 1,197.50p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Sage last closed at 1,197.50p and the price had moved by +3.19% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Sage share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +0.36% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Sage is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Sage dividend yield is 1.71% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Sage paid a total dividend of £0.20, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 1.71%. We do not have any data on when Sage is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Sage is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Sage shares is currently 1.71%.
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As of the previous close price of 1,197.50p, shares in Sage had a market capitalisation of £11.74bn.
Here are the trading details for Sage:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: SGE
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Sage is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Sage is 1,371.95p. That is 14.57% above the last closing price of 1,197.50p.
Analysts covering Sage currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.43 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Sage. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +17.41%.
As of the last closing price of 1,197.50p, shares in Sage were trading +3.71% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Sage PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 26.02. The shares last closed at 1,197.50p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Sage's management team is headed by:
- Andy Duff - NEC
- Stephen Hare - CEO
- Jonathan Howell - CFO
- Lee Perkins - COO
- Amanda Cusdin - CHO
- Aaron Harris - CTO
- Cath Keers - CMO
- Victoria Bradin - GCN
- Derk Bleeker - OTH
- Sue Goble - OTH
- Sangeeta Anand - NID
- John Bates - NID
- Jonathan Bewes - NID
- Annette Court - NID
- Drummond Hall - NID
- Derek Harding - NID
- Irana Wasti - NID