Celtic

CCP.L

Entertainment · Communication Services

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Mixed

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Celtic plc owns and operates Celtic Football Club, one of Scotland's most famous professional soccer teams. The club competes in the Scottish Premiership and regularly plays in European competitions like the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. Celtic is one of the two dominant clubs in Scottish football, alongside rival Rangers, and has one of the largest and most loyal fan bases in the United Kingdom.

The company earns money through matchday ticket sales, broadcast rights fees, merchandise, and player transfers. It operates primarily out of Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, and generates additional revenue when it qualifies for lucrative UEFA competitions. The club's strong brand and devoted global fan base provide some stability, but the business faces a structural challenge: Scottish league broadcast deals are far smaller than those in England or Spain, which limits revenue and makes it hard to retain top players against wealthier European clubs.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

-5.0%

Thin — -5.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-5.0%

Losing money on operations — -5.0%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-1.7%

Weak — -1.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-2.7%

Shrinking sales (-2.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-56.0%

Earnings shrinking (-56.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

30%

Weak — only 30% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-2.9%

Burning cash (-2.9%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.03

Conservative — low debt load (0.03)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.1x

no trend

Fair value — P/E 18.1

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

27.27%

no trend

Healthy income — 27.27% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

N/A

no trend

Data not available

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