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M&G

MNG.L
62
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
346.50 GBp
+4.10 (+1.20%)
Market Cap
£8.25B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

4.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.58B (2021) → 2.46B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

M&G plc is a UK-based savings and investment company that manages money on behalf of individuals and large institutions like pension funds and insurance companies. It offers mutual funds, retirement savings products, and life insurance, primarily under the M&G Investments and Prudential-heritage brands. The company was spun off from Prudential plc in 2019 and is one of the largest asset managers in Europe, with roughly £340 billion in assets under management.

M&G earns money through management fees charged as a percentage of the assets it oversees, plus income from its life insurance and annuity business. It operates mainly in the UK and Europe, with a growing presence in Asia. Its large, established customer base and long-term insurance contracts provide some stability, but the business is sensitive to market downturns — when asset prices fall, so do the fees M&G collects. Attracting net new client money, known as net flows, remains the key challenge for sustaining revenue growth.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+98.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+119.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

25.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

£180.0B cash & investments at current burn rate

Strong grower

M&G is growing revenue at 98% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.4%
Thin — 5.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
29.5%
Exceptional — 29.5% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+79.6%
Fast-growing sales (+79.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
288%
Turns 288% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.0%
Thin free cash flow (4.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
2.24
Heavy debt load (2.24)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.44x
Adequate interest coverage (6.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
27.8x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.8

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+16.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.8 → 11.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.75%
Healthy income — 5.75% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+3.3%
Dividend growing modestly (3.3% YoY)

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