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Mitie Group

MTO.L
48
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Mitie Group is a UK-based company that manages buildings and facilities for other businesses and public organizations. Its services include cleaning, security, engineering maintenance, and energy management. Customers range from government departments and hospitals to large private companies, making Mitie one of the largest facilities management providers in the United Kingdom.

Mitie earns money through long-term service contracts, where clients pay regular fees to have Mitie handle day-to-day building operations. The company operates almost entirely in the UK, with annual revenues of roughly £4 billion, and its competitive position rests on the scale and breadth of services it can bundle together for large clients. Thin operating margins, around 3-4%, mean profitability is sensitive to rising labor and energy costs, which remain the key risk the business faces as it tries to grow its higher-margin technology and energy-transition services.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-25.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

8.4%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£133M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Mitie Group is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
11.3%
Thin — 11.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.4%
Thin — 3.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.3%
Exceptional — 20.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+10.5%
Steady sales growth (+10.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-21.2%
Earnings shrinking (-21.2% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
302%
Turns 302% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.8%
Thin free cash flow (3.8%)

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
0.70
Moderate — manageable debt (0.70)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.72x
Adequate interest coverage (5.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
32.3x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 32.3

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+21.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (32.3 → 11.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.16%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.16% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+27.5%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (27.5% YoY)

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