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XPS Pensions Group

XPS.L
73
Investment - Banking & Investment Services · Financial Services
Price
318.00 GBp
-0.50 (-0.16%)
Market Cap
£645.6M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
73
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

XPS Pensions Group is a UK-based company that helps businesses manage their pension schemes. It advises companies and pension fund trustees on how to run their retirement plans, keep them properly funded, and pay out benefits to members. The firm serves hundreds of corporate clients across the UK, making it one of the larger independent pension consultancies in the country.

XPS earns money by charging fees for consulting, actuarial work, and pension administration services — not by managing investments directly. It operates almost entirely in the UK, with revenue around £170–180 million annually. Its competitive edge comes from deep specialist expertise and long-term client relationships, since pension schemes tend to stay with the same adviser for many years. The key growth driver is the ongoing wave of UK pension schemes moving toward "buyout" — transferring liabilities to insurers — which is creating strong demand for the advisory and risk management services XPS provides.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+6.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

12.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£17M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

XPS Pensions Group is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. 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.

Share count broadly stable

+1.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 212.5M (2022) → 214.6M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
93.8%
Premium pricing power — 93.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
22.5%
Excellent — 22.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
21.6%
Exceptional — 21.6% 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
+13.3%
Fast-growing sales (+13.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-8.6%
Earnings shrinking (-8.6% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
194%
Turns 194% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
11.14x
Comfortably covers interest (11.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
24.8x
Growth-priced — P/E 24.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+11.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (24.8 → 13.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.15%
Healthy income — 4.15% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+36.4%
Dividend growing fast (36.4% YoY)

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