PZ Cussons PLC PZCUY

Consumer StaplesPersonal & Household Products & ServicesUnited Kingdom

Last close 2.53 USD on Nov 2, 2026, +67.4% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating C Rank 97 of 174 in Consumer Staples

Growth D 132 of 174
Valuation D 137 of 174
Quality C 113 of 174
Revisions C 81 of 174
Momentum B 35 of 174

Wall Street consensus Buy (2.00)Average target 1.74 USD −31.3%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 557M
Enterprise value: 619M
52-week range: 1.65 – 3.42
3-year range: 1.42 – 3.54
Dividend yield: 4.32%
Beta (5 years): –
Shares outstanding: 429M
Next earnings: Feb 10, 2027

About the company

PZ Cussons plc is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in the consumer goods business. The principal activities of the Company and its subsidiaries are the manufacture and distribution of soaps, detergents, toiletries, beauty products, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, edible oils, fats and spreads and nutritional products. Its Europe & the Americas and Asia Pacific segments are engaged in the sale of hygiene, beauty, and baby products. Its Africa segment is engaged in the sale of hygiene, beauty, and baby products as well as electrical products. Its Central segment comprises the activities of its in-house fragrance business. Its hygiene brands include Joy, Carex, Imperial Leather, Original Source, Premier Cool, Haier Thermocool, Morning Fresh, and others. Its beauty brands include St.Tropez, Sanctuary Spa, Fudge Professional, Charles Worthington, Fudge Urban, and Venus for You. The Company’s baby brands are Rafferty’s Garden, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, and Cussons Kids.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends May 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	729	692	672	816	747	–
Revenue growth	5.4%	2.8%	−17.6%	9.3%	−12.9%	−3.2%
EPS (basic, normalized)	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.14	0.13	–
EPS growth	−4.2%	−5.6%	−22.3%	1.6%	–	–
Gross margin	40.5%	40.2%	39.8%	39.2%	38.4%	39.6%
Net margin	3.7%	−1.1%	−10.8%	5.5%	8.5%	1.2%
ROE	8.7%	−2.5%	−17.9%	8.9%	13.0%	2.0%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	–
Current ratio	–
Long-term debt (mil)	–
Net debt (mil)	–
Total equity (mil)	–
Net debt / equity	–
Net debt / EBITDA	–

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
2026 actual	729	+5.4%	0.9x	96.9	−0.1%	6.4x	0.10	−4.2%	26.5x
2027	754	+3.5%	0.8x	99.8	+3.1%	6.2x	0.10	+5.5%	25.1x
2028	790	+4.8%	0.8x	99.8	0.0%	6.2x	0.11	+10.4%	22.7x
2029	820	+3.7%	0.8x	103	+3.3%	6.0x	0.12	+10.8%	20.5x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
2027	754	0.0%	−0.1%	−0.6%	0.10	0.0%	−3.8%	−3.1%
2028	790	0.0%	+0.8%	−0.3%	0.11	0.0%	−5.0%	−5.4%
2029	820	0.0%	+0.7%	+1.8%	0.12	0.0%	−2.6%	−2.6%

Earnings surprises

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
	FQ-9	FQ-8	FQ-7	FQ-6	FQ-5	FQ-4	FQ-3	FQ-2	FQ-1	FQ0
Sales reported (mil)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sales mean (mil)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Surprise	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
EPS reported	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
EPS mean	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Surprise	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

FQ0 is the most recent reported quarter, FQ-1 the one before, and so on.

Peer comparison Personal & Household Products & Services

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
PZCUY PZ Cussons PLC	557M	–	3.7%	1.74x	25.1x	22.7x	6.2x	6.2x
ODC Oil-Dri Corporation of America	1.0B	–	11.0%	3.39x	–	–	–	–
ODD ODDITY Tech Ltd.	978M	2.11x	13.7%	5.02x	45.7x	17.5x	42.6x	18.9x
MATW Matthews International Corp	621M	2.82x	−1.6%	1.28x	54.3x	30.6x	7.2x	6.5x
CSV Carriage Services Inc	555M	4.11x	12.2%	1.99x	10.4x	9.5x	8.1x	7.6x
KLC KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.	243M	2.52x	−4.1%	0.52x	17.3x	9.5x	4.8x	4.4x
Mean		2.89x	5.8%	2.32x	30.5x	18.0x	13.8x	8.7x
Median		2.67x	7.4%	1.87x	25.1x	17.5x	7.2x	6.5x

Technical analysis

1M+11.3%
3M+67.4%
1Y+67.4%
3Y−22.2%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, PZ Cussons PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Total revenue	729	692	672	816	747	857
Cost of revenue	433	413	405	496	460	521
Gross profit	295	278	268	320	287	337
Selling, general & administrative expenses	215	214	207	238	209	244
Research & development	–	–	–	–	–	–
Interest expense (income), operating	−21.5	−2.3	−9.3	−9.3	−8.3	−8.0
Unusual expense (income)	−15.2	38.5	177	16.9	1.6	−4.1
Other operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	117	28.1	−107	74.2	83.9	105
Net interest income (expense)	−12.9	−18.8	−17.6	0	−1.6	−3.4
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other non-operating income (expense)	0.3	−0.5	2.3	2.6	0	0
Net income before taxes	104	8.7	−122	76.9	82.3	102
Provision for taxes	65.9	15.7	−30.7	19.2	16.8	41.6
Minority interest	−11.6	−0.8	18.9	−12.4	−2.1	0
Equity in affiliates	–	–	–	–	–	–
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	26.6	−7.8	−72.6	45.3	63.4	60.0
Extraordinary items	–	–	–	0	−2.3	−73.3
Net income	26.6	−7.8	−72.6	45.3	61.1	−13.4
EBIT, normalized	80.1	65.8	91.7	97.1	81.1	81.1
EBITDA, normalized	96.9	82.0	114	126	110	115
Basic EPS, normalized	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.14	0.13	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, PZ Cussons PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	69.9	60.7	65.4	320	207	124
Receivables	135	161	126	141	129	172
Total inventory	106	94.2	87.3	140	141	129
Prepaid expenses	–	–	–	8.2	6.7	6.5
Other current assets	0.1	0.5	0	1.2	0.9	1.4
Total current assets	311	316	279	611	484	434
Property, plant & equipment	74.7	76.7	67.5	100.0	116	136
Goodwill	26.1	26.1	69.7	70.1	76.1	61.5
Intangibles	331	316	286	319	344	349
Long-term investments	1.6	13.5	8.4	72.6	66.5	59.4
Note receivable	4.3	9.3	41.7	0	1.5	2.4
Other long-term assets	51.1	70.8	75.2	57.2	97.3	66.9
Total assets	800	828	828	1,229	1,186	1,109
Liabilities
Accounts payable	101	97.6	101	105	99.5	82.7
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accrued expenses	117	105	93.6	108	93.4	123
Short-term debt	0	0	8.0	0	0.1	0
Current portion of long-term debt	97.3	76.7	3.1	2.1	3.7	4.4
Other current liabilities	56.9	44.5	35.7	46.4	49.9	68.1
Total current liabilities	373	323	242	262	247	278
Long-term debt	23.6	155	217	326	237	180
Minority interest	10.6	−8.3	−9.0	33.0	31.8	26.7
Other liabilities	77.9	62.4	69.6	116	136	123
Total liabilities	485	532	519	737	652	608
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	–	–	–	–	–	–
Common stock	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.3	5.4	6.1
Additional paid-in capital	–	–	–	–	–	–
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	552	546	551	643	616	620
Treasury stock	−39.2	−43.1	−43.9	−45.9	–	–
Other equity	−204	−213	−204	−110	−87.4	−125
Total equity	315	296	309	492	534	501
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	800	828	828	1,229	1,186	1,109

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, PZ Cussons PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Operating activities
Net income	104	8.7	−122	76.9	80.1	23.2
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	16.8	16.3	22.0	23.8	24.4	29.3
Deferred taxes	–	–	–	–	–	–
Non-cash items	−26.1	38.1	40.3	−10.4	−9.7	57.1
Changes in working capital	−54.9	−31.5	76.3	−29.0	−31.4	−37.8
Cash from operations	40.0	31.6	16.4	61.2	63.5	71.8
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−8.2	−9.3	−7.8	−8.3	−10.3	−12.6
Other investing cash flows	106	10.2	23.6	32.6	3.2	16.5
Cash from investing	97.4	0.9	15.8	24.3	−7.2	3.8
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	–	−0.5	−1.0	−6.7	−0.6	−1.8
Cash dividends paid	−20.3	−20.3	−27.9	−33.3	−32.1	−34.5
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−112	−17.8	−111	93.9	66.3	−18.5
Cash from financing	−132	−38.6	−140	53.9	33.5	−54.8
Foreign exchange effects	3.6	−2.3	−154	−24.0	6.8	−7.2
Net change in cash	9.2	−8.3	−261	115	96.6	13.5
Free cash flow	31.8	22.3	8.7	52.9	53.2	59.1

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