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Computacenter
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
4,877.00 p
▲(21.74% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/10/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial resilience (low leverage) alongside strong revenue growth, tempered by 2025 profitability and cash flow weakening. Technicals add support due to a clear uptrend, while valuation meaningfully detracts given the elevated P/E and only moderate dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong revenue growth
Sustained top-line expansion, including a very large revenue step-up in 2025, increases scale and market reach. Durable revenue growth supports cross-selling of higher-value services, strengthens vendor negotiating leverage, and underpins the ability to win large multi-year outsourcing contracts over time.
Negative Factors
Margin compression
Material margin deterioration in 2025 indicates pricing pressure or higher cost of delivery. Persistent compression would erode returns on projects, limit reinvestment capacity, and reduce the payoff from revenue growth, making it harder to improve operating leverage and long-term profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong revenue growth
Sustained top-line expansion, including a very large revenue step-up in 2025, increases scale and market reach. Durable revenue growth supports cross-selling of higher-value services, strengthens vendor negotiating leverage, and underpins the ability to win large multi-year outsourcing contracts over time.
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Computacenter (CCC) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£4.67B
Dividend Yield2.43%
Average Volume (3M)256.63K
Price to Earnings (P/E)36.8
Beta (1Y)0.75
Revenue Growth32.01%
EPS Growth-7.80%
CountryUK
Employees20,217
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryInformation Technology Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.21
Shares Outstanding106,243,935
10 Day Avg. Volume181,886
30 Day Avg. Volume256,633
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-4.39
Price to Book (P/B)3.42
Price to Sales (P/S)0.33
P/FCF Ratio11.23
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
£4,647.00Price Target Upside16.00% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)2.16
Revenue Forecast (FY)£11.14B
Computacenter Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Computacenter plc, established in 1981 and based in Hatfield, United Kingdom, operates as a prominent provider of information technology (IT) infrastructure and operational services. The company's extensive global footprint includes operations acr...
How the Company Makes Money
Computacenter makes money through a mix of product-led technology sourcing and higher-value recurring services. (1) Technology Sourcing revenue: The company earns revenue by procuring and reselling third-party IT products and services to customers...
Computacenter Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
84
Very Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 9.19B | 6.96B | 6.92B | 6.47B | 5.03B |
| Gross Profit | 1.13B | 1.03B | 1.04B | 936.20M | 860.20M |
| EBITDA | 340.20M | 268.20M | 363.00M | 349.70M | 346.20M |
| Net Income | 153.70M | 170.80M | 197.60M | 182.80M | 185.30M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 4.06B | 3.37B | 3.06B | 3.28B | 2.71B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 628.50M | 489.60M | 471.20M | 275.10M | 285.20M |
| Total Debt | 202.30M | 136.90M | 127.60M | 157.90M | 189.90M |
| Total Liabilities | 3.17B | 2.55B | 2.11B | 2.41B | 1.97B |
| Stockholders Equity | 897.90M | 810.20M | 941.70M | 865.70M | 740.50M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 273.80M | 398.10M | 375.50M | 206.10M | 192.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 295.60M | 417.10M | 410.60M | 241.60M | 222.30M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -37.60M | -38.20M | -39.40M | -62.70M | -25.30M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -122.20M | -349.40M | -163.60M | -180.50M | -226.10M |
Computacenter Technical Analysis
Positive
4006.00
Price Trends
4166.83
Positive
3637.23
Positive
3271.27
Positive
Market Momentum
64.42
Positive
60.32
Neutral
42.46
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:CCC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 4006 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 4273.30, below the 50-day MA of 4166.83, and above the 200-day MA of 3271.27, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 64.42 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 60.32 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 42.46 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for GB:CCC.
Computacenter Risk Analysis
Computacenter disclosed 5 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Computacenter reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Computacenter Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | £3.70B | 26.54 | 45.16% | 2.05% | 68.13% | 12.44% | |
70 Outperform | £4.67B | 36.81 | 14.84% | 2.43% | 32.01% | -7.80% | |
69 Neutral | £62.78M | 36.25 | 38.65% | 2.69% | 15.70% | -4.34% | |
69 Neutral | £54.49M | 29.44 | 12.27% | ― | 27.43% | ― | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
58 Neutral | £61.87M | -98.53 | -18.74% | ― | 0.98% | 93.32% | |
54 Neutral | £203.93M | 83.12 | 4.57% | 3.01% | -31.46% | 297.44% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Computacenter Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Computacenter lifts profit outlook as strong Q2 drives order backlog surge
Positive
Jul 9, 2026
Computacenter reported a stronger than expected second quarter, building on an excellent first quarter to deliver a sharp increase in first-half profitability. The company now expects adjusted profit before tax for the first half of 2026 to be abo...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresM&A TransactionsRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Computacenter to Enter U.S. Federal IT Market With $92m Acquisition of GAI
Positive
May 28, 2026
Computacenter has agreed to acquire Government Acquisitions Inc., a Cincinnati-based value-added reseller focused on the U.S. federal government market, for an enterprise value of up to $92 million, following clearance from the Committee on Foreig...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock BuybackDividendsFinancial DisclosuresShareholder Meetings
Computacenter shareholders back all AGM resolutions and 51p dividend
Positive
May 19, 2026
Computacenter reported that all resolutions at its 19 May 2026 annual general meeting were approved by shareholders on a poll, including acceptance of the 2025 accounts and the remuneration report. Investors also backed a final dividend of 51 penc...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
Computacenter CFO Increases Stake Through Employee Sharesave Scheme
Positive
May 8, 2026
Computacenter has disclosed a share transaction by its chief financial officer, Keith Mortimer, under regulatory requirements for directors and senior managers. Mortimer acquired ordinary shares in the company through the exercise of options grant...
Other
Computacenter CEO Norris Sells Shares After Exercising Performance Options
Neutral
Apr 28, 2026
Computacenter announced that Chief Executive Officer Michael John Norris exercised nil-cost options under the company’s 2005 Performance Share Plan, acquiring 49,560 ordinary shares that were satisfied from the Computacenter Employee Benefit...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Computacenter lifts 2026 outlook after strong first-quarter surge
Positive
Apr 24, 2026
Computacenter reported an exceptionally strong first quarter, with group performance significantly ahead of last year and above internal expectations, driven by robust Technology Sourcing revenue from hyperscale customers in North America and the ...
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