Smiths Group dividend and valuation

SMIN · LSE · GBp

2,841.00 GBpChange from previous close: +0.89%Absolute change: +25.00 GBp

Close · October 5, 2026

Valuation

Smiths Group paid 46.77 GBp per share in dividends over the last 12 months (yield 1.6%). Last ex-dividend date: April 2, 2026. The P/E ratio is 57.9. The average price target of 14 analysts is 2,935.36 GBp.

Data as of October 5, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
£7.94B
Enterprise value
£6.58B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
57.9
Forward P/E
20.0
PEG
1.44
Price/book
323.4
Price/sales
4.10
EV/EBITDA
17.8
EV/revenue
3.40

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
41.7%
Operating margin
13.3%
Net margin
101.7%
ROE
6.7%
ROA
4.3%
ROIC
22.3%

Financial health

Total cash
£2.96B
Total debt
£1.23B
Debt/equity
0.47
Current ratio
2.77
Quick ratio
2.52
Altman Z-Score
3.78
Piotroski F-Score
5.00

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
46.77 GBp
Dividend yield
1.6%
Payout ratio
95.4%
Ex-dividend date
April 2, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
2,935.36 GBp
Median price target
3,050.00 GBp
High price target
3,300.00 GBp
Low price target
2,400.00 GBp
Analysts with a price target
14
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
141.83 GBp
EPS estimate, current year
117.11 GBp

Shares and trading

Beta
0.71
Average volume
1.03M
Shares outstanding
279.87M
Float
290.86M
Institutional ownership
88.5%
Insider ownership
0.8%