QinetiQ Group plc

LSE:QQ. Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£2.7b

QinetiQ Group Valuation

Is QQ. undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of QQ. when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: QQ. (£5.14) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (£5.85)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: QQ. is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for QQ.?

Key metric: As QQ. is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for QQ.. This is calculated by dividing QQ.'s market cap by their current revenue.
What is QQ.'s PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.4x
SalesUK£1.89b
Market CapUK£2.70b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does QQ.'s PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for QQ. vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average2x
CHG Chemring Group
3x10.27%UK£1.5b
MRO Melrose Industries
1.9x7.50%UK£6.7b
BAB Babcock International Group
1.4x5.22%UK£7.0b
SNR Senior
1.7x3.91%UK£1.2b
QQ. QinetiQ Group
1.4x5.41%UK£2.7b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: QQ. is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the peer average (2x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does QQ.'s PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
QQ. 1.4xIndustry Avg. 2.5xNo. of Companies10PS01.63.24.86.48+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: QQ. is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (2.5x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is QQ.'s PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

QQ. PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.4x
Fair PS Ratio0.8x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: QQ. is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst QQ. forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£5.14
UK£5.45
+6.01%
10.70%UK£6.35UK£4.15n/a11
Mar ’27UK£5.05
UK£5.45
+7.90%
10.70%UK£6.35UK£4.15n/a11
Feb ’27UK£5.02
UK£5.49
+9.55%
10.80%UK£6.35UK£4.15n/a10
Jan ’27UK£4.42
UK£5.38
+21.88%
9.87%UK£6.05UK£4.15n/a9
Dec ’26UK£4.07
UK£5.55
+36.41%
10.42%UK£6.60UK£4.50n/a9
Nov ’26UK£4.79
UK£5.65
+17.83%
8.31%UK£6.60UK£4.95n/a9
Oct ’26UK£5.32
UK£5.46
+2.80%
11.89%UK£6.60UK£4.10n/a10
Sep ’26UK£4.82
UK£5.39
+11.90%
11.51%UK£6.60UK£4.10n/a10
Aug ’26UK£4.91
UK£5.35
+9.03%
12.15%UK£6.60UK£4.10n/a10
Jul ’26UK£5.05
UK£5.13
+1.76%
14.03%UK£6.60UK£4.10n/a10
Jun ’26UK£4.97
UK£4.90
-1.47%
11.30%UK£5.69UK£4.10n/a10
May ’26UK£3.97
UK£4.82
+21.16%
11.93%UK£5.70UK£3.60n/a10
Apr ’26UK£3.97
UK£4.86
+22.24%
12.02%UK£5.70UK£3.65n/a9
Mar ’26UK£4.04
UK£4.98
+23.21%
11.74%UK£5.70UK£3.65UK£5.059
Feb ’26UK£3.73
UK£5.02
+34.78%
9.74%UK£5.70UK£4.05UK£5.029
Jan ’26UK£4.15
UK£5.04
+21.22%
11.24%UK£5.70UK£4.05UK£4.429
Dec ’25UK£4.15
UK£4.95
+19.14%
11.57%UK£5.70UK£4.05UK£4.079
Nov ’25UK£4.63
UK£5.07
+9.55%
9.32%UK£5.70UK£4.20UK£4.799
Oct ’25UK£4.58
UK£5.07
+10.84%
9.32%UK£5.70UK£4.20UK£5.329
Sep ’25UK£4.82
UK£5.07
+5.32%
9.32%UK£5.70UK£4.20UK£4.829
Aug ’25UK£4.70
UK£5.01
+6.46%
9.69%UK£5.70UK£4.20UK£4.919
Jul ’25UK£4.42
UK£4.78
+8.09%
8.03%UK£5.35UK£4.20UK£5.059
Jun ’25UK£4.47
UK£4.53
+1.38%
7.50%UK£5.20UK£4.00UK£4.978
May ’25UK£3.48
UK£4.32
+23.92%
8.26%UK£4.65UK£3.52UK£3.978
Apr ’25UK£3.65
UK£4.33
+18.57%
8.41%UK£4.65UK£3.52UK£3.978
Mar ’25UK£3.74
UK£4.33
+15.90%
8.41%UK£4.65UK£3.52UK£4.048
UK£5.45
Fair Value
5.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/10 10:37
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/10 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

QinetiQ Group plc is covered by 25 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joseph CampbellBarclays
Milene KernerBarclays
George McwhirterBerenberg