Smiths Group (SMIN) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What SMIN does

Smiths Group (SMIN) is an industrial technology company operating across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It is organised into four segments: John Crane, which supplies mechanical seals and power transmission couplings; Smiths Detection, which provides sensors and systems for identifying explosives, narcotics, and other threats; Flex-Tek, which makes engineered components and fluid-handling hosing; and Smiths Interconnect, which delivers specialised electronic connectors and radio frequency devices for secure connectivity applications. The company serves general industrial, safety and security, energy, and aerospace markets. Formerly known as Smiths Industries, it adopted its current name in 2000 and was founded in 1851.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 28.16 GBP, up 2.14% today, with a 52-week range of 20.88 – 28.48 GBP and a 18.5% gain over the past year.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 57.5 compares the share price to the last twelve months' earnings per share of 0.49 GBP, while the forward P/E ratio of 19.8 uses expected future earnings.
• The dividend yield is 1.72%, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 15, 2026, and 95% of earnings paid out as dividends.
• The beta of 0.74 suggests the stock has historically moved less than the overall market.
• Market capitalisation of 7.95B GBP reflects the total value of all outstanding shares.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 47.1% indicates the proportion of financing that comes from debt relative to shareholders' equity.
• Return on equity of 6.7% shows how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' capital.
• The price-to-book ratio of 548.93 compares the market price to the book value per share, a figure that can be unusually high when book value is low relative to the share price.

What to watch

Investors tracking SMIN may look at its position among peers such as Intertek (ITRK), Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR), and Halma plc (HLMA), which also operate in the London Stock Exchange's Industrials space. The upcoming earnings release on Sep 22, 2026 will be a key date for updated financials. Because the company operates across multiple geographies and sectors, factors such as currency movements, industrial demand cycles, and regulatory changes in safety and security markets can influence its performance. The high price-to-book ratio and elevated trailing P/E are worth comparing against sector averages, which can be explored through the London Stock Exchange stocks listing.