Severn Trent (SVT) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What SVT does

Severn Trent (SVT) is a Utilities sector company listed on the London Stock Exchange, operating in the Utilities - Regulated Water industry. Headquartered in Coventry, United Kingdom, the company employs 11,544 people and provides water and wastewater services across the UK. It operates through two main segments — Regulated Water and Wastewater and Infrastructure Services — and also generates renewable energy from solar, wind, hydro, and crop digestion, as well as anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge and food waste. Additionally, it engages in property development and the management of surplus land sales.

Key numbers explained

• Price: 30.62 GBP — The current share price of Severn Trent on the London Stock Exchange, reflecting the market value of a single share at the time of data.
• Market Cap: 9.25B GBP — The total market value of all outstanding shares, calculated as share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding.
• Trailing P/E ratio: 24.9 — The price-to-earnings ratio based on the last 12 months of earnings, indicating how much investors pay per unit of current earnings.
• Forward P/E ratio: 12.1 — The price-to-earnings ratio based on expected future earnings, often used to gauge valuation relative to growth expectations.
• Earnings per share (trailing 12 months): 1.23 GBP — The company's net income divided by outstanding shares over the past year.
• Dividend yield: 4.12% — The annual dividend payment as a percentage of the share price, a key metric for income-focused investors.
• Ex-dividend date: May 28, 2026 — The date by which an investor must own the stock to receive the next dividend payment.
• Payout ratio: 100% — The share of earnings distributed as dividends, meaning all earnings are paid out to shareholders.
• Beta: 0.55 — A measure of the stock's volatility relative to the market; a beta below 1 indicates lower volatility than the market average.
• 52-week range: 23.81 – 33.35 — The lowest and highest trading prices over the past year.
• 52-week price change: 20.5% — The percentage change in price over the past year.
• Revenue (TTM): 2.83B GBP — Total revenue over the trailing twelve months.
• Revenue growth (YoY): 15.3% — Year-over-year revenue growth rate.
• Profit margin: 13.1% — Net income as a percentage of revenue.
• Operating margin: 28.8% — Operating income as a percentage of revenue.
• Return on equity: 20.5% — Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity.
• Debt-to-equity ratio: 596.6% — Total debt divided by shareholders' equity, indicating high leverage.
• Price-to-book: 500.82 — Market price per share relative to book value per share.
• **Next earnings date: Nov 18, 2