Groupe Canal Plus/£CAN
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About Groupe Canal Plus
- Ticker
- £CAN
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 15,000
- Headquarters
- Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
- Website
- www.canalplusgroup.com
CAN Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£2.5B
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-£0.08
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£0.02
0.75%
Price and volume
Market cap
£2.5B
52-week high
£3.27
52-week low
£1.84
Average daily volume
480K
Dividend rate
£0.02
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.963
Quick ratio
0.662
Long term debt to equity
0.882
Total debt to equity
0.924
Interest coverage (TTM)
6.78%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,045.43
Gross margin (TTM)
47.20%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-1.08%
Operating margin (TTM)
9.64%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
78.99%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£462,730
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.66%
Return on equity (TTM)
1.13%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.358
Price to book
0.69
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.91
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
29.258
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.42%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.087
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.75%
Forward dividend yield
0.75%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
29.59%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-11.32%
Bulls say / Bears say
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and exceptional items rose 19.1% YoY to €433 m in H1 2026, demonstrating enhanced profitability post-MultiChoice consolidation. (Reuters)
Subscriber acquisitions at MultiChoice surged 40% YoY in H1 2026, with June marking the strongest month of new sign-ups in South Africa in a decade. (Reuters)
The group captured €122 m of synergies from the MultiChoice acquisition by end-June 2026, achieving nearly half of its €250 m full-year target ahead of schedule. (Reuters)
Net debt climbed to €1.997bn as of 31 December 2025 following the MultiChoice acquisition, increasing leverage and refinancing risk. (LSE RNS)
In Europe, H1 2026 revenue declined 1.2% YoY to €2.26 bn, reflecting stagnant demand in its core markets. (Reuters)
Content Production, Distribution & Other segment Adjusted EBIT before exceptionals fell 8.3% YoY to €28 m in H1 2026, indicating margin pressure in studio operations. (Reuters via TradingView)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 24 Aug 2026.
Upcoming events
No upcoming events
Funds containing CAN
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | £CAN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | £6.7B | 0.02% |
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