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
£2.3B
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-£0.07
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£0.02
0.81%
Price and volume
Market cap
£2.3B
52-week high
£3.27
52-week low
£1.84
Average daily volume
522K
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)
1,017.956
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)
£450,570
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.66%
Return on equity (TTM)
1.13%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.339
Price to book
0.64
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.84
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
27.7
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.61%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.085
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.81%
Forward dividend yield
0.81%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
29.59%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-11.32%
What the Analysts think about CAN
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Groupe Canal Plus stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Groupe Canal Plus stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Canal+ had captured €122m of MultiChoice synergies by June and remained on track for its €250m 2026 target. Adjusted EBIT excluding MultiChoice also rose 13%, pointing to improvement beyond the acquisition itself. (CANAL+ Group)
The group reported 41.2m subscribers at June, up 8.4% on a combined basis, while direct-to-consumer subscribers grew 5.1%. French-speaking Africa added more than 1m subscribers, offering growth outside its mature European base. (CANAL+ Group)
Long-term sports rights and a stronger production slate could help Canal+ attract and retain viewers. It secured South African Premier Soccer League rights and extended its exclusive French cinema release window to 2032. (CANAL+ Group)
France’s proposed plan to double VAT on pay-TV subscriptions could cost Canal+ as much as €200m a year. Passing the increase on to customers could also risk subscriber losses, while the measure remains subject to approval. (Variety)
MultiChoice’s recovery remains uncertain: its subscriber base was broadly flat, while revenue fell 2.9% and subscription revenue declined 1%. Gross customer acquisitions rose, but do not show whether the business is adding subscribers net of cancellations; detailed subscriber disclosure has also been reduced. (CANAL+ Group, TechCentral)
Canal+ identifies competition from global streaming platforms and rising costs for sports and other premium content as growing risks. If those pressures intensify, they could weaken margins and offset the savings from integration. (CANAL+ Group)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 20 Oct 2026.
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CAN Earnings Performance
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Upcoming events
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Funds containing CAN
Fund name | Fund size | £CAN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | $9B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | $9B | 0.02% |
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