Funding Circle Holdings/£FCH
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About Funding Circle Holdings
Funding Circle Holdings is a British financial technology company that operates an online lending platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It connects SMEs seeking business loans with investors willing to provide funding. The company focuses on providing a streamlined borrowing process, leveraging technology to improve the speed and efficiency of securing loans. Founded in 2010, Funding Circle is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and operates primarily in markets such as the UK, US, Germany, and the Netherlands. Its strategic advantage lies in its data-driven approach to credit assessment and its ability to offer competitive loan terms compared to traditional banking institutions.
- Ticker
- £FCH
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 796
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.fundingcircle.com
FCH Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£580M
10.01
£0.20
0.76
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Price and volume
Market cap
£580M
Beta
0.76
52-week high
£2.52
52-week low
£1.13
Average daily volume
912K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.645
Quick ratio
1.645
Long term debt to equity
0.016
Total debt to equity
1.053
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
39.4
Gross margin (TTM)
69.82%
Net profit margin (TTM)
25.10%
Operating margin (TTM)
15.63%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-63.54%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£310,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.22%
Return on equity (TTM)
28.51%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
10.011
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.503
Price to book
2.46
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.7
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-10.15
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-9.85%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-0.2
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
44.37%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
183.36%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
22.47%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
29.41%
What the Analysts think about FCH
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Funding Circle Holdings stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Funding Circle Holdings stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
H1 2026 revenue rose 50% to £138.2m and pre-tax profit quadrupled to £24.1m. Funding Circle raised its full-year guidance to more than £255m of revenue and more than £40m of pre-tax profit. (Funding Circle)
FlexiPay and card transactions grew 71% to £640m, while their pre-tax loss narrowed to £4.5m; 31% of customers now use more than one product. New features, including card-to-bank transfers, could make the platform more useful to SMEs and deepen customer relationships. (Funding Circle, Funding Circle)
The capital-light lending model has £2.4bn of committed forward flows, and a new two-year agreement with Castlelake offers up to £500m of funding. A wider pool of institutional backers can help support further lending without Funding Circle having to fund all the loans itself. (Funding Circle, Funding Circle)
Expected credit losses rose to £15.2m from £8.4m as the FlexiPay and card book expanded, and the combined business still made a £4.5m pre-tax loss. If credit quality weakens, further growth could bring heavier costs and delay profitability. (Kalkine, Funding Circle)
Term-loan originations rely on institutional investors continuing to provide funding, so weaker appetite or less favourable terms could constrain lending and fee income. The current £2.4bn forward-flow pipeline is supportive, but it does not remove that reliance. (Kalkine, Funding Circle)
Chief executive Lisa Jacobs plans to step down by the end of September 2027, leaving a leadership transition ahead. A change at the top could distract from execution as Funding Circle scales newer products and pursues its medium-term targets. (Investing.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 1 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing FCH
Fund name | Fund size | £FCH weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £672M | 0.09% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMIG | £569M | 0.09% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.5B | 0.09% |
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