Softcat/£SCT
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About Softcat
Founded in 1993, Softcat PLC is a provider of IT infrastructure products and services. Operating primarily in the technology sector, the company offers comprehensive solutions in areas such as software licensing, client computing, data center infrastructure, and networking and security. Softcat caters to both the corporate and public sectors, enhancing IT environments for a diverse client base.
- Ticker
- £SCT
- Sector
- Business services
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 3,036
- Headquarters
- Marlow, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.softcat.com
Softcat Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£3.4B
20.97
£0.75
0.61
£0.46
2.94%
Price and volume
Market cap
£3.4B
Beta
0.61
52-week high
£21.34
52-week low
£10.83
Average daily volume
605K
Dividend rate
£0.46
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.441
Quick ratio
1.356
Long term debt to equity
0.089
Total debt to equity
0.104
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
40.12%
Interest coverage (TTM)
102.43%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
223.7
Gross margin (TTM)
31.20%
Net profit margin (TTM)
7.61%
Operating margin (TTM)
10.89%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
25.89%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£650,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
11.33%
Return on equity (TTM)
42.77%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
20.969
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.585
Price to book
8.47
Price to tangible book (TTM)
8.86
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
20.75
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.82%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.761
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.94%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
35.43%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
13.75%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
26.09%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
11.38%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
10.37%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
16.12%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
8.01%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
19.51%
What the Analysts think about Softcat
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Softcat stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Softcat stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
FY2026 gross profit rose 24.7% to £616.3m and underlying operating profit increased 19.4%, with the company saying performance was significantly ahead of its expectations. Broad growth across technology areas and customer groups suggests Softcat is still converting demand into strong profit growth. (Investegate)
Softcat says it serves only around one fifth of customers in a UK and Ireland market worth £99bn, while its average share of those customers’ spending is 20–25%. That leaves room to win new customers and sell more services to existing ones if the market continues to expand. (IT Channel Oxygen)
The planned GDT purchase would give Softcat a foothold in the large US market and broaden its offer in networking, data centres, AI infrastructure and cybersecurity. Softcat expects the deal to add high-single-digit to low-double-digit underlying EPS in its first full year. (London Stock Exchange RNS)
Softcat expects high-single-digit underlying operating-profit growth in FY2027, excluding GDT, after delivering high-teens growth in FY2026. That points to a marked slowdown in the core business after two unusually strong years. (Investegate, Investing.com)
Gross margin fell to 13.1% from 13.7% in FY2026. Softcat attributed the decline to a greater mix of lower-margin client devices and more public-sector work sold through framework agreements, which could limit profit conversion if those trends persist. (IT Channel Oxygen)
The proposed $1.05bn GDT deal brings financing and shareholder-dilution risk: Softcat raised about £354m by issuing shares and expects net-debt leverage of 1.3 times on completion. The company targets leverage below 1.0 times by July 2028, so successful integration and cash generation matter. (London Stock Exchange RNS, Investegate)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 14 Oct 2026.
Softcat Financial Performance
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Softcat Earnings Performance
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Upcoming events
Funds containing Softcat
AllGBPUSDEUR
Fund name | Fund size | £SCT weighting |
|---|---|---|
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMIG | £569M | 0.86% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.5B | 0.86% |
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £672M | 0.73% |
L&G Cyber Security£ISPY | $3.9B | 0.49% |
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Technology€STEC | €26M | 0.32% |
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