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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
Man Group Plc is an independent alternative investment manager that provides a diverse range of quantitative investment strategies to a predominantly institutional client base. The firm offers both alternative and traditional long-only approaches, run on discretionary and systematic bases, across liquid and private markets in various asset classes. It operates an integrated business model encompassing back and middle office functions, centralized sales and marketing, and four specialized investment engines. Revenue primarily derives from management fees, calculated as a percentage of assets under management or net asset value, and performance fees based on returns exceeding benchmarks. Man Group Plc serves clients seeking sophisticated, data-driven solutions in the asset management sector, playing a key role in delivering innovative strategies within the financial services industry. Founded in 1783 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, it focuses on quantitative expertise to navigate complex market dynamics.
£2.98
£0.03 (-0.93%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
21.64% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 10.95%.
Revenue declined 2.0% YoY. Margins deteriorated 2.8pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
At 27x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. Free cash flow declined 67% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
26.5x earnings, 22.7x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$1.41B
▼ -2.0% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$175M
▼ -41.3% YoY
Op. Margin
21.64%
▼ -2.8pp YoY
ROIC
10.95%
▼ -2.3pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$199M
▼ -67.2% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$270M
▼ -56.2% YoY
Net Debt
$111M
Cash & Equiv.
$173M
3Y CAGR: +3.2%
3Y CAGR: -27.0%
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At a P/E of 26.5 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 22.7, Man Group (EMG.XLON) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $2.94 per share, so at $2.98 the stock looks overvalued (1.4% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Man Group scores 38/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 4.4%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $2.94 per share for EMG.XLON, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $2.20. At today's $2.98, that puts the stock about 1.4% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Man Group scores 38 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 21.6% operating margin and a 10.9% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Man Group pays a regular dividend of about $0.17 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 4.4% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 113.1% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. Man Group has grown the dividend at roughly 5.5% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For EMG.XLON's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. EMG.XLON currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 38/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 4.4%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.