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Hilton Food Group plc is a leading British specialist in international food packaging, primarily focusing on meat, seafood, and other protein products. Established in 1994 with a beef and lamb packing facility in Huntingdon, the company builds and operates automated facilities to process, pack, and supply high-quality red meat, responsibly sourced fish and shellfish, meat substitutes, and convenience foods like slow-cook or ready-to-eat meals. It serves supermarkets across 14 European countries through six factories, with joint ventures in Australia alongside Woolworths Group for meat processing and in Portugal with Sonae Modelo Continente for packaged meats. Employing around 7,500 people, Hilton Food Group plc emphasizes innovation in product development, supply chain consultancy, logistics, automation, and digitalization, while prioritizing sustainability and global food trends. Headquartered in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, it plays a key role in the food processing sector by partnering with retailers and food service providers to deliver efficient, consumer-driven solutions worldwide.
£5.30
+£0.00 (+0.00%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 1.29%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 10.3%, still solid. Free cash flow declined 124% despite revenue growth, conversion is weakening.
Free cash flow declined 124% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 8.16% to 5.70%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
6.1x earnings. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
£4.21B
▲ +10.3% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
£80M
▲ +92.3% YoY
Op. Margin
1.29%
▼ -1.2pp YoY
ROIC
5.70%
▼ -2.5pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-£12M
▼ -123.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
£38M
▼ -59.1% YoY
Net Debt
£325M
Cash & Equiv.
£151M
3Y CAGR: +3.1%
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At a P/E of 6.1, Hilton Food Group (HFG.XLON)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. 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, Hilton Food Group scores 27/100 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 6.6%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Hilton Food Group scores 27 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 1.3% operating margin and a 5.7% 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, Hilton Food Group pays a regular dividend of about £0.35 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 6.6% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 39.4% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. Hilton Food Group has grown the dividend at roughly 9.0% 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 HFG.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. you should weigh HFG.XLON's valuation and scores 27/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 6.6%. 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.