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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.
SThree plc is a global STEM workforce consultancy specializing in recruiting highly skilled professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The company connects talent with industries through permanent placements, flexible contract staffing, and project solutions, serving approximately 6,000 clients worldwide. With over 38 years of experience, SThree plc operates across 11 countries, leveraging advanced technology, data insights, and local expertise to deliver tailored recruitment services in high-demand sectors like engineering, life sciences, and technology. It advises businesses on building expert teams and provides workforce solutions via its world-class operating platform. Headquartered in London and employing around 2,280 people, SThree plc plays a vital role in the staffing and employment services industry within the industrials sector, focusing on pure-play STEM recruitment to address critical skill shortages and support innovation-driven economies.
£1.65
+£0.01 (+0.86%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 2.12%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 12.8% YoY. Margins deteriorated 2.2pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
ROIC dropped from 17.70% to 6.70%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
12.1x earnings, 4.0x FCF. 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)
£1.30B
▼ -12.8% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
£18M
▼ -64.4% YoY
Op. Margin
2.12%
▼ -2.2pp YoY
ROIC
6.70%
▼ -11.0pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
£53M
▲ +100.1% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
£75M
▲ +75.3% YoY
Net Debt
-£20M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
£68M
3Y CAGR: -7.4%
3Y CAGR: +8.2%
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At a P/E of 12.1 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 4.0, SThree (STEM.XLON) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about £10.77 per share, so at £1.65 the stock looks undervalued (553.7% below 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, SThree scores 55/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 8.8%; 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 £10.77 per share for STEM.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 £8.08. At today's £1.65, that puts the stock about 553.7% below 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.
SThree scores 55 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 2.1% operating margin and a 6.7% 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, SThree pays a regular dividend of about £0.14 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 8.8% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 105.3% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. SThree has grown the dividend at roughly 29.1% 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 STEM.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. STEM.XLON currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 55/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 8.8%. 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.