National Grid plc

NG.L: LSE
36Total

Lowest reading is at 25 out of 100. All scores are out of 100.

About The Company

CEO

Ms. Zoe Alexandra Yujnovich

Market Cap

56.65 Billion GBp

Sector

Utilities

Website

https://www.nationalgrid.com

Last Update

27/09/2026, 17:13:57

Description

National Grid plc engages in the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas.

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Strongest readings

  • ✔Dividend growth averages 6.53% per year
  • ✔Price-to-earnings of 17.2 is below the market average of 19.6

Weakest readings

  • ✘Income is not covering expenditure and investment (free cashflow -0.55 per share)
  • ✘Share count has been rising at 7.02% per year
  • ✘Earnings and cashflow growth is weak (growth score 25 out of 100)
  • ✘The current price sits above estimated fair value (margin of safety -30.58%)
  • ✘Short-term liabilities exceed short-term assets (current ratio 0.76)

Key Figures

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✔
Price / earnings (TTM)
17.21x
19.60x
✘
Margin of safety (DCF)
-30.58%
17.95%
✘
Revenue growth (5y average)
-3.76%
10.97%
✔
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.86%
1.85%
✘
Share count, per year
7.02%
0.00%
✘Return on capital employed5.78%
10.00%

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Valuation

43 / 100

Priced above the market on most measures.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✔
Price / earnings
17.21x
19.60x
✘Free cashflow yield-4.85%
4.70%
✘Price / earnings growth2.72x
1.50x
Price / book144.04x
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✘
Margin of safety
-30.58%
17.95%

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  • ✘Estimated intrinsic value of 782.40 GBp is below the current price of 1.13 Thousand GBp

Desired Margin Of Safety

0%

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Annual Cashflow Growth

0%

Discount Rate

0%

Estimated Fair Value: 7.2 GBp ✘

Current Price: 1127 GBp

Negative Cashflows: Cashflow can become negative due to operating losses, investing activities or financing activites. Negative cashflow makes it dificult to use a discounted free cashflow model to assess intrinsic value.

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Growth

25 / 100

Growing more slowly than the market on most measures.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✘
Revenue growth
-3.76%
10.97%
✘Earnings growth7.32%
14.48%
Cashflow growthN/A12.35%

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    Health

    34 / 100

    Balance sheet is stretched on several measures.

    Measured on Leverage and capital, Funding and liquidity, Earnings quality.

    StatusMetricValueReadingThreshold
    ✘Altman-Z score0.86
    3.00
    ✔Piotroski score6.00
    5.00
    Debt / equityN/A0.80x
    ✘Current ratio0.76x
    1.00x
    ✔Interest coverage3.45x
    2.50x
    ✘Free cashflow / debt0.00x
    0.15x
    Debt / capitalN/A1.00x

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    • ✘Income is not covering expenditure and investment (free cashflow -0.55 per share)

    Dividend

    42 / 100

    Cover is thin on at least one measure.

    StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
    ✔
    Dividend yield
    2.86%
    1.85%
    ✔Dividend growth6.15%
    0.00%
    ✘Payout ratio (earnings)50.08%
    40.00%
    ✔Payout ratio (cashflow)-59.10%
    65.00%
    ✘Worst year, last 5 years-36.13%
    -2.00%

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    • ✘Dividend growth has been slowing recently
    • ✘The dividend was cut within the last five years (worst year -36.13% per share)
    • ✘Financial health puts the dividend at risk (health score 34 out of 100)

    Management

    43 / 100

    Returns on capital are below the market.

    StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
    Return on equityN/A15.00%
    ✘Return on capital employed5.78%
    10.00%
    Return on assets2.99%
    —
    Free cashflow return on capital-2.79%
    —
    ✔Return on capital, 5y change0.26%
    0.00%
    ✘
    Share count, per year
    7.02%
    0.00%
    ✘Share count, recent1.63%
    0.00%
    Realized buyback returnN/A0.00%
    ✔Goodwill erosion / equity1.09%
    2.00%
    Price volatility, 5 year20.73%
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    • ✔New shares were issued while the value score was 43 out of 100

    Analysts

    not enough data
    StatusMetricValueReadingNeutral
    Analyst opinion scoreN/A50

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    Financial History

    Annual figures across the full reporting history we hold.

    Market Peers

    NG.L

    SEC Filings

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    Other Information

    Company Name

    National Grid plc

    Currency

    GBp

    Beta

    0.589

    Vol Avg

    10135741

    Ceo

    Ms. Zoe Alexandra Yujnovich

    Cik

    Cusip

    Exchange

    LSE

    Full Time Employees

    33026

    Industry

    Utilities - Regulated Electric

    Sector

    Utilities

    Ipo Date

    Address

    1-3 Strand

    City

    London

    State

    Country

    United Kingdom

    Zip

    WC2N 5EH

    Phone

    44 20 7004 3000

    Analysis Last Updated

    27/09/2026, 17:13:57

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