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Ashtead

LSE:AHT GB0000536739
90
  • Value
    73
  • Growth
    41
  • Safety
    Safety
    47
  • Combined
    63
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    90
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Company Description

Ashtead Group plc is an international equipment rental company. It operates under the brand name Sunbelt Rentals, offering a range of construction and industrial equipment. The company has national networks in the United States (with 1,157 stores across major metropolitan areas), Canada (in Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan), and the United Kingdom (with approximately 192 stores). In the last fiscal year, the company had a market capitalization of $27163 million and a revenue of $10792 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 90 (better than 90% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Ashtead are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Ashtead. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 73, which means that the share price of Ashtead is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 73% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 100% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 41, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 47, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 53 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Leverage
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country United Kingdom
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size X-Large
Website ashtead-group.com
Index
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
73 65 62 91
Growth
41 33 71 49
Safety
Safety
47 19 26 18
Sentiment
100 43 70 25
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90 22 71 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
82 35 72 27
Opinions Change
50 22 4 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 78 79 46
Market Pulse
91 55 67 50
Sentiment
100 43 70 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
73 65 62 91
Growth
41 33 71 49
Safety Safety
47 19 26 18
Combined
63 19 67 56
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
63 43 44 54
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
80 55 53 58
Price vs. Book (P/B)
51 40 39 54
Dividend Yield
47 78 82 79
Value
73 65 62 91
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
54 35 60 12
Profit Growth
36 24 52 58
Capital Growth
58 78 61 39
Stock Returns
40 41 71 95
Growth
41 33 71 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
33 18 16 17
Refinancing
70 19 22 22
Liquidity
47 55 62 48
Safety Safety
47 19 26 18

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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