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United Utilities

LSE:UU. GB00B39J2M42
34
  • Value
    37
  • Growth
    100
  • Safety
    Safety
    4
  • Combined
    40
  • Sentiment
    31
  • 360° View
    360° View
    34
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Company Description

United Utilities Group PLC is a water and wastewater company providing services in the Northwest of England. The company operates in the water and wastewater industries. Its main regions of operation include the Northwest of England, extracting water from various sources, including reservoirs in the Pennines and Lake District. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $10,127 million and revenue of $2,598 million, with 6,203 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 34 (better than 34% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock United Utilities are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for United Utilities. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 100% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 37 means that the share price of United Utilities is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 63% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 4, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 96% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 31, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 69% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Growth
Country United Kingdom
Industry Water Utilities
Size Large
Website unitedutilities.com
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
37 29 18 39
Growth
100 97 95 19
Safety
Safety
4 14 9 18
Sentiment
31 47 48 43
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34 37 36 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
23 64 45 42
Opinions Change
50 50 58 61
Pro Holdings
n/a 65 66 73
Market Pulse
1 20 39 14
Sentiment
31 47 48 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
37 29 18 39
Growth
100 97 95 19
Safety Safety
4 14 9 18
Combined
40 37 28 6
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
17 24 19 31
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
57 50 20 34
Price vs. Book (P/B)
26 5 7 34
Dividend Yield
75 70 60 65
Value
37 29 18 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
94 89 70 23
Profit Growth
80 92 98 17
Capital Growth
84 86 47 37
Stock Returns
77 43 69 63
Growth
100 97 95 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
1 1 4 12
Refinancing
19 73 53 37
Liquidity
22 14 15 43
Safety Safety
4 14 9 18

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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