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RWS Holdings plc

RWS Holdings plc

142.40
GBX
-13.10
(-8.42%)
28.28BMarket Cap
Dec 10Next Earn
RWS Holdings plc
LSE:RWS
(London Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

142.40

P/E

ratio

- -

div

yld

- -

ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
GBP
0.29
0.31
0.33
0.37
0.44
0.45
0.57
0.73
1.13
1.3
1.29
1.84
1.92
1.89
1.93
1.87
- -
Revenue per Share
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.09
0.11
0.1
0.17
0.17
0.11
0.16
-0.07
0.13
-0.27
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
-0.01
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.06
0.08
0.11
0.12
0.14
0.23
0.26
0.16
0.25
0.17
0.09
0.12
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.09
0.1
0.11
0.12
0.12
0.12
- -
Dividend per Share
0.25
0.27
0.3
0.34
0.37
0.41
0.5
0.69
1.3
1.45
1.49
2.6
2.93
2.59
2.44
2.06
2.02
Book Value per Share
0.17
0.2
0.21
0.15
0.19
0.22
0.09
0.04
-0.18
-0.08
-0.02
0.07
0.16
0.05
0.03
- -
0.02
Tangible Book Value per Share
210
212
212
212
212
212
214
224
271
274
275
378
389
388
371
369
370
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
61
65
69
77
94
95
122
164
306
356
356
695
749
734
718
690
- -
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
23.55
23.74
23.5
24.37
20.94
21.88
21.74
20.72
14.42
17.4
14.39
8.09
11.52
-0.94
9.16
-13.59
- -
Operating Margin (%)
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
8
19
21
26
67
68
74
69
75
- -
Depreciation Expense
10
11
13
16
15
16
19
25
28
45
46
41
63
-28
48
-100
- -
Net Income, GAAP
28.62
29.06
23.65
22.39
22.57
24.81
22.95
27.48
28.75
21.79
20.95
25.09
24.64
- -
20.83
- -
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
16.08
16.96
18.41
20.56
16.25
16.31
15.85
14.97
9.23
12.69
13.04
5.93
8.37
-3.77
6.61
-14.46
- -
Profit Margin (%)
23
29
29
21
24
31
23
23
35
43
70
97
122
108
120
82
89
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
23
31
79
58
86
88
64
76
93
75
81
LT Debt
53
58
63
72
78
86
109
159
355
397
409
1,011
1,142
987
900
763
749
Total Equity
18.25
19.17
19.45
20.74
19.37
18.41
17.57
14.2
9.42
10.15
9.59
5.25
5.47
- -
4.94
- -
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
19.38
20.04
20.9
23.59
20.25
18.93
17.59
15.03
9.52
10.32
9.93
5.37
5.58
- -
5.08
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
19.36
20.04
20.9
23.59
20.25
18.92
19.89
18.36
10.99
11.99
11.51
5.8
5.83
-2.6
5.03
-12
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
5
6
5
LT Borrowings
97
58
66
LT Finance Leases
19
17
15
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
370
370
371
Market Capitalization
438
341
283

Working Capital

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
282
246
257
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
70
33
34
Accounts Receivable, Net
207
125
217
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
166
164
168
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
5
6
5
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
33.4%
24.52%
-15.16%
Free Cash Flow
16.21%
-0.84%
34.16%
Net Income, GAAP
-55.57%
-136.96%
-310.11%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
26.04%
18.99%
-3.91%
Total Cash Common Dividend
17.73%
15.08%
0.88%

Semi-annual Revenue

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
718
2025
- -
- -
690
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.13
2025
- -
- -
-0.27
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.12
2025
- -
- -
0.12
2026
- -
- -
- -
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Business
RWS Holdings plc is a United Kingdom-based content solutions company that provides technology-enabled language, content management, and intellectual property services worldwide. The company operates through four main segments: Language Services, offering translation, localization, and adaptation of content across media for brand consistency; Regulated Industries, delivering translation and linguistic validation for life sciences, pharmaceuticals, regulatory affairs, marketing, e-learning, and training; Language and Content Technology, providing AI-powered translation technologies, content platforms, machine translation software including Language Weaver, and productivity tools like Trados; and IP Services, encompassing patent translations, filing, search, renewal, recordals, and monitoring services. RWS serves over 80 of the world's top 100 brands, 19 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies, and 19 of the top 20 patent filers, with operations spanning the United Kingdom, continental Europe, the United States, Asia-Pacific, and other regions. Founded in 1994 and headquartered at Compass House, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire, the company holds over 45 AI patents and employs approximately 9,400 people. Recent developments include the acquisition of Papercup's intellectual property in June 2025 to enhance AI dubbing capabilities for enterprise clients; appointments of a Head of Media & Entertainment in October 2025, Chief Product & Technology Officer in May 2025, and incoming Chief Financial Officer Stephen Lamb in early 2026 following Candida Davies' departure by year-end 2025; a change of nominated adviser in June 2025 and registered office in March 2025; and a trading statement in October 2025 projecting full-year 2025 revenue broadly in line with prior-year levels on an organic constant currency basis at around GBP 690 million.