# Admiral Group (ADM.LSE)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/ADM.LSE

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:35:10.332Z. Financial observations: FY2015–FY2025.

Listing currency: GBX. Reporting currency: GBP.

## Verdict

A wonderful business at too high a price

Quality tests for Buy: pass (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: GBX 3,750.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

Estimated value: low GBX 975.64 per share, central GBX 1,104.19 per share, high GBX 1,271.77 per share. Buy at or below the central value GBX 1,104.19 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:35:10.332Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals.

Expected annual return: 4.6% at the stated quote. About 4.6% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; GB 10-year bond 5.4% + 4 points).

## Checklist

### understandable: pass

- Financial history: 10 years

- Profitable years in the last ten: 10

- Required profitable years: 8

- Return on common equity variation (informational): 0.20×

Chart: Net income; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: GBP 222M

- FY2017: GBP 334M

- FY2018: GBP 395M

- FY2019: GBP 432M

- FY2020: GBP 529M

- FY2021: GBP 998M

- FY2022: GBP 373M

- FY2023: GBP 338M

- FY2024: GBP 663M

- FY2025: GBP 743M

### moat: pass

- Common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Underwriting economics assessed through return on tangible common equity

- Bank / P&C ROTE, median of available years: 62.0%

- Required median return: 12.0%

- Return uses tangible common equity: Yes

- Bank ROTE, second-lowest year: 54.4%

- Years with reported combined ratio: 0

Chart: Return on tangible common equity; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 54.4%

- FY2017: 68.7%

- FY2018: 66.3%

- FY2019: 60.8%

- FY2020: 58.0%

- FY2021: 83.7%

- FY2022: 55.3%

- FY2023: 45.1%

- FY2024: 63.2%

- FY2025: 66.6%

### economics: pass

- Common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Book value per share + reinvested dividends, annualized return: 56.8%

- Book return interval: 10 years

- Starting book value per share: GBP 2.19

- Ending book value per share: GBP 4.68

Chart: Annual book + dividend return; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 49.0%

- FY2017: 63.9%

- FY2018: 65.6%

- FY2019: 67.2%

- FY2020: 67.5%

- FY2021: 88.0%

- FY2022: 13.8%

- FY2023: 33.9%

- FY2024: 76.4%

- FY2025: 56.6%

### management: pass

- Common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: 0.9%

- Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 0.8%

- Share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: 0.9%

- Five-year share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: 0.8%

- Flagged crisis recapitalisations: 0

- Book created / earnings retained after dividends and buybacks: 1.70×

- Book value created per share: GBP 2.49

- Earnings retained per share after dividends and buybacks: GBP 1.46

Chart: Shares (first year = 100); fiscal year observations.

- FY2015: 100

- FY2016: 100

- FY2017: 102

- FY2018: 104

- FY2019: 104

- FY2020: 105

- FY2021: 107

- FY2022: 108

- FY2023: 110

- FY2024: 109

- FY2025: 110

### accounting: pass

- Financial accounting warning count: 0

- Known restatement years: 0

## Holders

## Price story

The price is 2.1 times annual sales · net income +12%

Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:03.877Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

The price is 2.1 times annual sales

### Net income · FY2025

net income +12%; source https://filings.xbrl.org/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685/2025-12-31/ESEF/GB/0/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685-2025-12-31/reports/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685-2025-12-31-T01.html; observed 2026-04-07.

- FY2016: GBP 222M 

- FY2017: GBP 334M 

- FY2018: GBP 395M 

- FY2019: GBP 432M 

- FY2020: GBP 529M 

- FY2021: GBP 998M 

- FY2022: GBP 373M 

- FY2023: GBP 338M 

- FY2024: GBP 663M 

- FY2025: GBP 743M 

## Owner memo

Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z.

### How it makes money

Operates in insurance property & casualty; annual sales are GBP 5.6 billion.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685/2025-12-31/ESEF/GB/0/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685-2025-12-31/reports/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685-2025-12-31-T01.html (filed 2026-04-07); FY2025: revenue 5571900000.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); ADM.LSE: Admiral Group plc, a financial services company, provides insurance and personal lending products in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain. It operates through four segments: UK Insurance, European Insurance, Admiral Money, and Other. The company offers underwriting services that include motor, household, pet, travel, and other insurance, as well as car and home insurance; and distributes and underwrites unsecured personal loans, car finance products, and secured homeowner loans. It provides its insurance products and services under the Admiral, Admiral Business, Admiral Money, Admiral Pioneer, Balumba, Bell, Connect by Admiral, ConTe.it Assicurazioni, ConTe.it Prestiti, Diamond, Gladiator, L'olivier " assurance, More Than, Qualitas Auto, and Veygo brand names. The company was formerly known as Admiral Group Limited and changed its name to Admiral Group plc in September 2004. Admiral Group plc was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom.

### Why customers stay

It earns 62% on shareholders’ money, excluding intangible assets.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-04-07); 10-year return on tangible equity observations [[2016,0.5438081253059227],[2017,0.6866652983083322],[2018,0.6625859466711387],[2019,0.6076447442383361],[2020,0.5804610318331503],[2021,0.8370239892635464],[2022,0.5531662464778289],[2023,0.45132861530244356],[2024,0.6322562196168144],[2025,0.6655911087209824]]; median 0.6199504819275753. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity.

### Where the cash goes

Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back GBP 35.3 million of shares.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-04-07); Dividend observations: [[2016,349800000],[2017,300300000],[2018,332700000],[2019,367800000],[2020,425700000],[2021,720900000],[2022,658300000],[2023,307100000],[2024,369800000],[2025,715400000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685/2025-12-31/ESEF/GB/0/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685-2025-12-31/reports/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685-2025-12-31-T01.html (filed 2026-04-07); FY2025: cash repurchases 35300000 GBP.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 15.6% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); ADM.LSE SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 15.609 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16.

### What the price says

The price is 2.1 times annual sales.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-04-07); Closing price 3750 GBX; reporting-to-trading FX 100; FY2025 annual sales per share 18.076029690379176; price multiple 2.0745706132558013. FY2025 cash earnings/share 2.376592873270873. Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

## Monthly share-price history (GBX per share)

- 2016-10: GBX 1,917.00 per share

- 2016-11: GBX 1,901.00 per share

- 2016-12: GBX 1,827.00 per share

- 2017-01: GBX 1,776.00 per share

- 2017-02: GBX 1,828.00 per share

- 2017-03: GBX 1,989.00 per share

- 2017-04: GBX 2,011.00 per share

- 2017-05: GBX 2,037.00 per share

- 2017-06: GBX 2,003.00 per share

- 2017-07: GBX 2,068.00 per share

- 2017-08: GBX 1,931.00 per share

- 2017-09: GBX 1,817.00 per share

- 2017-10: GBX 1,924.00 per share

- 2017-11: GBX 1,923.00 per share

- 2017-12: GBX 2,002.00 per share

- 2018-01: GBX 1,848.00 per share

- 2018-02: GBX 1,843.00 per share

- 2018-03: GBX 1,844.00 per share

- 2018-04: GBX 1,993.00 per share

- 2018-05: GBX 1,925.50 per share

- 2018-06: GBX 1,907.50 per share

- 2018-07: GBX 1,981.00 per share

- 2018-08: GBX 2,080.00 per share

- 2018-09: GBX 2,080.00 per share

- 2018-10: GBX 2,013.00 per share

- 2018-11: GBX 2,084.00 per share

- 2018-12: GBX 2,047.00 per share

- 2019-01: GBX 2,071.00 per share

- 2019-02: GBX 2,182.00 per share

- 2019-03: GBX 2,170.00 per share

- 2019-04: GBX 2,204.00 per share

- 2019-05: GBX 2,062.00 per share

- 2019-06: GBX 2,208.00 per share

- 2019-07: GBX 2,167.00 per share

- 2019-08: GBX 2,147.00 per share

- 2019-09: GBX 2,118.00 per share

- 2019-10: GBX 2,022.00 per share

- 2019-11: GBX 2,140.00 per share

- 2019-12: GBX 2,309.00 per share

- 2020-01: GBX 2,259.00 per share

- 2020-02: GBX 2,112.00 per share

- 2020-03: GBX 2,230.00 per share

- 2020-04: GBX 2,330.00 per share

- 2020-05: GBX 2,333.00 per share

- 2020-06: GBX 2,299.00 per share

- 2020-07: GBX 2,400.00 per share

- 2020-08: GBX 2,637.00 per share

- 2020-09: GBX 2,611.00 per share

- 2020-10: GBX 2,750.00 per share

- 2020-11: GBX 2,857.00 per share

- 2020-12: GBX 2,906.00 per share

- 2021-01: GBX 2,882.00 per share

- 2021-02: GBX 3,088.00 per share

- 2021-03: GBX 3,101.00 per share

- 2021-04: GBX 3,129.00 per share

- 2021-05: GBX 2,939.00 per share

- 2021-06: GBX 3,144.00 per share

- 2021-07: GBX 3,400.00 per share

- 2021-08: GBX 3,611.00 per share

- 2021-09: GBX 3,108.00 per share

- 2021-10: GBX 2,870.00 per share

- 2021-11: GBX 2,957.00 per share

- 2021-12: GBX 3,157.00 per share

- 2022-01: GBX 3,144.00 per share

- 2022-02: GBX 2,977.00 per share

- 2022-03: GBX 2,563.00 per share

- 2022-04: GBX 2,524.00 per share

- 2022-05: GBX 2,223.00 per share

- 2022-06: GBX 2,244.00 per share

- 2022-07: GBX 1,918.00 per share

- 2022-08: GBX 2,122.00 per share

- 2022-09: GBX 1,914.50 per share

- 2022-10: GBX 2,017.00 per share

- 2022-11: GBX 2,026.00 per share

- 2022-12: GBX 2,137.00 per share

- 2023-01: GBX 2,200.00 per share

- 2023-02: GBX 2,201.00 per share

- 2023-03: GBX 2,038.00 per share

- 2023-04: GBX 2,311.00 per share

- 2023-05: GBX 2,325.00 per share

- 2023-06: GBX 2,082.00 per share

- 2023-07: GBX 2,129.00 per share

- 2023-08: GBX 2,490.00 per share

- 2023-09: GBX 2,377.00 per share

- 2023-10: GBX 2,443.00 per share

- 2023-11: GBX 2,701.00 per share

- 2023-12: GBX 2,684.00 per share

- 2024-01: GBX 2,515.00 per share

- 2024-02: GBX 2,666.00 per share

- 2024-03: GBX 2,837.00 per share

- 2024-04: GBX 2,729.00 per share

- 2024-05: GBX 2,714.00 per share

- 2024-06: GBX 2,615.00 per share

- 2024-07: GBX 2,754.00 per share

- 2024-08: GBX 2,918.00 per share

- 2024-09: GBX 2,784.00 per share

- 2024-10: GBX 2,564.00 per share

- 2024-11: GBX 2,563.00 per share

- 2024-12: GBX 2,644.00 per share

- 2025-01: GBX 2,703.00 per share

- 2025-02: GBX 2,875.00 per share

- 2025-03: GBX 2,850.00 per share

- 2025-04: GBX 3,258.00 per share

- 2025-05: GBX 3,350.00 per share

- 2025-06: GBX 3,270.00 per share

- 2025-07: GBX 3,418.00 per share

- 2025-08: GBX 3,626.00 per share

- 2025-09: GBX 3,352.00 per share

- 2025-10: GBX 3,276.00 per share

- 2025-11: GBX 3,172.00 per share

- 2025-12: GBX 3,176.00 per share

- 2026-01: GBX 2,750.00 per share

- 2026-02: GBX 2,964.00 per share

- 2026-03: GBX 3,150.00 per share

- 2026-04: GBX 3,378.00 per share

- 2026-05: GBX 3,296.00 per share

- 2026-06: GBX 3,560.00 per share

- 2026-07: GBX 3,772.00 per share

- 2026-08: GBX 4,024.00 per share

- 2026-09: GBX 3,616.00 per share

- 2026-10: GBX 3,750.00 per share

## Annual estimated value (GBX per share)

- FY2016: low GBX 381.70 per share, central GBX 432.06 per share, high GBX 497.73 per share

- FY2017: low GBX 453.17 per share, central GBX 513.86 per share, high GBX 593.33 per share

- FY2018: low GBX 544.64 per share, central GBX 617.59 per share, high GBX 713.10 per share

- FY2019: low GBX 649.82 per share, central GBX 737.95 per share, high GBX 853.74 per share

- FY2020: low GBX 823.69 per share, central GBX 935.41 per share, high GBX 1,082.18 per share

- FY2021: low GBX 1,059.85 per share, central GBX 1,203.59 per share, high GBX 1,392.44 per share

- FY2022: low GBX 581.85 per share, central GBX 657.67 per share, high GBX 756.22 per share

- FY2023: low GBX 630.11 per share, central GBX 710.91 per share, high GBX 815.47 per share

- FY2024: low GBX 900.76 per share, central GBX 1,019.45 per share, high GBX 1,174.16 per share

- FY2025: low GBX 951.90 per share, central GBX 1,077.33 per share, high GBX 1,240.83 per share

Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year

Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year

Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates

## Sources

[Original ESEF filing](https://filings.xbrl.org/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685/2025-12-31/ESEF/GB/0/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685-2025-12-31/reports/213800FGVM7Z9EJB2685-2025-12-31-T01.html); period 2025-12-31, filed 2026-04-07.

Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.
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Admiral Group

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A wonderful business at too high a price

Passes the quality tests.

Share price
GBX 3,750.00
Buy up to
GBX 1,104.19
Expected / yr
4.6% at today's price (10.0% at central value)

The business

How it makes money
Why customers stay
Where the cash goes
Are managers owners
What the price says

1. Is this a good business?

Evidence only; not required for Buy

Profits were positive in 10 years (at least 8 needed).

10y median
GBP 414M
Worst year
GBP 222M
Latest · 2025
GBP 743M

Earned a median 62% on tangible equity (minimum 12%).

10y median
62.0%
Worst year
45.1%
Latest · 2025
66.6%

Book value plus dividends grew 56.8% a year (minimum 7%).

10y median
64.8%
Worst year
13.8%
Latest · 2025
56.6%

Ordinary share growth was 0.9% over the full period and 0.8% over five years (either must be at most 2% a year).

11y median
105
Worst year
110
Latest · 2025
110

0 accounting warnings were found (none allowed).

Filing signals · estimated likelihood
Control weakness3%Auditor change2%Going concern3%Related parties14%
Material weakness in internal control: 3% estimated likelihood. ; Auditor change within the past three years disclosed: 2% estimated likelihood. ; Going-concern uncertainty: 3% estimated likelihood. ; Material related-party transactions: 14% estimated likelihood.
accounting warnings
0
Passing bar
≤ 0

Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), three-year average earnings per share 1.89 GBP.

2. Is the price low enough?

Price & return math
Value rangeGBX 975.64 – GBX 1,271.77
Buy at or belowCentral value GBX 1,104.19
Discount to value1 − 3750.00 / 1104.19 = -239.6%
Return / yearAbout 4.6% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%)
Cash-flow inputsBook GBX 370.97/share; ROE 25.0%; first payout GBX 83.80/share, growing 2.4% perpetually (4× book payout cap applied).
Required return10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value
Net incomeGBP 743M
998M020162025
FY2016 · Net income: GBP 222M; FY2017 · Net income: GBP 334M; FY2018 · Net income: GBP 395M; FY2019 · Net income: GBP 432M; FY2020 · Net income: GBP 529M; FY2021 · Net income: GBP 998M; FY2022 · Net income: GBP 373M; FY2023 · Net income: GBP 338M; FY2024 · Net income: GBP 663M; FY2025 · Net income: GBP 743M
Net income
Book / shareGBP 4.68
4.68020162025
FY2016 · Book / share: GBP 2.03; FY2017 · Book / share: GBP 2.27; FY2018 · Book / share: GBP 2.61; FY2019 · Book / share: GBP 3.11; FY2020 · Book / share: GBP 3.77; FY2021 · Book / share: GBP 4.68; FY2022 · Book / share: GBP 3.15; FY2023 · Book / share: GBP 3.22; FY2024 · Book / share: GBP 4.47; FY2025 · Book / share: GBP 4.68
Book / share
Dividend / shareGBP 2.32
2.40020162025
FY2016 · Dividend / share: GBP 1.24; FY2017 · Dividend / share: GBP 1.05; FY2018 · Dividend / share: GBP 1.15; FY2019 · Dividend / share: GBP 1.26; FY2020 · Dividend / share: GBP 1.44; FY2021 · Dividend / share: GBP 2.40; FY2022 · Dividend / share: GBP 2.17; FY2023 · Dividend / share: GBP 1.00; FY2024 · Dividend / share: GBP 1.21; FY2025 · Dividend / share: GBP 2.32
Dividend / share
Return on tangible equity66.6%
83.7%0.0%20162025
FY2016 · Return on tangible equity: 54.4%; FY2017 · Return on tangible equity: 68.7%; FY2018 · Return on tangible equity: 66.3%; FY2019 · Return on tangible equity: 60.8%; FY2020 · Return on tangible equity: 58.0%; FY2021 · Return on tangible equity: 83.7%; FY2022 · Return on tangible equity: 55.3%; FY2023 · Return on tangible equity: 45.1%; FY2024 · Return on tangible equity: 63.2%; FY2025 · Return on tangible equity: 66.6%
Return on tangible equity
Diluted shares308M
308M020162025
FY2016 · Diluted shares: 282M; FY2017 · Diluted shares: 285M; FY2018 · Diluted shares: 291M; FY2019 · Diluted shares: 293M; FY2020 · Diluted shares: 296M; FY2021 · Diluted shares: 301M; FY2022 · Diluted shares: 303M; FY2023 · Diluted shares: 308M; FY2024 · Diluted shares: 306M; FY2025 · Diluted shares: 308M
Diluted shares
Prices 15 Oct 2026 · FY2025Original filing ↗ ·