# Princes Group (PRN.LSE)

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

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z. 

Listing currency: GBX. Reporting currency: GBP.

## Verdict

Not enough history yet

Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: fail; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: GBX 349.50 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

## Checklist

### understandable: na

### moat: na

### economics: na

### management: na

### accounting: na

## Holders

## Price story

Down 26% since Oct 2025 · "Princes ready to up prices amid Middle East cost pressure" (finance.yahoo.com, Mar 2026)

Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:12.767Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

- 2026-03-31: Princes ready to up prices amid Middle East cost pressure ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/princes-ready-prices-amid-middle-122249465.html))

## Owner memo

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

### How it makes money

Operates in packaged foods; annual sales are GBP 1.9 billion.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800KB9M4576T4AU36/2025-12-31/ESEF/GB/0/213800KB9M4576T4AU36-2025-12-31-T01.json (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); FY2025: revenue 1871531000; grossProfit 380603000; margin = grossProfit / revenue.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); PRN.LSE: Princes Group plc operates as a food and beverage company in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through Foods, Fish, Italian, Oils, and Drinks segments. It offers food, soft drinks, and edible oils. The company also provides oils, including seed, olive, and speciality oils, and compound fat pasta; beverages, such as fruit juices, sparkling and flavoured soft drinks, and ready-to-drink formats; ready meals; home baking products; fish and bakery products; canned food; and tomato products. It serves its products through food retailer and foodservice sales channels under the Princes, Napolina, Branston Beans, Crosse & Blackwell, Batchelors Peas, Jucee, Naked, Mug Shot, Ragu, Chicken Tonight, Vier Diamanten, Olivio, Crisp N Dry, Flora, Mazola, TREZ, Wielkopolski, Delverde-Bakery, Delverde-Pasta, Pezzullo, Xorticella, Ciccarese, Guacci, 3 Glocken, Birkel, and Minuto brands. The company was formerly known as Princes Limited and changed its name to Princes Group plc in August 2025. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Princes Group plc operates as a subsidiary of NewPrinces S.p.A.

### Why customers stay

Margins ranged from 16.5% to 20.3% during 2023–25.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/PRN.LSE.json#2023-03-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 16.5%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/PRN.LSE.json#2024-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 16.5%.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800KB9M4576T4AU36/2025-12-31/ESEF/GB/0/213800KB9M4576T4AU36-2025-12-31-T01.json (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 20.3%.

### Where the cash goes

Paid dividends in 3 of 4 years.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/PRN.LSE.json#2022-03-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); FY2022: growth capex 0; upkeep 39786000; cash acquisitions 1045000; owner earnings 13398000. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0.07799671592775041.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/PRN.LSE.json#2024-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 21206661; owner earnings 20157328. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://query2.finance.yahoo.com/ws/fundamentals-timeseries/v1/finance/timeseries/PRN.L (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 75056000; cash acquisitions 53249000; owner earnings 16580400. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 3.2115630503486043.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); Dividend observations: [[2022,8909000],[2023,7062000],[2024,30313326],[2025,0]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 87.5% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); PRN.LSE SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 87.456 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16.

### What the price says

The price is 0.2 times annual sales.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:35.186Z); Closing price 349.5 GBX; reporting-to-trading FX 100; FY2025 annual sales per share 19.333250767653702; price multiple 0.18077663410063738. FY2025 cash earnings/share 0.17127850461894856. Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

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

- 2025-10: GBX 475.00 per share

- 2025-11: GBX 470.00 per share

- 2025-12: GBX 450.00 per share

- 2026-01: GBX 454.50 per share

- 2026-02: GBX 428.50 per share

- 2026-03: GBX 386.00 per share

- 2026-04: GBX 371.20 per share

- 2026-05: GBX 310.00 per share

- 2026-06: GBX 310.00 per share

- 2026-07: GBX 337.50 per share

- 2026-08: GBX 306.50 per share

- 2026-09: GBX 335.00 per share

- 2026-10: GBX 349.50 per share

## Annual estimated value (GBX 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

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.

## Reported holder observations