Abrdn Plc (ABDN.L) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Abrdn Plc is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 5.

About Abrdn Plc

Abrdn Plc is a Financial Services company (Asset Management) based in the United Kingdom, listed on LSE as ABDN.L.

What our checks show for ABDN.L

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 30.1 points over 5 years, to 28.9%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 7.5 points from today's 28.9%.
• Revenue fell 4.5% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 75% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 2.5%.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 9.7% a year.
• Analysts expect only about 0.9% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 6.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.
• Beta 1.4: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.11x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 14.2 times over.
• The gross margin is 94.9% and has risen by 3.4 points: pricing power is holding.
• The company keeps 28.9% of its revenue as net profit.
• Free cash flow is 30.3% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
• The price is 10.1 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.

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Questions

What grade does Abrdn Plc (ABDN.L) have?

In our weekly check, Abrdn Plc is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 5. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of ABDN.L stock?

This week's biggest flags for Abrdn Plc: Margins falling, Margins expected to shrink, Weak revenue growth. In total 10 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Abrdn Plc do?

Abrdn Plc is a Financial Services company (Asset Management) based in the United Kingdom, listed on LSE as ABDN.L.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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