Mitie Group plc (MTO.L) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Mitie Group plc is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 3.

About Mitie Group plc

Mitie Group plc is an Industrials company (Specialty Business Services) based in the United Kingdom, listed on LSE as MTO.L.

What our checks show for MTO.L

Red flags

• The net margin is only 1.5%: little room if costs rise.
• The stock has fallen as much as 85% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 5.2 years.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 1.4x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.08). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Earnings per share fell 0.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 3.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• Free cash flow is only 3.8% of revenue.

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 0.5 points over 5 years, to 1.5%.
• Operating cash flow is 3.02x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 40.8% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 2 points from today's 1.5%.
• The dividend takes 49% of profit: there is a cushion.
• Actively traded: about 8.3 million shares a day.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-19

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Questions

What grade does Mitie Group plc (MTO.L) have?

In our weekly check, Mitie Group plc is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of MTO.L stock?

This week's biggest flags for Mitie Group plc: Thin margins, Deep past fall, Slow recovery after falls. In total 7 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Mitie Group plc do?

Mitie Group plc is an Industrials company (Specialty Business Services) based in the United Kingdom, listed on LSE as MTO.L.

When does Mitie Group plc report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-19. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

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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