Consumer Defensive
PZ Cussons plc(PZCUY)
Live Price
Offline$1.51
+0.00% today
1Y Change
+6.34%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $320.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -2.7%
- EPS Growth
- +80.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.7%
Coverage: 255 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
PZ Cussons plc (PZCUY) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $320.00M and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $1.51 and up 6.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -2.7%, EPS growth of +80.3%, a dividend yield of 4.7%. What stands out right now is revenue -2.7%, EPS +80.3%, free cash flow +144.1% with operating margin 7.8% and ROIC 0.5%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 4.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PZCUY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-2.7% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+7.8% vs +6.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Feb 9, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -2.7% and EPS is at +80.3%, with operating margin around 7.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 4.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged 0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Feb 9, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Sep 22, 2025 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Feb 11, 2025 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Company Overview
PZ Cussons plc
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PZ Cussons plc manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells baby, beauty, and hygiene products in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and Africa. It offers toiletries, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, fats and spreads, nutritional products, shampoos, body washes, toothpastes, toothbrushes, skin and hair care products, food pouches, cereals, snacks, flavors, and fragrances; beauty soaps, lotions, wipes, creams, shower gels, foam-bursts, bar soaps, deodorants, bath infusions, handwashes, and conditioners; ointments; dishwashing liquids, dishwasher tablets, dishwasher gels, dishwasher capsules, rinse aids, liquid detergents, laundry soaps, and laundry solutions; and cooking and vegetable oils. The company also provides refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners, washing machines, microwaves, table and standing cookers, generators, stabilizers, TVs, DVDs, and home theatres. It sells its products under the Cussons Kids, Rafferty's Garden, Cussons Baby, St.Tropez, Sanctuary Spa, Fudge Professional, Charles Worthington, Fudge Urban, Venus for You, Carex, Imperial Leather, Original Source, Premier Cool, Joy, Childs Farm, Haier Thermocool, Morning Fresh, Bayley's of Bond Street, Canoe, Zip, Robb, Radiant, Mamador, and Devon King's brand names. The company was formerly known as Paterson Zochonis Plc and changed its name to PZ Cussons Plc in 2002. PZ Cussons plc was incorporated in 1884 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.
- Leadership
- Jonathan C. Myers
- IPO Date
- Jun 30, 2014
- Employees
- 2.6k
- Street Address
- Manchester Business Park
- Mailing
- Manchester, M22 5TG
- Region
- Manchester, GB
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 44 16 1435 1000
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
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- EV/EBITDA
- 6.4
- Price/Sales
- 0.6
- Price/Book
- 1.4
Growth
- Revenue
- -2.7%
- EPS
- +80.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- +144.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 38.6%
- Operating Margin
- 7.8%
- Net Margin
- -0.9%
- ROE
- -2.2%
- ROIC
- 0.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.68
- Current Ratio
- 0.96
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