profit from every £100 of sales.
£0£100
The European Smaller Companies
£2.29+0.00% today
+7.3% in 1 year
1-year low £1.971-year high £2.47
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay £8.48 for every £1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The European Smaller Companies sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -£171 million in 2022 to £93.3 million in 2025, with £90.1 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The European Smaller Companies handed back 61% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks £115M
Free cash flow 2025£218M
Bought back its own shares£115M
Paid as dividends£19M
Cash vs. debt£1M vs. £8M
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The European Smaller Companies's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -171 | 107 | 87 | 93 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -175 | 104 | 85 | 90 | |
| -0.44 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.24 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 102.0% | 97.4% | 97.5% | 96.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 732 | 843 | 892 | 524 |
| Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total debt | 69 | 94 | 90 | 8 |
| Total liabilities | 80 | 104 | 93 | 13 |
| 652 | 739 | 799 | 511 | |
| 401 | 401 | 400 | 375 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -26.8% | 14.1% | 10.6% | 17.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | -9 | 28 | 218 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 34 | -9 | 28 | 218 | |
| Dividends paid | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| – | 0 | 6 | 115 | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 8.5×
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- 1.6×
- 8.2×
- 3.5×
- –
- 28.6%
- 11.8%
- 2.5%
Profitability
- –
- –
- 96.5%
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- –
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- –
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- –
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Growth
- −6.7%
- −4.0%
- –
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- −2.2%
Financial health
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- 0.02
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2.5%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$25a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
21.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 8.7%
News
Nvidia, Crude Outlooks Cap European Bourses MiddayYahoo Finance · Nov 13, 2026European shares fall as Nvidia CEO’s exit raises doubts over AI boomYahoo Finance · Nov 13, 2026European tech shares fall as Nvidia board weighs ousting Jensen HuangYahoo Finance · Nov 12, 2026European markets rebound as lower oil prices support market sentimentSeeking Alpha · Nov 9, 2026European equities flatline as markets digest Nvidia board probeYahoo Finance · Nov 9, 2026Insider trades
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Questions about The European Smaller Companies
Is The European Smaller Companies a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The European Smaller Companies AI analysis
Does The European Smaller Companies pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.5% a year, about 21% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out £18.9 million in dividends.
How has The European Smaller Companies stock done over the past year?
Up 7.3% over the past twelve months, to £2.29. It traded between £1.97 and £2.47 and is 7.3% below its high.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.