profit from every £100 of sales.

IP Group
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average.
You pay £9.89 for every £1 of profit it makes in a year.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What IP Group sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -£313 million in 2022 to £90.6 million in 2025, with £66.9 million of profit last year.
IP Group vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from £100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per £1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
IP Group | 9.9× · Cheap | ||
BlackRock | 33.8× · Expensive | ||
Blackstone | 50.7× · Expensive | ||
Investor | 8.4× · Cheap | ||
Brookfield | 73.4× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads IP Group'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -313 | -146 | -180 | 91 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -342 | -171 | -207 | 67 | |
| -0.33 | -0.17 | -0.20 | 0.07 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 109.0% | 117.6% | 115.3% | 73.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,558 | 1,412 | 1,151 | 1,099 |
| Cash | 89 | 101 | 116 | 17 |
| Total debt | 102 | 156 | 150 | 120 |
| Total liabilities | 182 | 221 | 199 | 124 |
| 1,382 | 1,199 | 966 | 975 | |
| 1,034 | 1,036 | 1,015 | 941 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -24.7% | -14.3% | -21.4% | 6.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -24 | -18 | -25 | -20 | |
| 0 | – | – | 0 | |
| -24 | -18 | -25 | -20 | |
| Dividends paid | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 30 | 46 | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 9.9×
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- 0.6×
- 7.3×
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- -3.0%
- 10.1%
- 0.0%
Profitability
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- 73.8%
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Growth
- –
- –
- –
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- −3.1%
Financial health
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- 0.12
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How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
News
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Questions about IP Group
Is IP Group 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 IP Group AI analysis
What does IP Group do?
IP Group Plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in seed/startup, early venture, emerging growth, mature, mid venture, late venture, incubation, mezzanine in growth capital companies. It is in Asset Management, based in London, United Kingdom, with 64 employees.
Does IP Group pay a dividend?
No. IP Group does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned £45.7 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is IP Group stock halal?
Yes. IP Group passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 18% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has IP Group stock done over the past year?
Up 34.5% over the past twelve months, to £0.75. It traded between £0.49 and £0.76, close to its high.
Who are IP Group's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with IP Group's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



