Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) stock: 30x valuation hangs on Controls after £26m consensus catch-up
Diploma PLC rose 0.07% to 7,100p in London trading Monday, while the FTSE 100 slipped 0.18%. At this price, Diploma trades at about 30 times FY26 adjusted EPS consensus of 236.9p. Controls contributed 58% of first-half revenue and 79% of group adjusted operating profit. First-half group revenue climbed 17% to £851.1 million, with Controls posting 26% organic growth.