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ASHTY
Ashtead Group plc
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Ashtead Group plc. What it actually does.

Rents construction, industrial, and general equipment. Provides pumps, power generation, heating, and cooling equipment. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2014
25K employees
$31B market value
Revenue last year:
$11B
The net profit left over:
$1.5B
Out of every $100 in sales, $14 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 14%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 22% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.

$4.8B
2021
2022
2023
2024
$11B
2025
Cash on hand:
$21M
Total debt:
$10B
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $10.3B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
20.5×

The market pays 20.5× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

STRENGTHS
Fat profit per sale, but shrinking10/10
WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 18% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 22% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $1.08 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/1
The stock has lost its spark

Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film