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Rightmove
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Rating:83Outperform
Price Target:
$16.00
▲(15.69% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/30/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high, durable profitability and excellent cash generation with low leverage). Technicals are supportive with price above key moving averages and positive MACD, though near-overbought Stochastic readings add caution. Valuation looks reasonable at ~16.4x earnings with a moderate ~1.7% dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong Revenue Growth
Sustained revenue expansion indicates strong customer demand and continued monetisation of Rightmove’s property-professional marketplace, supporting growth in recurring subscription and advertising income.
Negative Factors
Margin Erosion
Although profitability remains exceptional, the downward margin trend suggests that peak operating economics may be moderating. Persistent cost growth or increased investment could reduce future earnings growth and cash generation.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong Revenue Growth
Sustained revenue expansion indicates strong customer demand and continued monetisation of Rightmove’s property-professional marketplace, supporting growth in recurring subscription and advertising income.
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Rightmove (RMVEY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$4.85B
Dividend Yield1.77%
Average Volume (3M)5.48K
Price to Earnings (P/E)16.4
Beta (1Y)0.32
Revenue Growth11.28%
EPS Growth13.81%
CountryUS
Employees900
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryInternet Content & Information
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.42
Shares Outstanding367,037,350
10 Day Avg. Volume11,978
30 Day Avg. Volume5,482
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio2.34
Price to Book (P/B)48.35
Price to Sales (P/S)9.34
P/FCF Ratio17.08
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Rightmove Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Rightmove plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates property portals in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through Agency, New Homes, and Other segments. The Agency segment provides property resale and letting advertising serv...
How the Company Makes Money
Rightmove primarily makes money by selling subscriptions and advertising products to property professionals—mainly UK estate agents (sales) and lettings agents (rentals)—who pay to list their properties on the Rightmove portal and access associate...
Rightmove Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 27, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Feb 26, 2027
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong set of operational and financial highlights (9% revenue and profit growth, double-digit EPS growth, robust returns to shareholders, significant product and AI progress, and strong audience engagement). These positives are tempered by near-term headwinds: a weaker H2 2025 driven by budget-related market hesitancy, ongoing New Homes supply weakness, higher operating costs from stepped-up investment and hiring, and a conservative profit growth outlook for 2026 (3%–5%). Strategic growth areas performed strongly (c.25% growth) and management signalled confidence in AI and data-driven product opportunities. Overall, the balance of demonstrated growth, cash returns, and strong platform/AI/product execution outweighs the near-term challenges and planned investment-driven profit moderation.Positive Updates
Group Revenue and Profit Growth
Revenue grew 9% year-on-year in 2025; underlying operating profit also grew 9%; underlying EPS increased 11%.
Negative Updates
Second-Half Market Weakness
H2 2025 weaker year-on-year driven by autumn budget uncertainty and market hesitancy; guidance expects H1 2026 growth to be lower than full-year due to high comparators and New Homes drag.
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Q4-2025 Updates
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Negative
Group Revenue and Profit Growth
Revenue grew 9% year-on-year in 2025; underlying operating profit also grew 9%; underlying EPS increased 11%.
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Company Guidance
Rightmove reconfirmed November guidance for 2026: group revenue growth of 8–10% (H1 expected to be below full‑year), Core membership growth of ~1% and blended ARPA growth of £110–£120 (Estate Agency toward the lower end, New Homes higher), Strategic Growth Areas revenue up ~20–30%, and underlying operating profit growth of 3–5% with an underlying margin no lower than 67% (longer‑term profit growth to track revenue). CapEx is guided to c.£16m (<4% of revenue) with increased labour capitalisation and a post‑capitalisation incremental investment of ~£12m in 2026; the company expects to hire over 100 people. Rightmove remains highly cash generative (cash conversion 107% of operating profit) and will continue returning surplus cash: a £90m buyback to 31 July, while last year it returned £220m to shareholders (£141m buybacks, £79m dividends, +21% y/y), announced a final dividend of 6.59p (total 10.64p), reduced share count by 2% (c.40% of issued shares repurchased) and plans to reduce cash balances from ~£43m at Dec to ~£20m by H1.Rightmove Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
91
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
89
Very Positive
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Rightmove Peers Comparison
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Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 Outperform | $4.85B | 16.41 | 264.68% | 1.77% | 11.28% | 13.81% | |
80 Outperform | $877.82M | 7.83 | 50.29% | 1.11% | 22.75% | 144.55% | |
74 Outperform | $3.01B | 18.04 | 56.25% | ― | 6.01% | 47.62% | |
67 Neutral | $7.81B | 151.13 | 1.18% | ― | 17.67% | ― | |
66 Neutral | $7.81B | 151.13 | 1.18% | ― | 17.67% | ― | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
55 Neutral | $61.55B | 870.73 | 0.91% | ― | 460.89% | -71.23% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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