(SOP) Sopra Steria - Overview
Stock: Consulting, Digital Services, Software Development, Integration, Cybersecurity
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 2.45% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 3.66% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 23.48% |
| Payout Consistency | 78.9% |
| Payout Ratio | 32.8% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 41.1% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -5.74% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.69 |
| Alpha | -29.14 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.256 |
| Beta Downside | 0.521 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 44.42% |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.20 |
Description: SOP Sopra Steria January 10, 2026
Sopra Steria Group SA (ticker SOP) is a French-headquartered provider of consulting, digital, and software-development services, operating across Europe and select global markets. Its portfolio spans digital-transformation consulting, AI, blockchain, cloud, IoT, 5G design, industrial-metaverse, intelligent-process-automation, systems integration, infrastructure management, and cybersecurity, as well as niche software solutions for HR, property-management, and information-warfare.
The firm also runs business-process services, including multi-function shared-services centers, finance & administration, and industry-specific operations such as police-control-room management, compliance for financial services, and customer-service platforms for large utilities. Its client base covers aerospace & defense, energy & utilities, financial services, insurance, government, retail, telecom, media, and transport.
Key financial and market metrics (as of FY 2024) include ≈ €5.0 bn of revenue, a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ~4 % driven by strong demand for digital-transformation projects, and an operating margin of roughly 7 % after a recent cost-optimization program. The company’s order-backlog sits at about €1.2 bn, indicating a multi-quarter pipeline that is roughly 24 % of annual revenue-a useful gauge of near-term visibility.
Sector-level drivers that materially affect Sopra Steria are (1) the EU’s “Digital Europe” policy, which earmarks €7.5 bn for AI, cybersecurity, and high-performance computing, (2) the accelerating shift of large enterprises toward cloud-native and “as-a-service” models, and (3) sustained public-sector IT spending, especially in defense and public-safety domains where the firm holds several long-term contracts.
Given the blend of stable public-sector revenues and expanding commercial digital-services demand, the stock’s valuation appears sensitive to macro-economic trends in IT spending and to the firm’s ability to convert backlog into billings without margin erosion.
For a deeper quantitative assessment, you may find the ValueRay platform’s analyst toolkit useful.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.0
| Net Income: 464.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.15 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.92 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -2.09% < 20% (prev -8.33%; Δ 6.24% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 948.3m > Net Income 464.1m |
| Net Debt (1.15b) to EBITDA (1.34b): 0.85 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.89 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (19.7m) vs 12m ago -3.43% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 10.79% > 18% (prev 0.08%; Δ 1071 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 204.3% > 50% (prev 138.8%; Δ 65.53% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 9.54 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.34b / Interest Expense TTM 92.7m) |
Altman Z'' 2.20
| A: -0.04 (Total Current Assets 2.06b - Total Current Liabilities 2.31b) / Total Assets 5.62b |
| B: 0.29 (Retained Earnings 1.65b / Total Assets 5.62b) |
| C: 0.16 (EBIT TTM 884.6m / Avg Total Assets 5.67b) |
| D: 0.46 (Book Value of Equity 1.65b / Total Liabilities 3.59b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 2.20 = BBB |
Beneish M -3.19
| DSRI: 0.73 (Receivables 1.47b/1.38b, Revenue 11.59b/7.94b) |
| GMI: 0.77 (GM 10.79% / 8.35%) |
| AQI: 1.04 (AQ_t 0.53 / AQ_t-1 0.51) |
| SGI: 1.46 (Revenue 11.59b / 7.94b) |
| TATA: -0.09 (NI 464.1m - CFO 948.3m) / TA 5.62b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.19 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of SOP shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -12.26%, over one month by -10.16%, over three months by +6.62% and over the past year by -22.18%.
Is SOP a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the SOP price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 198.9 | 47% |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 132.4 | -2.1% |
SOP Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026
P/E Trailing = 10.8898
P/E Forward = 8.8731
P/S = 0.5278
P/B = 1.4454
P/EG = 1.0084
Revenue TTM = 11.59b EUR
EBIT TTM = 884.6m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 1.34b EUR
Long Term Debt = 600.7m EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 353.1m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.30b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.15b EUR (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 4.14b EUR (2.99b + Debt 1.30b - CCE 146.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 9.54 (Ebit TTM 884.6m / Interest Expense TTM 92.7m)
EV/FCF = 4.89x (Enterprise Value 4.14b / FCF TTM 847.7m)
FCF Yield = 20.47% (FCF TTM 847.7m / Enterprise Value 4.14b)
FCF Margin = 7.32% (FCF TTM 847.7m / Revenue TTM 11.59b)
Net Margin = 4.01% (Net Income TTM 464.1m / Revenue TTM 11.59b)
Gross Margin = 10.79% ((Revenue TTM 11.59b - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.34b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 12.14% (prev 9.73%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.74 (Enterprise Value 4.14b / Total Assets 5.62b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.74% (Interest Expense 22.5m / Debt 1.30b)
Taxrate = 23.91% (46.7m / 195.3m)
NOPAT = 673.1m (EBIT 884.6m * (1 - 23.91%))
Current Ratio = 0.89 (Total Current Assets 2.06b / Total Current Liabilities 2.31b)
Debt / Equity = 0.66 (Debt 1.30b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.97b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.85 (Net Debt 1.15b / EBITDA 1.34b)
Debt / FCF = 1.35 (Net Debt 1.15b / FCF TTM 847.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.93b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.18% (Net Income 464.1m / Total Assets 5.62b)
RoE = 24.04% (Net Income TTM 464.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.93b)
RoCE = 34.95% (EBIT 884.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.93b + L.T.Debt 600.7m))
RoIC = 23.00% (NOPAT 673.1m / Invested Capital 2.93b)
WACC = 5.19% (E(2.99b)/V(4.29b) * Re(6.86%) + D(1.30b)/V(4.29b) * Rd(1.74%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 6.86% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -2.67%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 85.77% ; FCFF base≈741.3m ; Y1≈701.9m ; Y5≈666.5m
Fair Price DCF = 971.7 (EV 20.01b - Net Debt 1.15b = Equity 18.86b / Shares 19.4m; r=5.90% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -6.87% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -12.21 | EPS CAGR: -42.63% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 94.11 | Revenue CAGR: 14.52% | SUE: 0.93 | # QB: 1
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=17.35 | Chg30d=+0.143 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+6.7% | Growth Revenue=+1.3%