DRX.L
Drax Group plc
Utilities · Utilities - Renewable · LSE
$781.50
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$2.8B
Total market value of the company
41.40
Expensive — high growth expected
14.67
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-8.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
1.4%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
3.6%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$950.00
+22% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 10 analysts covering this stock
About Drax Group plc

Drax Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in renewable power generation in the United Kingdom. The company operates through four segments: Pellet Production, Biomass Generation, Flexible Generation, and Energy Solutions. The company provides renewable, dispatchable power, and system support services. It is involved in production and sale of biomass pellets; generation and sale of electricity from biomass assets, pumped storage, run-of-river hydro, and OCGTs assets; and processing and sale of waste-derived pellets, as well as supply of electricity to non-domestic customers. The company owns and operates Drax Power Station located in Selby, North Yorkshire; Cruachan Power Station, a pumped storage hydro station, with an installed capacity of 440 megawatts (MW) located in Argyll and Bute; and Lanark and Galloway hydro-electric power stations with an installed capacity of 126 MW located in south-west Scotland. In addition, it owns and operates Daldowie fuel plant that processes sludge, a plant that converts it into dry low-odour fuel pellets. Further, the company manufactures and sells compressed wood pellets; and supplies renewable electricity. Drax Group plc was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Selby, the United Kingdom.

https://www.drax.com

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 2,974 Industry: Utilities - Renewable
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
1.044
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
0.0668
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.281
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
26.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-20.6%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
188
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.66
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$937.50
17% below the year high
52W Low
$613.90
27% above the year low
Avg Volume
819,785
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
N/A
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
N/A
352.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$0.20
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

62.90
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.08
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.45
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
25.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
10.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$514M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$5.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$73M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
10
Target High
$1,120.00
Target Median
$950.00
Target Low
$745.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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