JMAT.L
Johnson Matthey Plc
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals · LSE
$2,046.00
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$3.6B
Total market value of the company
13.83
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+0.8%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-1.1%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
-4.0%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$2,120.00
+4% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 9 analysts covering this stock
About Johnson Matthey Plc

Johnson Matthey Plc engages in the clean air, catalyst and hydrogen technology, and platinum group metals (PGM) service businesses in the United Kingdom, Germany, rest of Europe, the United States, rest of North America, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates through Clean Air, PGM Services, Catalyst Technologies, and Hydrogen Technologies segments. The Clean Air segment provides catalysts for emission control after-treatment systems to reduce harmful emissions from cars, other light duty vehicles, trucks, buses, and non-road equipment powered by internal combustion engines. The PGM Services segment enables the energy transition that offers circular solutions as demand for critical materials. This segment also offers PGM refining and recycling services; engages in PGM trading activities; other precious metal products; and PGM chemicals, industrial products, and catalysts. The Catalyst Technologies segment is involved in decarbonization of chemical and fuel value chains; and licensing of process technology; and supply of catalysts to the chemical and energy sectors. This segment also provides specialty catalysts and additives; and engineering design services. The Hydrogen Technologies segment offers components across the value chain for fuel cells and electrolysers, including catalyst coated membranes and membrane electrode assemblies. The company was formerly known as Johnson & Cock and changed its name to Johnson Matthey Plc in 1851. Johnson Matthey Plc was founded in 1817 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

https://matthey.com

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 10,644 Industry: Specialty Chemicals
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

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.484
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0269
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.341
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
11.7%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-34.2%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
44
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.91
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$2,434.00
16% below the year high
52W Low
$1,660.00
23% above the year low
Avg Volume
569,269
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
354.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-0.45
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

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

71.73
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.65
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
0.84
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
7.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
2.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-506,124,992
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$11.7B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-91,000,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
9
Target High
$2,310.00
Target Median
$2,120.00
Target Low
$1,900.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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