OXIG.L
Oxford Instruments plc
Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments · LSE
$3,014.00
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
$1.7B
Total market value of the company
114.53
Expensive — high growth expected
28.05
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-9.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
2.9%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
4.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$2,600.00
-14% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 7 analysts covering this stock
About Oxford Instruments plc

Oxford Instruments plc provide scientific technology products and services for academic and commercial organizations in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through two segments: Imaging and Analysis and Advanced Technologies. The company offers atomic force, electron, light, and Raman microscopy; deposition tools comprising plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition, inductively coupled plasma chemical vapour deposition, atomic layer deposition, and ion beam deposition systems; and etch tools, including inductively coupled plasma etching, reactive ion etching, deep silicon etching, atomic layer etching, and ion beam etching systems. It also provides low temperature systems, such as dilution refrigerators, high field magnets, and cryostats; optical imaging products, including cameras, confocal microscopy, and 3d and 4d visualization software; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) products comprising NMR spectrometers, TD-NMR research, QA/QC analyzers, and rock core analyzers; and X-Ray sources, tubes, and power supply products. Its products are used in various industries, such as advanced manufacturing, agriculture and food, astronomy, automotive and aerospace, bio imaging and life science, chemical and catalysis, energy generation and storage, forensics and environment, geology, petrology, mining, metals, alloys, composites, ceramics, pharma, photonics, polymers, quantum technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, and data storage. In addition, the company offers contracts and agreements, spares, upgrades, training, application and product support, and live assist services. Oxford Instruments plc was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

https://www.oxinst.com

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 2,117 Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
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
0.547
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0060
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
0.314
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
13.7%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-43.6%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
115
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.05
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$3,216.00
6% below the year high
52W Low
$1,682.00
79% above the year low
Avg Volume
263,070
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
73.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$0.27
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

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

16.08
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.77
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
0.99
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
51.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
12.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$35M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$482M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$16M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
7
Target High
$3,000.00
Target Median
$2,600.00
Target Low
$2,300.00
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