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Ruffer Investment Company RICA.L · GBp

N/A · LSE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in pence

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FY2026

Net income

£39.9m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

£4.2m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

£889.1m

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Research and development——£1£1£1£1£0£0£1
Operating income£40.4m£42.5m−£34.1m£30.8m£68.2m£41.9m−£4.4m£4.4m£29.2m
Net income£39.9m£41.7m−£34.4m£29.6m£67.8m£41.2m−£5.0m£3.7m£28.8m
Diluted earnings per share0.130.14-0.090.090.310.23-0.030.020.17

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets£912.2m£893.9m£1.09bn£975.0m£578.9m£452.5m£410.2m£409.6m£377.7m
Cash and short-term investments£23.0m£25.7m£50.5m£91.9m£55.8m£42.7m£19.4m£47.6m£28.0m
Total liabilities£23.1m£5.7m£1.5m£22.2m£3.0m£8.4m£3.9m£3.3m£2.1m
Shareholders' equity£889.1m£888.2m£1.09bn£952.8m£575.9m£444.1m£406.3m£406.3m£375.6m
Shares outstanding297m298m383m344m221m182m182m179m168m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations£4.2m£181.9m−£215.2m−£16.0m£16.0m−£5.1m−£33.7m−£7.7m−£1.2m
Capital spending——−£4——————
Free cash flow£4.2m£181.9m−£215.2m−£16.0m£16.0m−£5.1m−£33.7m−£7.7m−£1.2m
Dividends paid−£18.3m−£19.8m−£9.4m−£7.4m−£3.5m−£3.3m−£3.2m−£3.1m−£4.1m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Dec 2025Jun 2025Dec 2024Jun 2024Dec 2023Jun 2023Mar 2023Dec 2022
Operating income£46.3m£17.0m£1.2m£4.5m£3.1m−£81.4m−£49.6m£47.3m
Net income£41.8m£47.6m−£5.9m£887,746£9.3m−£83.6m−£41.8m£49.2m
Diluted earnings per share0.140.16-0.020.000.02-0.22-0.110.14
Cash from operations£14.0m£105.0m£76.0m£12.0m£5.0m£11.0m−£22.0m£4.0m
Total assets£907.1m£893.9m£942.6m£1.03bn£1.10bn£1.09bn£1.09bn£1.13bn
Cash and short-term investments£11.1m£25.7m£14.9m£18.8m£22.8m£50.5m£50.5m£46.2m
Shareholders' equity£900.6m£888.2m£935.1m£1.02bn£1.09bn£1.09bn£803.9m£1.12bn

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue-8.3%-2.9%—
Operating income—-9.9%—
Net income—-10.0%—

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin69.9%30.1%54.4%63.1%
Net margin68.8%29.1%53.1%61.3%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings21.821.091.4-30.636.29.511.6-82.099.213.7
Price to sales16.813.180.015.731.910.712.6-112.469.113.0

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 21 years. Last went ex-dividend on 8 Oct 2026.

FY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paid in the year0.0330.0620.060.0370.0260.030.0190.018

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