Softcat plc (LON:SCT)

Softcat Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 13 analysts polled by S&P Global, Softcat stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of 2,137p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 31.00% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 1,750p (+7.30%) and the highest is 2,600p (+59.41%).

Price Target: 2,137p (+31.00%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	1,750p	2,137p	2,120p	2,600p
Change	+7.30%	+31.00%	+29.98%	+59.41%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Softcat stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	7	5	5	4	4	4
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	4	5	6	7	7	7
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	12	13	13	13	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Alex Short Berenberg Bank	Berenberg Bank	Buy Reiterates 2,400p	Buy	Reiterates	2,400p	+47.15%	Oct 16, 2026
Charles Brennan Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Reiterates 1,700p → 1,750p	Hold	Reiterates	1,700p → 1,750p	+7.30%	Oct 14, 2026
Christopher Tong UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains 2,000p → 2,100p	Hold	Maintains	2,000p → 2,100p	+28.76%	Sep 23, 2026
Joseph George CFA J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Reiterates 1,950p → 2,300p	Buy	Reiterates	1,950p → 2,300p	+41.02%	Sep 7, 2026
Tintin Stormont Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Downgrades 1,800p → 2,140p	Hold	Downgrades	1,800p → 2,140p	+31.21%	Aug 26, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.29B

Increased by 15.81%

from 1.98B

Revenue Next Year

2.83B

Increased by 23.59%

from 2.29B

EPS This Year

0.88

Increased by 6.12%

from 0.83

EPS Next Year

1.02

Increased by 15.97%

from 0.88

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2027
Revenue	1.08B	985.30M	962.63M	1.46B	1.98B	2.29B
Revenue Growth	37.49%	-8.60%	-2.30%	51.50%	35.43%	15.81%
Gross Profit	327.21M	373.83M	417.75M	494.28M	616.30M	682.93M
Gross Margin	30.35%	37.94%	43.40%	33.89%	31.20%	29.86%
Operating Income	136.15M	140.90M	154.06M	180.13M	215.10M	235.13M
Net Income	110.41M	112.03M	119.04M	133.01M	150.30M	169.19M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.83	0.88
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	19.50%	6.12%
Forward PE	26.26	26.28	25.94	23.02	23.51	18.60
Dividend / Share	0.24	0.25	0.27	0.29	0.32	0.41
Dividend Growth	14.90%	4.60%	6.40%	10.15%	7.51%	29.12%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	151.50M	126.52M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2027	2028	2029
High	2.6B
Avg	2.3B
Low	1.9B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	29.6%
Avg	15.8%
Low	-1.4%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	0.91
Avg	0.88
Low	0.81

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	10.5%
Avg	6.1%
Low	-2.3%

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence and TipRanks Last updated: Oct 16, 2026

Price targets, consensus ratings and financial forecasts are provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Individual analyst data is provided by TipRanks. Price targets and consensus ratings update every hour to every three days, while individual analyst data updates in near real-time.

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