United Utilities Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 14 analysts polled by S&P Global, United Utilities Group stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of 1,501p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 11.68% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 1,320p (-1.79%) and the highest is 1,650p (+22.77%).

Price Target: 1,501p (+11.68%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	1,320p	1,501p	1,489p	1,650p
Change	-1.79%	+11.68%	+10.79%	+22.77%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	5	4	4	4	4	4
Buy	2	2	2	1	1	2
Hold	7	8	8	7	8	8
Sell	0	0	0	1	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	14	14	14	13	13	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Unknown Analyst Exane BNP Paribas No rating	Exane BNP Paribas	Buy Initiates 1,600p	Buy	Initiates	1,600p	+19.05%	Jun 29, 2026
Jenny Ping Citi	Citi	Hold Maintains 1,525p → 1,340p	Hold	Maintains	1,525p → 1,340p	-0.30%	Jun 11, 2026
James Brand Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Buy Maintains 1,550p → 1,450p	Buy	Maintains	1,550p → 1,450p	+7.89%	Jun 8, 2026
Sarah Lester Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains 1,490p → 1,620p	Hold	Maintains	1,490p → 1,620p	+20.54%	May 7, 2026
Alexander Wheeler RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains 1,450p → 1,550p	Hold	Maintains	1,450p → 1,550p	+15.33%	May 5, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.76B

from 2.62B

5.53%

from 2.62B

Revenue Next Year

2.89B

from 2.76B

4.71%

from 2.76B

EPS This Year

1.05

from 1.07

-1.82%

from 1.07

EPS Next Year

1.10

from 1.05

4.98%

from 1.05

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Mar 31, 2022	Mar 31, 2023	Mar 31, 2024	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2026	Mar 31, 2027
Revenue	1.86B	1.80B	1.95B	2.15B	2.62B	2.76B
Revenue Growth	3.03%	-3.14%	8.05%	10.04%	21.96%	5.53%
Net Income	-56.80M	204.90M	126.90M	264.70M	586.80M	692.63M
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.07	1.05
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	115.93%	-1.82%
Forward PE	23.66	49.39	22.01	12.64	12.04	12.78
Dividend / Share	0.44	0.46	0.50	0.52	0.54	0.55
Dividend Growth	-	4.62%	9.38%	4.16%	3.49%	3.19%
Free Cash Flow	-4.06M	-164.64M	-238.45M	-241.21M	-509.73M	-571.33M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	11

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2027	2028	2029
High	2.8B
Avg	2.8B
Low	2.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	7.1%
Avg	5.5%
Low	4.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	1.12
Avg	1.05
Low	1.01

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	4.8%
Avg	-1.8%
Low	-6.0%