The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

DPLM.L

Concerning the House

Diploma PLC, together with its subsidiaries, supplies specialized technical products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through three business sectors: Controls, Seals, and Life Sciences. The Controls sector offers wire and cabling, interconnect, specialty fasteners, specialty adhesive and industrial automation solutions for various applications. The Seals sector supplies sealing and fluid power products, gaskets, hoses and fittings, pumps and valves, and solutions for aftermarket repairs, original equipment manufacturing, and maintenance, repair and overhaul projects. The Life Sciences sector supplies and services equipment; provides consumables and instrumentation for surgery, diagnosis of disease, and critical care support; and supplies diagnostic and scientific technologies, surgical instruments, medical devices, endoscopes, patient monitoring equipment, specialist hospital supplies, and clinical nutrition. It serves public and private hospitals, clinics and diagnostics laboratories. Diploma PLC was incorporated in 1999 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.diplomaplc.com

Quotation

$7,365.00

-55.00 (-0.7%)

52w hi$7,700.00
52w lo$5,014.86
Vol874.94K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.50

Short+0.17
Medium+0.64
Long+0.87

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Diploma PLC

Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Market cap$9.88B
Enterprise value$10.32B
Trailing P/E52.23x
Forward P/E28.11x
EV / EBITDA25.81x
P / S (ttm)6.00x
Profit margin11.5%
Return on equity19.0%
Revenue growth+16.8%
Earnings growth+4.5%
Debt / equity47.45
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.31
Corr SPX0.17
Annual vol29.5%
Annual ret+34.0%
Sharpe1.15
Max DD-24.1%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.47
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.43
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.42

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$7,495.00$7,513.31$7,365.00$7,365.00874.94K
Aug 12$7,575.00$7,595.00$7,415.00$7,420.00297.46K
Aug 11$7,600.00$7,645.00$7,500.00$7,540.00246.69K
Aug 10$7,685.00$7,715.00$7,560.00$7,580.00259.21K
Aug 7$7,680.00$7,765.00$7,655.00$7,700.00412.46K