Wise Group (LSE:WISE) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 5.31 (As of Mar. 2026) — 140% Above Median

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LSE:WISE Wise Group PLC LSE:WISE
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What is Wise Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Wise Group LSE:WISE +3.32% 82 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.31 as of Mar. 2026, which is 140% above its 10-year median of 2.21. GuruFocus rates LSE:WISE with a GF Score™ of 82/100 and a GF Value™ of £12.91 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,219 Software companies, Wise Group ranks better than 97.13% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Wise Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £5.31. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 1.68.


The historical rank and industry rank for Wise Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:WISE' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.41   Med: 2.21   Max: 3.45
Current: 1.67


During the past 8 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Wise Group was 3.45. The lowest was 1.41. And the median was 2.21.


LSE:WISE's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
97.13% of 1219 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 17.04 vs LSE:WISE: 1.67

Wise Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.18. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.36. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 24.64.

Wise Group's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.18. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.36. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 24.64.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Wise Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Wise Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Wise Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Wise Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Wise Group Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 3.78 3.15 4.36 5.45

Wise Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.15 0.00 4.36 0.00 5.45

LSE:WISE vs CACI, JKHY, CIFR: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Wise Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Wise Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Wise Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wise Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Wise Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Wise Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 374
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 11
Change In Deferred Tax 2
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 8
Change In Working Capital 5,120
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1,030

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Wise Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £374 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Wise Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £11 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Wise Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £2 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = £8 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Wise Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = £8 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Wise Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £5,120 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Wise Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 1029.700 Mil.

Wise Group's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 374.025 +10.8+2.025
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-7.912+5120.325)/1029.700
=5.31

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=8.896/5.31
=1.68

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.31 mean?
Wise Group (LSE:WISE) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.31 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Wise Group. This is 140% above median its historical median of 2.21. Over the past decade, Wise Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 1.41 to 3.45. According to the industry distribution chart, Wise Group ranks #35 out of 1219 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 2.9%.
Is Wise Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Wise Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.31 is 140% above median its 10-year median of 2.21. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.41 to a high of 3.45. The Software industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.04. Wise Group's value of 5.31 is 68.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Wise Group ranks #35 out of 1219 companies in the Software industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Wise Group has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Wise Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CACI and JKHY?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Wise Group ranks #35 out of 1219 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Wise Group in the top 3% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.04. Wise Group's value of 5.31 is 68.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Wise Group's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 1.41 to 3.45 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.21 vs. the industry median of 17.04, Wise Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Software company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Software companies is 17.04, based on 1,219 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Wise Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.31 is 68.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Wise Group. For the Software industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.04 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Wise Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.31, which is 140% above median its own 10-year median of 2.21. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Wise Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Wise Group (LSE:WISE) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is £12.91, compared to a current price of £8.90 — trading 31.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.31, which is 140% above median its 10-year median of 2.21 and 68.8% below the Software industry median of 17.04. Wise Group's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Wise Group (LSE:WISE), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.31 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Wise Group (LSE:WISE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Wise Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £8.90 is trading 31.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of £12.91. GuruFocus considers Wise Group to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for LSE:WISE:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 5.31 (140% above median its 10-year median of 2.21)
  • GF Value™: £12.91 vs. price of £8.90 (31.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 68.8% below the Software median (#35 of 1219)

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:WISE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Wise Group Business Description

Other Exchanges WSE:USAWISEl:UKZ4Z:Germany
Address 65 Clifton Street, 1st Floor Worship Square, London, GBR, EC2A 4JE
Wise is a currency conversion platform that matches, where possible, offsetting currency transactions across borders to reduce costs. The group focuses primarily on private clients and small and midsize enterprises, but it is building out its platform business aimed at providing its services as a backend solution to banks. By operating local accounts in each jurisdiction Wise sends money to or receives money from, this fintech offers faster and cheaper currency transfer services than incumbents (banks). Wise has started to broaden its product offering, issuing its clients debit cards and allowing customers to invest funds in various asset management products.
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