SGPYY (Sage Group (The)) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 2.91 (As of Sep. 2025) — 85% Below Median

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SGPYY Sage Group (The) PLC SGPYY
79 GF Score
Price $45.79
GF Value $73.12
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Sage Group (The) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Sage Group (The) SGPYY +5.10% 79 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.91 as of Sep. 2025, which is 85% below its 10-year median of 19.42. GuruFocus rates SGPYY with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of $73.12 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,218 Software companies, Sage Group (The) ranks better than 53.86% 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)."

Sage Group (The)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $2.91. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 15.74.


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

SGPYY' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.13   Med: 19.42   Max: 34.06
Current: 15.75


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Sage Group (The) was 34.06. The lowest was 11.13. And the median was 19.42.


SGPYY's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
53.86% of 1218 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 17.05 vs SGPYY: 15.75

Sage Group (The)'s Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.09. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $2.13. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 21.48.

Sage Group (The)'s EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.25. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $2.44. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 18.75.


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.


Sage Group (The) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Sage Group (The) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sage Group (The)'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.

Sage Group (The) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Sage Group (The) Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Sage Group (The) Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 2.68 0.00 2.93 0.00

SGPYY vs UBER, SHOP, CRM: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sage Group (The)'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.


Sage Group (The) Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Software Industry

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

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


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Sage Group (The) 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)

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

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 499
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 122
Change In Deferred Tax 151
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 49
Change In Working Capital 11
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 248

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Sage Group (The)'s Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $499 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Sage Group (The)'s Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $122 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. Sage Group (The)'s Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $151 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $49 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.

Sage Group (The)'s 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $49 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Sage Group (The)'s Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $11 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. Sage Group (The)'s Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Sep. 2025 was 248.250 Mil.

Sage Group (The)'s Onwer Earnings Per Share for Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 498.649 +121.622+151.351
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-49.146+10.811)/248.250
=2.91

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=45.79/2.91
=15.74

* 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 2.91 mean?
Sage Group (The) (SGPYY) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 2.91 as of Sep. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Sage Group (The). This is 85% below median its historical median of 19.42. Over the past decade, Sage Group (The)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 11.13 to 34.06. According to the industry distribution chart, Sage Group (The) ranks #562 out of 1218 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 46.1%.
Is Sage Group (The)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Sage Group (The)'s current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 2.91 is 85% below median its 10-year median of 19.42. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 11.13 to a high of 34.06. The Software industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.05. Sage Group (The)'s value of 2.91 is 82.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sage Group (The) ranks #562 out of 1218 companies in the Software industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Sage Group (The) has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sage Group (The)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to UBER and SHOP?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Sage Group (The) ranks #562 out of 1218 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Sage Group (The) in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.05. Sage Group (The)'s value of 2.91 is 82.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Sage Group (The)'s own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 11.13 to 34.06 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 19.42 vs. the industry median of 17.05, Sage Group (The) 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 17.05, based on 1,218 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. Sage Group (The)'s current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 2.91 is 82.9% 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 Sage Group (The). For the Software industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sage Group (The)'s current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.91, which is 85% below median its own 10-year median of 19.42. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sage Group (The) stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sage Group (The) (SGPYY) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $73.12, compared to a current price of $45.79 — trading 37.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.91, which is 85% below median its 10-year median of 19.42 and 82.9% below the Software industry median of 17.05. Sage Group (The)'s overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 4 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 Sage Group (The) (SGPYY), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.91 as of Sep. 2025. 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 Sage Group (The) (SGPYY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sage Group (The) stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $45.79 is trading 37.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $73.12. GuruFocus considers Sage Group (The) to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for SGPYY:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 2.91 (85% below median its 10-year median of 19.42)
  • GF Value™: $73.12 vs. price of $45.79 (37.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 82.9% below the Software median (#562 of 1218)

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


Sage Group (The) Business Description

Address C23 - 5 & 6 Cobalt Park Way, Cobalt Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, GBR, NE28 9EJ
The Sage Group is a UK-based provider of accounting and enterprise resource planning software, predominantly to customers in the US and Europe. The company was founded in 1981 and historically sold on-premises software products with perpetual software licenses. However, the company is transitioning toward cloud-connected and cloud native products, sold via software-as-a-service contracts. Sage's main cloud-native products include Sage Accounting, for small businesses, and Sage Intacct, which Sage acquired in 2017, for midsize businesses.
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