Castelnau GroupLSE:CGL -3.24%33 Pretax Margin % is 84.24% as of Dec. 2025, which is 18% below its 10-year median of 103.29. GuruFocus rates LSE:CGL with a GF Score™ of 33/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,576 Asset Management companies, Castelnau Group ranks worse than 53.74% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Castelnau Group's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:CGL'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 84.88 Med: 103.29 Max: 858.78
Current: 84.88
LSE:CGL's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than 53.74% of 1576
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 89.475
vs LSE:CGL: 84.88
Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) Pretax Margin % Explanation
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
Castelnau Group Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Castelnau Group Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Castelnau Group's Pretax Margin % 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.
LSE:CGL vs BLK, BX, KKR: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Castelnau Group's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % 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.
Castelnau Group Pretax Margin % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Castelnau Group's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Castelnau Group's Pretax Margin % falls into.
* 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.
Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) has a Pretax Margin % of 84.24% as of Dec. 2025. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Castelnau Group and its competitors. This is 18% below median its historical median of 103.29. Over the past decade, Castelnau Group's Pretax Margin % has ranged from 84.88 to 858.78. According to the industry distribution chart, Castelnau Group ranks #847 out of 1576 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 53.7%.
Is Castelnau Group's Pretax Margin % too high?
Castelnau Group's current Pretax Margin % of 84.24% is 18% below median its 10-year median of 103.29. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 84.88 to a high of 858.78. The Asset Management industry median Pretax Margin % is 89.48. Castelnau Group's value of 84.24% is 5.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Castelnau Group ranks #847 out of 1576 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Castelnau Group has a GF Score™ of 33/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Castelnau Group's Pretax Margin % compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Castelnau Group ranks #847 out of 1576 companies for Pretax Margin %. This places Castelnau Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 89.48. Castelnau Group's value of 84.24% is 5.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Castelnau Group's own Pretax Margin % has ranged from 84.88 to 858.78 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 103.29 vs. the industry median of 89.48, Castelnau 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 Pretax Margin % for an Asset Management company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Asset Management companies is 89.48, based on 1,576 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Pretax Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Pretax Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Castelnau Group's current Pretax Margin % of 84.24% is 5.9% 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 Pretax Margin % mean?
A high Pretax Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Castelnau Group and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 89.48 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Castelnau Group's current Pretax Margin % is 84.24%, which is 18% below median its own 10-year median of 103.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Castelnau Group stock overvalued right now?
Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) has a current Pretax Margin % of 84.24%. The current Pretax Margin % is 84.24%, which is 18% below median its 10-year median of 103.29 and 5.9% below the Asset Management industry median of 89.48. Castelnau Group's overall GF Score™ is 33/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Pretax Margin % calculated?
Pretax Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL), the current Pretax Margin % is 84.24% as of Dec. 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.
Castelnau Group Ltd operates as a closed-ended company. The company's principal activity is to seek to achieve a high rate of compound return over the long term by carefully selecting investments using a thorough and objective research process and paying a price that provides a material margin of safety against permanent loss of capital, but also a favorable range of outcomes. The company's investment objective is to compound shareholders' capital at a higher rate of return than the FTSE All-Share Total Return Index over the long term. The group has two reporting segments: Castelnau Group Limited and Castelnau Group Services Limited.
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