- The trend backdrop is active with a 17-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
DCC
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
DCC plc · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Latest close
6,375 GBP
0.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a 1.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100.
Setup score
68
out of 100
Latest Close
6,375 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
8.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
59.6%
31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
0.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.6%.
Indicator stack
78/68
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
58/100
9 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a 1.6% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.9412-week average 0.86
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.94Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 1.6% over four weeks, 8.4% over 12 weeks, and 34.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 17 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak17 weeks
Active weeks in one year31
Trend breadth59.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-17.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.02Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-21.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength30/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality13/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Momentum92/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework61/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 407.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 6.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 15.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 3.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 11.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -2.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -92.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 25.9% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 12.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 16.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.4x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 9 relevant articles.
3 positive · 6 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-5.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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7 Aug
Weeks higher17 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.5%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-8.3%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains12
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses2
Recent vol1.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -2.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorGB Energy
4-week rank45 / 93
Group average3.2%
Trend breadth34.4%
Trend34.4%active weekly trend signals
MD31.2%positive activity pressure
RS24.7%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape70/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 70/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis87/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.94; 2 reversal markers Factors35/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 4 SVQF61/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 101.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is positive across 9 relevant articles.
Form 8.3 -DCC plc Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 6,375 GBP | 0.7% | 5,500 GBP | 5,206 GBP | 1.07 | 13.02 | 2.8M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6,330 GBP | 0.7% | 5,436 GBP | 5,193 GBP | 1.37 | 12.83 | 6.1M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 6,285 GBP | 0.0% | 5,376 GBP | 5,181 GBP | 1.36 | 13.70 | 4.1M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6,285 GBP | 0.2% | 5,324 GBP | 5,170 GBP | 1.35 | 15.42 | 5.5M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 6,275 GBP | 3.0% | 5,280 GBP | 5,159 GBP | 1.29 | 16.63 | 1.9M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 6,090 GBP | -2.2% | 5,240 GBP | 5,147 GBP | 1.24 | 11.56 | 878.4K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 6,230 GBP | 0.5% | 5,205 GBP | 5,135 GBP | 1.17 | 16.08 | 318.0K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 6,200 GBP | 1.1% | 5,164 GBP | 5,123 GBP | 1.18 | 17.37 | 911.1K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6,135 GBP | 2.0% | 5,119 GBP | 5,111 GBP | 1.18 | 15.25 | 1.2M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 6,015 GBP | 0.2% | 5,081 GBP | 5,101 GBP | 1.16 | 14.37 | 830.6K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 6,005 GBP | -2.4% | 5,038 GBP | 5,093 GBP | 1.27 | 13.97 | 1.4M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 6,154 GBP | 4.6% | 5,005 GBP | 5,085 GBP | 1.34 | 16.36 | 1.6M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 5,884 GBP | 2.3% | 4,969 GBP | 5,076 GBP | 1.22 | 14.52 | 1.1M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 5,749 GBP | -0.9% | 4,928 GBP | 5,070 GBP | 1.14 | 11.58 | 1.5M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.