DPLM LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Diploma PLC · Industrials · Industrial Distribution

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Latest close 7,700 GBP
5.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.2%, after a 13.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 75 out of 100
Latest Close 7,700 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 5.2% latest completed week
4W Return 13.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 14.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 98.1% 51 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 21-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.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 5.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 13.2%. Indicator stack 99/51 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 57/100 23 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.2%, after a 13.2% four-week move.

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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 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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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 0.9812-week average 0.97

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.98Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 13.2% over four weeks, 14.6% over 12 weeks, and 42.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 21 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.2%
4W13.2%
12W14.6%
26W42.3%
52W42.2%
Active trend streak21 weeks
Active weeks in one year51
Trend breadth98.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-35.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership18.34Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change83.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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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 strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value1/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
Quality94/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth93/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
55.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
29.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
46.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
18.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
11.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
42.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
41.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.2x
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 sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.

8 positive · 14 neutral · 1 negative
Patient 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-0.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.5%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-7.0%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+5.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -2.3%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.

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 tape74/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 74/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis82/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.98; 4 reversal markers Factors57/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 45 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.

Diploma PLC Revenue Breakdown – LSE:DPLM Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20267,700 GBP5.2%6,469 GBP4,663 GBP0.1918.342.6MOn
31 Jul 20267,320 GBP-2.7%6,401 GBP4,634 GBP-0.0913.251.8MOn
24 Jul 20267,520 GBP3.9%6,334 GBP4,608 GBP0.0418.093.2MOn
17 Jul 20267,240 GBP6.5%6,261 GBP4,581 GBP0.0815.603.2MOn
10 Jul 20266,800 GBP-5.6%6,198 GBP4,554 GBP0.2910.021.5MOn
3 Jul 20267,200 GBP1.5%6,149 GBP4,530 GBP0.5614.89154.2KOn
26 Jun 20267,095 GBP-1.5%6,092 GBP4,503 GBP0.6015.53226.4KOn
19 Jun 20267,200 GBP4.6%6,037 GBP4,476 GBP0.7019.311.4MOn
12 Jun 20266,885 GBP-1.9%5,976 GBP4,449 GBP0.7713.47341.6KOn
5 Jun 20267,020 GBP0.4%5,922 GBP4,425 GBP0.9017.37230.9KOn
29 May 20266,990 GBP-0.5%5,866 GBP4,399 GBP1.1417.002.5MOn
22 May 20267,025 GBP4.5%5,820 GBP4,374 GBP1.3317.482.8MOn
15 May 20266,720 GBP-3.3%5,774 GBP4,348 GBP1.3715.902.5MOn
8 May 20266,950 GBP-0.4%5,727 GBP4,325 GBP1.4520.142.9MOn
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.

Evidence context