United Utilities Group PLC risk profile
23 Normal where most of the sector sits
Measured 1 September 2026 from UU's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
23 (Normal), driven by Leverage and coverage at 58, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 20 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 24.0% |
| Operating pressure | 1 | Contained | Easing | Input-cost exposure — 0.02 |
| Cash conversion | 55 | Elevated | Worsening | Capital spending against operating cash — 1.11x |
| Leverage and coverage | 58 | Elevated | Easing | Net debt to EBITDA — 5.79x |
| Competitive position | 14 | Contained | Stable | Revenue-growth gap against peers — +40.0 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.
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