C&C Group plc (CCR.L)
Pouring pints of Magners cider and Tennent's lager across British and Irish pubs, this drinks maker gets beverages into your local.
Is C&C Group plc a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: owns well-recognised household beverage brands. Worth weighing: very thin net profit margin leaves little room for error. Below, we lay out what it does, what its numbers mean, and the honest risks, so you can decide for yourself.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has C&C Group plc actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, C&C Group plc fell as much as −52% from a high to a later low. Drops of this size are a normal part of owning a share - worth knowing in advance, so a dip doesn't come as a shock.
Worst peak-to-trough fall in the daily closing price over the period we hold. Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
successful turnaround restores robust earnings
structural decline in core drink categories
What does C&C Group plc do?
C&C Group brews and distributes well-known ciders and beers, making its money by supplying pubs, supermarkets, and restaurants with household-name drinks. A heavy slump in recent revenue alongside a tiny profit margin means the business has had a bumpy ride lately. Keep a close eye on whether management can restore its profit margins and steady the ship after a sharp drop in the share price over the past year.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and income, and weakest on growth.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 4.9% a year
- !Revenue slipped about 8% over the year
- !Thin profits - turns only about 0% of sales into profit
- !High P/E of 102 - big growth is already priced in
- owns well-recognised household beverage brands
- generous dividend yield for income-focused portfolios
- shares trade well below the book value of the company's assets
- Quality screens low (22/100)
- Growth screens low (9/100)
- Momentum screens low (23/100)
- consumer spending habits shifting away from pubs
- rising costs of brewing ingredients and logistics
What do C&C Group plc's numbers mean?
Does C&C Group plc pay a dividend?
Yes - C&C Group plc currently pays a dividend of about 4.9% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.
What do the numbers say about C&C Group plc's dividend?
There's no rating here, and we don't judge whether the dividend will continue - that would be advice. Here are the figures income investors usually look at, and what each one means, so you can weigh it up yourself.
Figures are from the latest available data and can be distorted by one-off results. Past payments don't predict future ones, and a dividend can be cut at any time. This lays out the numbers to help you understand them - it is not a view on what will happen.
When does C&C Group plc report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
C&C Group plc is next scheduled to report on about 2026-10-28 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
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Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of C&C Group plc?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- owns well-recognised household beverage brands
- generous dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone. for income-focused portfolios
- shares trade well below the book value: A company's net assets - what it owns minus what it owes - per share. Price-to-book compares the share price to this figure. of the company's assets
- very thin net profit margin leaves little room for error
- revenue shrank over the past year
- recent sharp drop in share price reflects ongoing market doubts
- consumer spending habits shifting away from pubs
- rising costs of brewing ingredients and logistics
- failure to improve low returns on shareholder equity
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- consecutive quarters of returning revenue growth
- a meaningful expansion in net profit margins
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.