Taylor Wimpey plc (TW.L)
Building brick houses across the UK, Taylor Wimpey puts up entire residential neighbourhoods from the ground up.
Is Taylor Wimpey plc a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Established brand name with deep roots in British towns and cities. Worth weighing: Low net profit margins leave little room for unexpected cost overruns. 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 Taylor Wimpey plc actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Taylor Wimpey plc fell as much as −56% 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.
A sustained long-term shortage of housing drives up development activity.
Lasting demographic shifts or high borrowing costs permanently depress the housing market.
What does Taylor Wimpey plc do?
As one of the UK's largest household names in property development, this company buys land, secures planning permission, and constructs everything from starter flats to large family homes. It generates cash by selling these bricks-and-mortar properties directly to everyday buyers and housing associations. Anyone following the business closely will want to keep an eye on how readily people can secure home loans from banks.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and income, and weakest on momentum.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 5.3% a year
- ·Low P/E of 11 vs last year's earnings
- ✓Low debt - a sturdier balance sheet
- Value screens high (75/100)
- Established brand name with deep roots in British towns and cities
- Substantial dividend income stream for shareholders
- Asset-backed model with significant land holdings
- Growth screens low (30/100)
- Momentum screens low (9/100)
- Vulnerability to sudden shifts in mortgage availability and interest rates
- Delays and red tape in the planning permission system
- Cyclical nature of the UK property market leading to volatile share movements
What do Taylor Wimpey plc's numbers mean?
Does Taylor Wimpey plc pay a dividend?
Yes - Taylor Wimpey plc currently pays a dividend of about 5.3% 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 Taylor Wimpey 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 Taylor Wimpey plc report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Taylor Wimpey plc is next scheduled to report on about 2027-03-04 - 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 Taylor Wimpey plc?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Established brand name with deep roots in British towns and cities
- Substantial dividend income stream for shareholders
- Asset-backed model with significant land holdings
- Low net profit margins leave little room for unexpected cost overruns
- Modest recent revenue growth: How fast the company's sales grew versus a year ago. shows the business is pacing slowly
- Return on equity: How much profit the company makes for each £1 shareholders have put in. Higher usually means a more efficient business. is relatively restrained at six percent
- Vulnerability to sudden shifts in mortgage availability and interest rates
- Delays and red tape in the planning permission system
- Cyclical: A business whose sales and profits rise and fall with the wider economy - booming in good times, sinking in downturns. Miners, carmakers and banks are classic examples. nature of the UK property market leading to volatile share movements
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A major shift in government planning policy that permanently alters land values
- A severe, prolonged spike in borrowing costs that freezes the housing market
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.