£8.49
1.19%
London, Oct 09, 04:41 pm BST. Closed.
ISIN
GB00BGXQNP29
Symbol
SDLF
Index
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Standard Life Target price 2026 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Standard Life Classifications & Recommendation

Buy
67%
Hold
20%
Sell
13%

Standard Life Price Target

Target Price £9.89
Price £8.49
Potential
Number of Estimates 13
13 Analysts have issued a price target Standard Life 2027 . The average Standard Life target price is £9.89. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 15 analysts: 10 Analysts recommend Standard Life to buy, 3 to hold and 2 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Standard Life stock has an average upside potential 2027 of . Most analysts recommend the Standard Life stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2026, 2027 to 2031

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Dec '25 2026
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Revenue Billion £ 28.42 3.96
36.83% 86.06%
EBITDA Margin 1.81% 27.36%
209.42% 1,409.63%
Net Margin -1.66% 17.80%
69.17% 1,171.62%

3 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Standard Life 2026 . The average Standard Life sales estimate is

£4.0b
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. This is
90.16% lower
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
£7.0b 82.59%
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, the lowest is
£1.1b 97.16%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2025 £28.4b 36.83%
2026
£4.0b 86.06%
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2027
£4.6b 15.19%
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2028
£5.0b 10.12%
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2029
£9.1b 80.20%
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2030
£9.6b 6.24%
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2031
£10.3b 6.84%
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3 Analysts have issued an Standard Life EBITDA forecast 2026. The average Standard Life EBITDA estimate is

£1.1b
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. This is
85.62% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
£1.2b 110.10%
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, the lowest is
£958m 64.12%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2025 £515m 249.71%
2026
£1.1b 110.49%
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2027
£1.2b 10.52%
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2028
£1.3b 6.09%
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2029
£1.2b 5.35%
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2030
£1.2b 2.91%
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2031
£1.3b 2.91%
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2032
£1.3b 2.83%
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EBITDA Margin

2025 1.81% 209.42%
2026
27.36% 1,409.63%
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2027
26.25% 4.06%
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2028
25.29% 3.66%
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2029
13.28% 47.49%
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2030
12.87% 3.09%
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2031
12.39% 3.73%
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13 Standard Life Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2026. The average Standard Life net profit estimate is

£705m
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. This is
243.06% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
£869m 276.25%
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, the lowest is
£606m 222.91%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2025 £-472m 57.82%
2026
£705m 249.42%
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2027
£749m 6.19%
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2028
£828m 10.49%
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2029
£923m 11.57%
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2030
£800m 13.37%
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2031
£824m 2.98%
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2032
£854m 3.70%
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2033
£878m 2.81%
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Net Margin

2025 -1.66% 69.17%
2026
17.80% 1,171.62%
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2027
16.41% 7.81%
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2028
16.46% 0.30%
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2029
10.19% 38.09%
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2030
8.31% 18.45%
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2031
8.01% 3.61%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2026, 2027 to 2033

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Dec '25 2026
Estimates
Earnings Per Share £ -0.47 0.70
58.04% 248.94%
P/E 12.11
EV/Sales 0.97

13 Analysts have issued a Standard Life forecast for earnings per share. The average Standard Life EPS is

£0.70
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. This is
242.86% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2025. The highest EPS forecast is
£0.86 275.51%
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, the lowest is
£0.60 222.45%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2025 £-0.47 58.04%
2026
£0.70 248.94%
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2027
£0.74 5.71%
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2028
£0.82 10.81%
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2029
£0.92 12.20%
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2030
£0.79 14.13%
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2031
£0.82 3.80%
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2032
£0.85 3.66%
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2033
£0.87 2.35%
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P/E ratio

Current -17.32 66.17%
2026
12.11 169.93%
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2027
11.41 5.78%
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2028
10.32 9.55%
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2029
9.25 10.37%
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2030
10.68 15.46%
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2031
10.37 2.90%
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2032
10.00 3.57%
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2033
9.73 2.70%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2026, the Standard Life stock is valued at an EV/Sales of

and an P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 0.10
2026
0.97 867.20%
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2027
0.84 13.19%
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2028
0.76 9.19%
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2029
0.42 44.50%
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2030
0.40 5.89%
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2031
0.37 6.40%
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P/S ratio

Current 0.21 44.77%
2026
2.12 916.34%
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2027
1.84 13.19%
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2028
1.67 9.19%
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2029
0.93 44.51%
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2030
0.87 5.87%
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2031
0.82 6.40%
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