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Sage Group PLC (SGE.L) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for SGE.L, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index Euro-AI 50 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Euro-AI 50 · as of 2026-10-06

DayWeekMonth3 months
SGE.L−0.1%+3.0%−3.1%+22.7%
Euro-AI 50+0.1%+2.4%+2.1%—

Against the index: 0.6 pts ahead on the week, 5.2 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Technology in Europe: +0.9% week · +1.7% month · +12.1% quarter · +7.2% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXH1.XETRA; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
Who it is priced against Software - Application · UK · 6 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Software - Application · UK

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against SGE.L on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Sage Group PLC

SGE.L in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Sage builds accounting, payroll and HR software for small and mid-sized businesses, sold mainly as cloud subscriptions rather than one-off licences. Its range spans Sage Intacct and Sage X3 for larger firms, Sage 200 and Sage 50 for smaller ones, and Sage Payroll and Sage HR for staff administration. It serves customers across North America, Europe, the UK and parts of Africa and Asia-Pacific, and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Where it sits in the stack
Sage holds no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI hardware build-out, so the diary places it in the wider Technology sleeve of our universe, grouped with UK software and applied-technology names rather than any chip or infrastructure layer.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group for Sage draws on Technology, UK, and lists Wise, Oxford Instruments and Arm Holdings alongside it; the market also names Intuit as a comparison in accounting software.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Sage carries a seat in our Euro-AI 50 index and holds a Closelooknet score, with quality the strongest module and valuation the weakest; the diary has recorded no quotes or mentions for it so far.
What the diary watches
Whether subscription revenue mix keeps strengthening the quality module while the balance sheet module stays the weaker read.

Sage Group PLC (SGE.L) trades on the LSE exchange in UK, classified under Technology. Constituent of Euro-AI 50.

The Closelooknet company score reads 63/100 composite (momentum 72, quality 85, valuation 59) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.23%, semi-annual · buybacks 605 m GBX in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What SGE.L pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 22.45 GBP per share · a 2.23% yield on the 2026-10-06 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-10-06
  • Change on the year +7.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 20.95 GBP per share
  • Last distribution 8.05 GBP per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-06-04
  • By calendar year 2024: 19.70 GBP · 2025: 20.95 GBP · 2026: 22.45 GBP to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2024-01-11
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 207 m GBX 97% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 605 m GBX
  • Share count −3.1% in FY2025 51 m GBX of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 812 m GBX · 167% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is Sage Group PLC (SGE.L)?

Sage Group PLC trades as SGE.L on the LSE exchange (UK) and is classified under Technology in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is SGE.L in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Sage Group PLC is a constituent of Euro-AI 50, as of 2026-10-07.

What is Sage Group PLC's Closelooknet composite score?

63 out of 100, with momentum 72, quality 85 and valuation 59 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does SGE.L trade against its moving averages?

In a correction — 14% off its high: 14% below its 52-week high and under its 50-day — a textbook 10-to-20% correction. As of 2026-10-05 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is SGE.L doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Sage Group PLC is −3.1% against +2.1% for the Euro-AI 50 — 5.2 points behind its index, as of 2026-10-06. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

How does Sage Group PLC compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Software - Application · UK), Sage Group PLC (SGE.L) sits 14.0% below its 52-week high, 1.9% below its 50-day average; Kainos Group PLC (KNOS.L) is 4.3% below, Trustpilot Group PLC (TRST.L) is 23.0% below, Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC (ALFA.L) is 32.5% below. Put any of them next to SGE.L in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

What does Sage Group PLC do?

Sage builds accounting, payroll and HR software for small and mid-sized businesses, sold mainly as cloud subscriptions rather than one-off licences. Its range spans Sage Intacct and Sage X3 for larger firms, Sage 200 and Sage 50 for smaller ones, and Sage Payroll and Sage HR for staff administration. It serves customers across North America, Europe, the UK and parts of Africa and Asia-Pacific, and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Closelooknet's peer group for Sage draws on Technology, UK, and lists Wise, Oxford Instruments and Arm Holdings alongside it; the market also names Intuit as a comparison in accounting software.

Where does Sage Group PLC sit in the AI build-out?

Sage holds no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI hardware build-out, so the diary places it in the wider Technology sleeve of our universe, grouped with UK software and applied-technology names rather than any chip or infrastructure layer. Sage carries a seat in our Euro-AI 50 index and holds a Closelooknet score, with quality the strongest module and valuation the weakest; the diary has recorded no quotes or mentions for it so far.

Does Sage Group PLC pay a dividend?

Sage Group PLC has paid 22.45 GBP per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 2.23% on the 2026-10-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 8.05 GBP on 2026-06-04. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 207 m GBX in dividends and bought back 605 m GBX of its own shares, 167% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 3.1% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SGE.L, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Software - Application. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.