IHS Stock Analysis: IHS Holding | NYSE

Real Estate Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 2.788m USD | 12M Return: 36.1% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Tower Infrastructure, Colocation, In-Building Networks, Fiber Connectivity
Total Rating 53
Safety 40
Buy Signal -0.40
Real Estate Services
Industry Rotation: +5.3
Market Cap: 2.79B
Avg Turnover: 11.0M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility13.4%
VaR 5th Pctl2.14%
VaR vs Median-2.92%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.03
Rel. Str. IBD57.1
Rel. Str. Peer Group74.1
Character TTM
Beta0.753
Beta Downside0.258
Hurst Exponent0.419
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD73.87%
CAGR/Max DD-0.04
CAGR/Mean DD-0.06
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of IHS over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": 0.495, "2021-09": -0.11, "2021-12": -0.23, "2022-03": 0.05, "2022-06": -0.53, "2022-09": -0.14, "2022-12": -0.82, "2023-03": 0.03, "2023-06": -3.73, "2023-09": -0.79, "2023-12": -1.36, "2024-03": -4.67, "2024-06": -0.36, "2024-09": -0.6129, "2024-12": 0.73, "2025-03": 0.1, "2025-06": 0.1, "2025-09": 0.44, "2025-12": -0.2262, "2026-03": 0.2209,
Last SUE: 0.01
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of IHS over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 401.919, 2021-09: 400.547, 2021-12: 415.614, 2022-03: 446.132, 2022-06: 467.683, 2022-09: 521.317, 2022-12: 526.167, 2023-03: 602.528, 2023-06: 546.204, 2023-09: 467.023, 2023-12: 509.784, 2024-03: 417.744, 2024-06: 435.4, 2024-09: 420.282, 2024-12: 437.822, 2025-03: 439.6, 2025-06: 433.3, 2025-09: 455.1, 2025-12: 254, 2026-03: 415.4,
Rev. CAGR: -11.31%
Rev. Trend: -94.7%
Last SUE: -0.10
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Earnings Expected To Drop (P/E To P/E Forward)
Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone
Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 4.7 years of data

Jan +6.4% 21
Feb -0.3% 0
Mar +27.6% 28
Apr +1.4% 0
May +3.8% 0
Jun -2.6% 22
Jul -1.8% 12
Aug +0.7% 11
Sep -15.0% 36
Oct -2.8% 0
Nov +6.5% 22
Dec -4.0% 23

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: IHS IHS Holding

IHS Holding Limited is a London-based shared communications infrastructure provider that develops, owns, and operates telecommunications towers and related network assets across five African markets: Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte dIvoire, South Africa, and Zambia. Founded in 2001, the company listed on the NYSE in October 2021 and serves a broad customer base including mobile network operators, internet service providers, broadcasters, and private corporations.

Its service portfolio spans colocation and lease amendments, build-to-suit tower sites, in-building solutions, distributed antenna systems (DAS), small cell deployment on street-level assets, fiber-to-the-tower backhaul, rural telephony, and managed services covering tower maintenance, security, and power. The business follows a tower company model in which physical infrastructure is shared among multiple tenants, with revenue generated through long-term lease agreements with communication service providers.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Nigerian Naira devaluation pressures USD-reported revenue and margins
  • High dollar debt and rising rates squeeze free cash flow
  • Tower co-location and tenant additions drive organic revenue growth
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 5.5
Net Income: 186.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.13 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.31 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 86.56% < 20% (prev 11.87%; Δ 74.70% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.19 > 3% & CFO 865.1m > Net Income 186.3m
Net Debt (2.93b) to EBITDA (1.28b): 2.28 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.01 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (343.1m) vs 12m ago 3.66% < -2%
Gross Margin: 53.10% > 18% (prev 50.96%; Δ 2.14% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 34.31% > 50% (prev 39.25%; Δ -4.94% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.05 > 6 (EBIT TTM 948.1m / Interest Expense TTM 311.0m)
Altman Z'' -1.44
A: 0.29 (Total Current Assets 2.69b - Total Current Liabilities 1.34b) / Total Assets 4.67b
B: -1.44 (Retained Earnings -6.72b / Total Assets 4.67b)
C: 0.21 (EBIT TTM 948.1m / Avg Total Assets 4.54b)
D: -0.04 (Book Value of Equity -193.3m / Total Liabilities 4.69b)
Altman-Z'' = -1.44 = CCC
Beneish M -3.63
DSRI: 0.74 (Receivables 192.3m/287.9m, Revenue 1.56b/1.73b)
GMI: 0.96 (GM 50.96% / 53.10%)
AQI: 0.55 (AQ_t 0.17 / AQ_t-1 0.31)
SGI: 0.90 (Revenue 1.56b / 1.73b)
TATA: -0.15 (NI 186.3m - CFO 865.1m) / TA 4.67b)
Beneish M = -3.63 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA
What is the price of IHS shares?

As of July 14, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 8.22 with a total of 580,582 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.48%, over one month by -0.48%, over three months by -0.36% and over the past year by +36.09%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 8.10 (which is 1.5% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).

Is IHS a buy, sell or hold?

IHS Holding has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.43. Therefore, it is recommended to buy IHS.

  • StrongBuy: 4
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the IHS price?
Analysts Target Price 8.3 0.4%
IHS Holding (IHS) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 14 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 2.79b (2.79b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 4.5246
P/E Forward = 9.311
P/S = 1.7365
P/B = 1.9644
Revenue TTM = 1.56b USD
EBIT TTM = 948.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.28b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.81b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 385.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.87b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 366.0m
Net Debt = 2.93b USD (calculated: Debt 3.87b - CCE 940.5m)
Enterprise Value = 5.72b USD (2.79b + Debt 3.87b - CCE 940.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.05 (Ebit TTM 948.1m / Interest Expense TTM 311.0m)
EV/FCF = 9.29x (Enterprise Value 5.72b / FCF TTM 615.0m)
FCF Yield = 10.76% (FCF TTM 615.0m / Enterprise Value 5.72b)
FCF Margin = 39.48% (FCF TTM 615.0m / Revenue TTM 1.56b)
Net Margin = 11.96% (Net Income TTM 186.3m / Revenue TTM 1.56b)
Gross Margin = 53.10% ((Revenue TTM 1.56b - Cost of Revenue TTM 730.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 55.68% (prev 62.03%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.22 (Enterprise Value 5.72b / Total Assets 4.67b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 8.04% (Interest Expense 311.0m / Debt 3.87b)
Taxrate = 13.26% (98.0m / 738.8m)
NOPAT = 822.3m (EBIT 948.1m * (1 - 13.26%))
Current Ratio = 2.01 (Total Current Assets 2.69b / Total Current Liabilities 1.34b)
 Debt / Equity = -20.01 (negative equity) (Debt 3.87b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -193.3m)
 Debt / EBITDA = 2.28 (Net Debt 2.93b / EBITDA 1.28b)
Debt / FCF = 4.76 (Net Debt 2.93b / FCF TTM 615.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -212.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.10% (Net Income 186.3m / Total Assets 4.67b)
 RoE = -87.55% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM 186.3m / Total Stockholder Equity -212.8m)
 RoCE = 36.46% (EBIT 948.1m / Capital Employed (Equity -212.8m + L.T.Debt 2.81b))
RoIC = 22.64% (NOPAT 822.3m / Invested Capital 3.63b)
WACC = 7.67% (E(2.79b)/V(6.66b) * Re(8.63%) + D(3.87b)/V(6.66b) * Rd(8.04%) * (1-Tc(0.13)))
Discount Rate = 8.63% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 55.56 | Cagr: 1.40%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.86% ; FCFF base≈607.3m ; Y1≈626.2m ; Y5≈699.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 23.44 (EV 10.8b - Net Debt 2.93b = Equity 7.89b / Shares 336.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 3.23% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.01 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -94.68 | Revenue CAGR: -11.31% | SUE: -0.10 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.12 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.33 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.72 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+99.0% | GrowthRev=+12.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.55 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=-23.6% | GrowthRev=+3.1%