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Company snapshot — Cranswick PLC

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

What it does
Cranswick makes and supplies food products across the UK and parts of Europe, selling to grocery retailers, food-service outlets and other food producers. It processes fresh pork, sausages, bacon, chicken and ready-to-eat meals, alongside charcuterie, dips, cheese and pet food under several brands. It also runs an export arm and supplies culinary ingredients to pubs, restaurants and quick-service chains. The company is based in Hessle, England, and was incorporated in 1972.
Where it sits in the stack
Cranswick carries no seat in our index and no Rubin or Halo layer, since it sits outside the AI build-out entirely. It belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector, in the packaged-foods sleeve of our wider universe, as a UK-based meat and food processor.
Who it is priced against
Our peer group carries no set comparison for this name; the market usually places it alongside other UK packaged-food producers such as Bakkavor.
Why Closelook tracks it
Cranswick holds no index seat and no Closelook score; the diary has not built coverage for it and there are no quotes on file.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether input costs for pork and poultry, and shifts in retail versus food-service demand, move its margins in ways unrelated to anything in the AI stack.

Cranswick PLC (CWK.L) trades on the LSE exchange in UK.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’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.

Signals for this name

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

Who it is priced against Packaged Foods · UK · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Packaged Foods · UK

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

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

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.22%, semi-annual · last 85.50 GBP on 2026-07-16

Dividends and capital return

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

  • Trailing 12 months 113 GBP per share · a 2.22% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +48.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 76.00 GBP per share
  • Last distribution 85.50 GBP per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-16
  • By calendar year 2025: 103 GBP (partial) · 2026: 85.50 GBP to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-07-17

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.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

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 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Cranswick PLC (CWK.L)?

Cranswick PLC trades as CWK.L on the LSE exchange (UK) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is CWK.L in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Cranswick PLC is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does CWK.L trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -4.6% vs the 50-day and -3.2% vs the 200-day average, 11.5% below the 52-week high and +7.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Cranswick PLC do?

Cranswick makes and supplies food products across the UK and parts of Europe, selling to grocery retailers, food-service outlets and other food producers. It processes fresh pork, sausages, bacon, chicken and ready-to-eat meals, alongside charcuterie, dips, cheese and pet food under several brands. It also runs an export arm and supplies culinary ingredients to pubs, restaurants and quick-service chains. Our peer group carries no set comparison for this name; the market usually places it alongside other UK packaged-food producers such as Bakkavor.

Where does Cranswick PLC sit in the AI build-out?

Cranswick carries no seat in our index and no Rubin or Halo layer, since it sits outside the AI build-out entirely. It belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector, in the packaged-foods sleeve of our wider universe, as a UK-based meat and food processor. Cranswick holds no index seat and no Closelook score; the diary has not built coverage for it and there are no quotes on file.

Does Cranswick PLC pay a dividend?

Cranswick PLC has paid 113 GBP per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 2.22% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 85.50 GBP on 2026-07-16. 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 CWK.L, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Packaged Foods. Scored names rank on their Closelook 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.