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Oxford Instruments PLC (OXIG.L) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for OXIG.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 2026-09-25

DayWeekMonth3 months
OXIG.L+2.0%+4.9%+4.0%−0.5%
Euro-AI 50+0.4%+1.8%−3.7%—

Against the index: 3.1 pts ahead on the week, 7.7 pts ahead 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 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sector × region Technology in Europe: +0.7% week · +4.9% month · +13.8% quarter · +14.3% 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 → 2026-09-26
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
Who it is priced against Scientific & Technical Instruments · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Scientific & Technical Instruments

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

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

Company snapshot — Oxford Instruments PLC

OXIG.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
Oxford Instruments builds scientific instruments through two divisions: Imaging and Analysis, covering microscopy, spectroscopy and NMR tools, and Advanced Technologies, covering deposition, etch and cryogenic systems. Its tools serve research and industrial users across chemistry, materials, quantum technology and semiconductor work. It is headquartered in High Wycombe, England.
Where it sits in the stack
Oxford Instruments carries no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI hardware build-out, so it stops short of a layer or sleeve there. It sits instead in the Technology sector of the UK market inside our Euro-AI 50 index, alongside other domestic technology names.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with UK-listed technology names scored in the same sector and country: Wise, Sage Group and Arm Holdings. The market also names Renishaw, another UK precision-instrument maker, as a comparison.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It holds a seat in our Euro-AI 50 index and carries a Closelooknet score, with the balance-sheet module reading strongest and cash quality weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it directly.
What the diary watches
Whether demand from semiconductor and quantum-technology customers for its deposition and etch tools offsets any softness elsewhere in its instrument lines.

Oxford Instruments PLC (OXIG.L) trades on the LSE exchange in UK, classified under Technology. Constituent of Euro-AI 50.

The Closelooknet company score reads 56/100 composite (momentum 56, quality 55, valuation 44) 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 0.81%, semi-annual · buybacks 62 m GBX in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

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

  • Trailing 12 months 23.60 GBP per share · a 0.81% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year +6.3% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 22.20 GBP per share
  • Last distribution 18.20 GBP per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-09
  • By calendar year 2023: 4.90 GBP (partial) · 2024: 21.00 GBP · 2025: 22.50 GBP · 2026: 18.20 GBP to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-30
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 13 m GBX 82% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2026 62 m GBX
  • Share count −1.9% in FY2026 4 m GBX of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 75 m GBX · 159% 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 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is Oxford Instruments PLC (OXIG.L)?

Oxford Instruments PLC trades as OXIG.L on the LSE exchange (UK) and is classified under Technology in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is OXIG.L in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Oxford Instruments PLC is a constituent of Euro-AI 50, as of 2026-09-26.

What is Oxford Instruments PLC's Closelooknet composite score?

56 out of 100, with momentum 56, quality 55 and valuation 44 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does OXIG.L trade against its moving averages?

Stochastic turned down: Its stochastic crossed down from overbought (%K 79.7 under %D 83.2) today — momentum is cooling. As of 2026-09-24 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is OXIG.L doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Oxford Instruments PLC is +4.0% against −3.7% for the Euro-AI 50 — 7.7 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-25. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Oxford Instruments PLC do?

Oxford Instruments builds scientific instruments through two divisions: Imaging and Analysis, covering microscopy, spectroscopy and NMR tools, and Advanced Technologies, covering deposition, etch and cryogenic systems. Its tools serve research and industrial users across chemistry, materials, quantum technology and semiconductor work. It is headquartered in High Wycombe, England. Closelooknet's peer group places it with UK-listed technology names scored in the same sector and country: Wise, Sage Group and Arm Holdings. The market also names Renishaw, another UK precision-instrument maker, as a comparison.

Where does Oxford Instruments PLC sit in the AI build-out?

Oxford Instruments carries no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI hardware build-out, so it stops short of a layer or sleeve there. It sits instead in the Technology sector of the UK market inside our Euro-AI 50 index, alongside other domestic technology names. It holds a seat in our Euro-AI 50 index and carries a Closelooknet score, with the balance-sheet module reading strongest and cash quality weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it directly.

Does Oxford Instruments PLC pay a dividend?

Oxford Instruments PLC has paid 23.60 GBP per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 0.81% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 18.20 GBP on 2026-07-09. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 13 m GBX in dividends and bought back 62 m GBX of its own shares, 159% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 1.9% 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 OXIG.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 Scientific & Technical Instruments. 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.