Ashtead Group (AHT)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

4,785.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -12.00p
  • 52 Week High: 5,538.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 3,659.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 417.84m
  • Volume: 1,463,758
  • Market Cap: £19,994m
  • RiskGrade: 116
  • Beta: 1.18

Ashtead Group Overview

Ashtead Group plc is a United Kingdom-based international equipment rental company. The Company rents a range of construction and industrial equipment across a variety of applications to a diverse customer base. The Company operates mainly in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, under the brand name Sunbelt Rentals. The Company’s Sunbelt US is a United States-based construction and industrial equipment rental division with approximately 1,056 stores. It rents a range of equipment from a network of stores clustered in various metropolitan areas, from Washington D.C., and Baltimore on the Atlantic Coast through Miami, Tampa, and Orlando in Florida to Los Angeles and Seattle on the West Coast.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.7% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.4 3.4
Op Mrgn 25.6% 23.7%
ROCE 15.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 17.3 17.2
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 2.7 1.8
Pr/Book 3.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.6% -17.2%
PBT -5.3% -2.0%
EPS -4.4% -24.6%
DPS 2.9% -43.9%

Ashtead Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-21 5,901.60 1,235.10 219.10¢ 28.3 n/a -6% 58.00¢ 0.9%
30-Apr-22 7,234.70 1,668.10 307.10¢ 18.2 0.5 +40% 80.00¢ 1.4%
30-Apr-23 8,698.20 2,155.80 388.50¢ 15.7 0.6 +26% 100.00¢ 1.6%
30-Apr-24 9,630.20 2,109.50 386.50¢ 20.2 n/a -0% 105.00¢ 1.3%
30-Apr-25 9,980.40 1,998.20 369.50¢ 14.4 n/a -4% 108.00¢ 2.0%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Ashtead Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-26 11,024.70 2,614.32 278.75p 17.2 n/a -25% 80.86p 0.0%
30-Apr-27 11,651.10 2,856.03 321.11p 14.9 1.0 +15% 89.68p 0.0%
30-Apr-28 12,458.90 3,145.22 368.55p 13.0 0.9 +15% 99.51p 0.0%

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Ashtead Group Company Announcements

Ashtead Group Plc - Launches new share buyback p... 10-Dec-2025 10:05 PR Newswire
Transaction in Own Shares 10-Dec-2025 07:00 RNS
Unaudited results for Interim & Q2 ended 31/10/25 09-Dec-2025 07:00 RNS

Ashtead Group ShareCast News

Ashtead reaffirms guidance, unveils $1.5bn share... 09-Dec-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks finish weaker on mixed UK d... 19-Sep-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks weaker as UK jobless rate h... 16-Sep-2025 ShareCast

Ashtead Group Top Newspaper Links

Ashtead raises year profit target after strong t... 05-Mar-2014 The Independent
Ashtead Technology opts for Braithwaite 29-Jun-2011 The Scotsman
Hire's low 09-Sep-2009 Sun

Latest Ashtead Group Director Deals

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Ashtead Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 4,785.00p
Change Today -12.00p
% Change -0.25 %
52 Week High 5,538.00p
52 Week Low 3,659.00p
Volume 1,463,758
Shares Issued 417.84m
Market Cap £19,994m
Beta 1.18
RiskGrade 116

Ashtead Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
7.15% below the market average7.15% below the market average7.15% below the market average7.15% below the market average7.15% below the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average
Price Trend
29.15% above the market average29.15% above the market average29.15% above the market average29.15% above the market average29.15% above the market average
41.94% above the sector average41.94% above the sector average41.94% above the sector average41.94% above the sector average41.94% above the sector average
Income
48.32% below the market average48.32% below the market average48.32% below the market average48.32% below the market average48.32% below the market average
66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average
Growth
24.09% below the market average24.09% below the market average24.09% below the market average24.09% below the market average24.09% below the market average
9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 6
Neutral 7
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 17
buy
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Ashtead Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 08-Jan-26 07-Aug-25
Paid 06-Feb-26 10-Sep-25
Amount 37.50¢ 72.00¢

Trades for 10-Dec-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:48 5 @ 4,785.00p
16:47 5,000 @ 4,774.23p
16:38 308 @ 4,785.00p
16:38 407 @ 4,785.00p
16:37 798 @ 4,785.00p

Ashtead Group Key Personnel

CEO Brendan Horgan
CFO Alex Pease

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