Close Brothers Group (CBG)

Sector:

Banking

Index:

FTSE 250

384.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -5.40p
  • 52 Week High: 535.00
  • 52 Week Low: 340.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 150.72m
  • Volume: 522,882
  • Market Cap: £579.08m
  • RiskGrade: 146

CBG Overview

Close Brothers Group plc is a United Kingdom-based merchant banking company. The Company is engaged in providing lending, deposit-taking, wealth management services and securities trading. Its segments include Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management and Securities. The Commercial segment provides secured lending principally to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), both through their direct sales force and via third party distribution channels. The Retail segment provides loans to predominantly individuals and small businesses, through a network of intermediaries. The Property segment specializes in short-term residential development finance through property finance, and also offers refurbishment and bridging loans through commercial acceptances.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.0%
Div Cover n/a 3.5
Op Mrgn 64.9% 50.6%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 8.3 8.2
PEG n/a 0.2
Pr/Revenue 0.6 1.1
Pr/Book 0.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -9.8% -34.1%
PBT n/a n/a
EPS -19.9% 19.4%
DPS n/a n/a

CBG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-22 936.10 232.80 111.50p 10.0 n/a -21% 66.00p 5.9%
31-Jul-23 932.60 112.00 55.10p 16.7 n/a -51% 67.50p 7.3%
31-Jul-24 1,370.10 132.70 75.80¢ 6.7 0.2 +38% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-25 1,111.70 (122.40) 59.30p 6.8 n/a -22% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-26 1,002.70 (60.30) 47.50p 9.0 n/a -20% n/a 0.0%

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

CBG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-27 661.05 334.70 56.72p 6.9 0.4 +19% 16.18p 0.0%
31-Jul-28 702.68 395.85 81.81p 4.8 0.1 +44% 23.32p 0.0%

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CBG Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 07-Oct-2026 11:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 06-Oct-2026 16:30 RNS
Annual Financial Report 02-Oct-2026 16:00 RNS

CBG ShareCast News

Close Brothers trims pre‑tax loss, pulls f... 29-Sep-2026 ShareCast
RBC Capital Markets lowers Close Brothers to 'se... 06-Jul-2026 ShareCast
Shore Capital upgrades Close Brothers to 'buy', ... 03-Jul-2026 ShareCast

CBG Top Newspaper Links

Close Brothers ramps up cost cutting after posti... 29-Sep-2026 Independent on Sunday
Close Brothers hit as Wirecard short-seller warn... 17-Mar-2026 Times
Close Brothers hit as Wirecard short-seller warn... 17-Mar-2026 Times

Latest CBG Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
05-Oct-26 Buy Fiona McCarthy 401.00p 37 £148.37
31-Jul-26 Sell Fiona McCarthy 426.00p 1,626 £6,926.76
31-Jul-26 Exercise of option Fiona McCarthy 0.000p 3,441 £0.00

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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.

 

CBG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 384.20p
Change Today -5.40p
% Change -1.39 %
52 Week High 535.00
52 Week Low 340.00
Volume 522,882
Shares Issued 150.72m
Market Cap £579.08m
RiskGrade 146

CBG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
99.05% above the market average99.05% above the market average99.05% above the market average99.05% above the market average99.05% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
51.24% above the market average51.24% above the market average51.24% above the market average51.24% above the market average51.24% above the market average
41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average
Income
58.45% above the market average58.45% above the market average58.45% above the market average58.45% above the market average58.45% above the market average
14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average
Growth
73.66% below the market average73.66% below the market average73.66% below the market average73.66% below the market average73.66% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 2
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
buy
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CBG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 19-Oct-23 23-Mar-23
Paid 24-Nov-23 26-Apr-23
Amount 45.00p 22.50p

Trades for 08-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
17:06 23,441 @ 382.60p
16:41 49,375 @ 382.87p
16:35 116,553 @ 384.20p
16:35 485 @ 384.20p
16:35 106 @ 384.20p

CBG Key Personnel

Chair Michael N Biggs
CEO Mike Morgan

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