Hays (HAS)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 250

66.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 77.30p
  • 52 Week Low: 29.36p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,570.29m
  • Volume: 2,179,373
  • Market Cap: £1,042.67m
  • RiskGrade: 145

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Hays Overview

Hays PLC is a United Kingdom-based company, which is engaged in providing qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment. The Company operates through four geographic regions: Australia & New Zealand, Germany, United Kingdom & Ireland, and Rest of World. The Company’s consultants work in a range of sectors, covering 21 professional and skilled recruitment specialisms. Its specialisms include technology, accountancy and finance, banking and capital markets, construction and property, engineering and manufacturing, life science, office support, sales and marketing, and other. The Company’s Find & Engage recruitment marketing model combines the practices and skills of traditional hiring, and then incorporates new technology and data science to locate candidates at scale.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.6% 0.0%
Div Cover -8.3 n/a
Op Mrgn -0.6% n/a
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E n/a n/a
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.2 n/a
Pr/Book 2.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -2.8% n/a
PBT n/a n/a
EPS n/a n/a
DPS -64.5% n/a

Hays Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-22 6,588.90 204.30 9.22p 12.1 0.1 +151% 2.85p 2.6%
30-Jun-23 7,583.30 192.10 8.59p 11.9 n/a -7% n/a 0.0%
30-Jun-24 6,949.10 14.70 4.03p 23.4 n/a -53% 3.00p 3.2%
30-Jun-25 6,607.00 1.50 1.31p 54.5 n/a -68% 1.24p 1.7%
30-Jun-26 6,421.20 (54.50) (3.64)p n/a n/a n/a 0.44p 1.4%

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

Hays Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-Sep-2026 16:47 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 04-Sep-2026 15:30 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Sep-2026 11:00 RNS

Hays ShareCast News

Panmure Liberum ups Hays to 'buy' from 'hold', s... 28-Aug-2026 ShareCast
Hays swings to FY pre-tax loss but underlying pr... 20-Aug-2026 ShareCast
Hays sees earnings at top end of estimates, shar... 10-Jul-2026 ShareCast

Hays Top Newspaper Links

Hays cuts European operations to focus on core m... 17-Jun-2026 Times
Hays sees rise in UK recruitment 10-Oct-2014 The Herald
Move to bigger offices for Hays 08-Sep-2014 The Herald

Latest Hays Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
08-Sep-26 Sell James Hilton 66.67p 63,122 £42,086.26
08-Sep-26 Transfer From James Hilton 0.000p 133,965 £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.

 

Hays Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 66.40p
Change Today -1.00p
% Change -1.48 %
52 Week High 77.30p
52 Week Low 29.36p
Volume 2,179,373
Shares Issued 1,570.29m
Market Cap £1,042.67m
RiskGrade 145

Hays Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
66.93% below the market average66.93% below the market average66.93% below the market average66.93% below the market average66.93% below the market average
45.88% below the sector average45.88% below the sector average45.88% below the sector average45.88% below the sector average45.88% below the sector average
Price Trend
61.95% below the market average61.95% below the market average61.95% below the market average61.95% below the market average61.95% below the market average
59.14% below the sector average59.14% below the sector average59.14% below the sector average59.14% below the sector average59.14% below the sector average
Income
15.36% below the market average15.36% below the market average15.36% below the market average15.36% below the market average15.36% below the market average
3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average
Growth
56.89% below the market average56.89% below the market average56.89% below the market average56.89% below the market average56.89% below the market average
59.09% below the sector average59.09% below the sector average59.09% below the sector average59.09% below the sector average59.09% below the sector average

Hays Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 12-Mar-26 16-Oct-25
Paid 23-Apr-26 26-Nov-25
Amount 0.15p 0.29p

Trades for 08-Sep-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 30,502 @ 66.85p
16:35 937,240 @ 66.40p
16:35 379 @ 66.40p
16:35 359 @ 66.40p
16:35 2,588 @ 66.40p

Hays Key Personnel

CEO Mark Dearnley

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