Future (FUTR)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

286.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.60p
  • 52 Week High: 638.50
  • 52 Week Low: 269.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 88.70m
  • Volume: 822,768
  • Market Cap: £254.04m
  • RiskGrade: 189
  • Beta: 0.00

Future Overview

Future plc is a United Kingdom-based global platform for Internet specialist media. The Company operates approximately 250 brands in diversified content verticals, across its business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) divisions. It organizes its brands by specialist interests and has four main content verticals with 16 sub-categories ranging from consumer technology to games to women’s lifestyle to homes or wealth. The Company’s content is published and distributed through various forms: websites, email newsletters, videos, magazines, events and has three core monetization frameworks, such as advertising, eCommerce affiliate and direct consumer.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.5% 0.0%
Div Cover 7.3 6.0
Op Mrgn 16.5% 22.8%
ROCE 503.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 2.5 3.2
PEG n/a 0.6
Pr/Revenue 0.4 0.5
Pr/Book 0.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -6.2% -4.6%
PBT -10.9% 74.6%
EPS -0.3% -20.3%
DPS 400.0% -3.0%

Future Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-21 606.80 107.80 134.60p 27.4 0.4 +76% 2.80p 0.1%
30-Sep-22 825.40 170.00 164.40p 8.0 0.4 +22% 3.40p 0.3%
30-Sep-23 788.90 138.10 141.80p 6.3 n/a -14% 3.40p 0.4%
30-Sep-24 788.20 103.20 124.60p 8.1 n/a -12% 3.40p 0.3%
30-Sep-25 739.20 91.90 124.20p 5.3 n/a -0% 17.00p 2.6%

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

Future Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-26 705.20 160.50 99.01p 2.9 n/a -20% 16.48p 0.0%
30-Sep-27 695.44 155.17 102.25p 2.8 0.9 +3% 17.05p 0.0%

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Future Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 02-Nov-2026 13:11 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 08-Oct-2026 10:38 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 07-Oct-2026 15:52 RNS

Future ShareCast News

Future reaffirms outlook despite 'challenging' f... 14-May-2026 ShareCast
Canaccord Genuity slashes target price on Future 24-Apr-2026 ShareCast
Transaction in Own Shares 10-Mar-2026 ShareCast

Future Top Newspaper Links

Future loses its CEO and finance boss 28-Oct-2011 The Independent
Future's bright for magazine group 28-Jan-2009 The Scotsman
Healthy hobby sector makes Hornby, Games Worksho... 28-Jan-2009 Telegraph

Latest Future Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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.

 

Future Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 286.40p
Change Today 1.60p
% Change 0.56 %
52 Week High 638.50
52 Week Low 269.60
Volume 822,768
Shares Issued 88.70m
Market Cap £254.04m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 189

Future Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
99.53% above the market average99.53% above the market average99.53% above the market average99.53% above the market average99.53% above the market average
94.87% above the sector average94.87% above the sector average94.87% above the sector average94.87% above the sector average94.87% above the sector average
Price Trend
89.47% below the market average89.47% below the market average89.47% below the market average89.47% below the market average89.47% below the market average
69.23% below the sector average69.23% below the sector average69.23% below the sector average69.23% below the sector average69.23% below the sector average
Income
78.11% above the market average78.11% above the market average78.11% above the market average78.11% above the market average78.11% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Growth
86.35% below the market average86.35% below the market average86.35% below the market average86.35% below the market average86.35% below the market average
78.38% below the sector average78.38% below the sector average78.38% below the sector average78.38% below the sector average78.38% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 1
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
buy
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Future Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Final
Ex-Div 15-Jan-26 16-Jan-25
Paid 11-Feb-26 11-Feb-25
Amount 17.00p 3.40p

Trades for 02-Nov-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 252,970 @ 286.40p
16:35 1,050 @ 286.40p
16:35 809 @ 286.40p
16:35 834 @ 286.40p
16:35 710 @ 286.40p

Future Key Personnel

CEO Kevin Li Ying
Chair Mark Brooker
CFO Sharjeel Suleman

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