Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Construction and Building Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

249.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -5.00p
  • 52 Week High: 262.50
  • 52 Week Low: 144.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 260.46m
  • Volume: 512,899
  • Market Cap: £648.56m
  • RiskGrade: 234

Financial Analysis

Select chart: EPS | Dividend | Revenue

Latest Interim/Quarterly

Period Ending Period Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS Dividend
30-Jun-26 Interim 543.10 19.20 5.70p 2.00p

Key Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-21 1,135.20 (13.30) 9.60p 5.6 n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-22 1,421.40 32.80 9.90p 4.0 1.3 +3% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-23 1,332.00 30.90 11.30p 5.6 0.4 +14% 1.20p 1.9%
31-Dec-24 1,251.10 36.50 14.60p 7.3 0.3 +29% 2.40p 2.3%
31-Dec-25 1,045.70 48.20 14.50p 11.0 n/a -1% 4.20p 2.6%

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

Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-26 1,233.60 50.58 15.16p 16.8 3.7 +5% 5.84p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 1,398.81 58.20 17.47p 14.5 1.0 +15% 6.75p 0.0%

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Price / Earnings Data

5 Yr High 5 Yr Low 5 Yr Avg Curr / Avg
Latest 5.56 3.98 6.68 2.21

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.

 

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Costain Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 249.00p
Change Today -5.00p
% Change -1.97 %
52 Week High 262.50
52 Week Low 144.80
Volume 512,899
Shares Issued 260.46m
Market Cap £648.56m
RiskGrade 234

Costain Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
12.63% below the market average12.63% below the market average12.63% below the market average12.63% below the market average12.63% below the market average
44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average
Price Trend
88.64% above the market average88.64% above the market average88.64% above the market average88.64% above the market average88.64% above the market average
94.74% above the sector average94.74% above the sector average94.74% above the sector average94.74% above the sector average94.74% above the sector average
Income
46.77% below the market average46.77% below the market average46.77% below the market average46.77% below the market average46.77% below the market average
78.57% below the sector average78.57% below the sector average78.57% below the sector average78.57% below the sector average78.57% below the sector average
Growth
22.22% below the market average22.22% below the market average22.22% below the market average22.22% below the market average22.22% below the market average
21.05% below the sector average21.05% below the sector average21.05% below the sector average21.05% below the sector average21.05% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Costain Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 17-Sep-26 16-Apr-26
Paid 23-Oct-26 26-May-26
Amount 2.00p 3.20p

Trades for 22-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:10 43 @ 249.00p
16:10 2,303 @ 249.00p
16:10 710 @ 249.00p
16:08 458 @ 249.50p
16:08 503 @ 249.50p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Alex Vaughan
CFO Helen Willis

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