By Frank Prenesti
Date: Thursday 12 Nov 2026
(Sharecast News) - UK defence firm Qinetiq posted a rise in underling half-year earnings driven by a higher order book and also announced the sale of its US business to Serco for $292m, sensing shares in the firm almost 5% higher on Thursday.
| Transaction in Own Shares | 13-Nov-2026 | 17:49 | RNS |
| Serco acquires QinetiQ's US business | 12-Nov-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 06-Nov-2026 | 18:03 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights | 30-Oct-2026 | 17:56 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 23-Oct-2026 | 17:27 | RNS |
| Serco chief to quit amid continuing turmoil | 18-Nov-2014 | The Scotsman |
| Serco chairman Alaistair Lyons resigns | 18-Nov-2014 | Guardian |
| Chairman of Serco quits without saying sorry | 18-Nov-2014 | The Independent |
| Serco suffers slump in shares | 12-Nov-2014 | Express & Star |
| Serco cuts its profits forecast by £20m | 11-Nov-2014 | The Herald |
| Questor :Serco | 01-May-2014 | Telegraph |
| Investment Column: Serco | 10-May-2011 | The Independent |
| FTSE live: Gains on US jobs rise; WPP profit | 04-Mar-2011 | Daily Mail |
| Questor : Serco | 03-Mar-2011 | Telegraph |
| FTSE close: Tesco up; Mining shares surge | 08-Dec-2010 | Daily Mail |
No recent information was found.
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 283.60p |
| Change Today | -3.80p |
| % Change | -1.32 % |
| 52 Week High | 324.80 |
| 52 Week Low | 219.00 |
| Volume | 790,185 |
| Shares Issued | 956.64m |
| Market Cap | £2,713.03m |
| RiskGrade | 174 |
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| Strong Buy | 4 |
| Buy | 2 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
| Total | 11 |

| Latest | Previous | |
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| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 27-Aug-26 | 09-Apr-26 |
| Paid | 02-Oct-26 | 08-May-26 |
| Amount | 1.60p | 3.05p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 14:54 | 52,541 @ 284.40p |
| 16:35 | 410,882 @ 283.60p |
| 16:35 | 391 @ 283.60p |
| 16:35 | 274 @ 283.60p |
| 16:35 | 589 @ 283.60p |
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