| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Div Cover | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Op Mrgn | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| ROCE | 11.3% |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 12.6 | 13.3 |
| PEG | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Pr/Revenue | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Pr/Book | 1.1 |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 10.4% | 6.4% |
| PBT | 8.3% | 11.7% |
| EPS | 5.1% | 17.3% |
| DPS | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-21 | 2,109.91 | 249.80 | 93.00p | 13.3 | 0.2 | +85% | 30.50p | 2.5% |
| 31-Dec-22 | 2,301.48 | 251.68 | 96.60p | 8.2 | 2.0 | +4% | 33.00p | 4.2% |
| 31-Dec-23 | 2,319.24 | 183.51 | 77.90p | 11.7 | n/a | -19% | 10.00p | 1.1% |
| 31-Dec-24 | 2,282.25 | 152.52 | 71.78p | 13.4 | n/a | -8% | 37.00p | 3.9% |
| 31-Dec-25 | 2,519.60 | 165.15 | 75.43p | 12.4 | 2.5 | +5% | 37.75p | 4.0% |
a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-26 | 2,681.17 | 184.47 | 76.05p | 13.0 | 0.8 | +17% | 38.38p | 0.0% |
| 31-Dec-27 | 2,831.03 | 202.94 | 83.60p | 11.8 | 1.2 | +10% | 39.66p | 0.0% |
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| Completion of Share Buyback Programme | 25-Sep-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 25-Sep-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 24-Sep-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-26 | Sell | David Arnold | 953.13p | 10,000 | £95,313.00 |
| 15-Sep-26 | Sell | David Arnold | 953.44p | 5,000 | £47,672.00 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 979.20p |
| Change Today | -8.80p |
| % Change | -0.89 % |
| 52 Week High | 1,054.20 |
| 52 Week Low | 808.40 |
| Volume | 595,481 |
| Shares Issued | 186.31m |
| Market Cap | £1,824.35m |
| RiskGrade | 144 |
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| Strong Buy | 5 |
| Buy | 4 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 10 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 10-Sep-26 | 23-Apr-26 |
| Paid | 09-Oct-26 | 21-May-26 |
| Amount | 11.00p | 27.00p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 17:18 | 2,050 @ 979.20p |
| 17:18 | 12,276 @ 979.20p |
| 16:35 | 15,101 @ 979.20p |
| 16:29 | 159 @ 975.60p |
| 16:29 | 80 @ 975.50p |
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