Drax Group (DRX)

Sector:

Electricity Generation and Distribution

Index:

FTSE 250

734.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 753.50
  • 52 Week Low: 536.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 341.45m
  • Volume: 96,191
  • Market Cap: £2,507.92m
  • RiskGrade: 140

Drax Group Overview

Drax Group is a renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses. Drax operates a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland. It is the UK’s largest source of renewable electricity. The company also operates a global bioenergy supply business with manufacturing facilities at 13 sites in the United States and Canada, producing compressed wood pellets for its own use and for customers in Europe and Asia.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.5% 0.0%
Div Cover 4.9 4.2
Op Mrgn 13.8% 10.9%
ROCE 25.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 5.7 6.1
PEG 0.8 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.4 0.4
Pr/Book 1.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -20.3% -3.2%
PBT -5.4% -14.0%
EPS 7.4% -5.8%
DPS 12.6% 10.8%

Drax Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 4,244.70 (234.70) 24.30p 15.4 n/a -2% 17.10p 4.6%
31-Dec-21 5,088.00 121.50 22.30p 27.1 n/a -8% 18.80p 3.1%
31-Dec-22 7,775.30 78.10 85.10p 8.3 0.0 +282% 21.00p 3.0%
31-Dec-23 7,733.20 796.40 119.60p 4.1 0.1 +40% 23.10p 4.7%
31-Dec-24 6,162.50 753.40 128.40p 5.0 0.7 +7% 26.00p 4.0%

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

Drax Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-25 5,964.72 647.66 120.95p 6.1 n/a -6% 28.80p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 5,484.52 394.05 72.40p 10.2 n/a -40% 31.74p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 5,145.90 327.72 61.00p 12.1 n/a -16% 35.71p 0.0%

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Drax Group Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 02-Dec-2025 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Dec-2025 12:11 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 01-Dec-2025 07:00 RNS

Drax Group ShareCast News

Drax signs new dispatchable power deal with UK g... 05-Nov-2025 ShareCast
Drax to acquire three BESS projects from Apatura 30-Oct-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks weaker in wake of Nvidia re... 28-Aug-2025 ShareCast

Drax Group Top Newspaper Links

Berry steps down as Drax chairman 19-Dec-2014 The Herald
Drax shares drop after Government wins subsidy a... 08-Aug-2014 Telegraph
Drax Group shares lose power 08-Aug-2014 Express & Star

Latest Drax Group Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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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.

 

Drax Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 734.50p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.27 %
52 Week High 753.50
52 Week Low 536.50
Volume 96,191
Shares Issued 341.45m
Market Cap £2,507.92m
RiskGrade 140

Drax Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
72.56% above the market average72.56% above the market average72.56% above the market average72.56% above the market average72.56% above the market average
60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
52.85% above the market average52.85% above the market average52.85% above the market average52.85% above the market average52.85% above the market average
60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average
Income
77.93% above the market average77.93% above the market average77.93% above the market average77.93% above the market average77.93% above the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Growth
39.14% above the market average39.14% above the market average39.14% above the market average39.14% above the market average39.14% above the market average
20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 9
neutral
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Drax Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 25-Sep-25 24-Apr-25
Paid 24-Oct-25 16-May-25
Amount 11.60p 15.60p

Trades for 02-Dec-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
10:04 12 @ 734.50p
10:02 135 @ 734.50p
10:02 360 @ 734.50p
10:02 231 @ 734.50p
10:02 161 @ 735.00p

Drax Group Key Personnel

CEO Will Gardiner
Chair Andrea Bertone

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