Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

144.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 145.63
  • 52 Week Low: 80.40
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 272.81m
  • Volume: 1,413,863
  • Market Cap: £393.93m
  • RiskGrade: 234

Financial Analysis

Select chart: EPS | Dividend | Revenue

Key Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 978.40 (96.10) (36.70)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
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%

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-25 1,231.84 46.57 13.94p 10.4 n/a -4% 2.65p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 1,269.98 50.81 15.01p 9.6 1.3 +8% 3.06p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 1,406.66 57.54 16.89p 8.6 0.7 +12% 3.66p 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 4.16 2.38

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 144.40p
Change Today 2.00p
% Change 1.40 %
52 Week High 145.63
52 Week Low 80.40
Volume 1,413,863
Shares Issued 272.81m
Market Cap £393.93m
RiskGrade 234

Costain Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
24.11% below the market average24.11% below the market average24.11% below the market average24.11% below the market average24.11% below the market average
7.87% above the sector average7.87% above the sector average7.87% above the sector average7.87% above the sector average7.87% above the sector average
Price Trend
93.92% above the market average93.92% above the market average93.92% above the market average93.92% above the market average93.92% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Income
50% below the market average50% below the market average50% below the market average50% below the market average50% below the market average
58.62% below the sector average58.62% below the sector average58.62% below the sector average58.62% below the sector average58.62% below the sector average
Growth
6.77% below the market average6.77% below the market average6.77% below the market average6.77% below the market average6.77% below the market average
14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above 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
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 17-Apr-25 12-Sep-24
Paid 29-May-25 18-Oct-24
Amount 2.00p 0.40p

Trades for 24-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:08 161 @ 144.20p
16:40 159,216 @ 145.06p
16:38 10,000 @ 145.00p
16:35 45 @ 144.40p
16:35 634 @ 144.40p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Alex Vaughan
CFO Helen Willis

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