| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Div Cover | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Op Mrgn | 2.7% | 4.8% |
| ROCE | 88.6% |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 15.4 | 12.4 |
| PEG | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Pr/Revenue | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Pr/Book | 5.1 |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| PBT | -14.9% | 130.9% |
| EPS | 7.1% | 7.0% |
| DPS | 4.7% | 7.8% |
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-22 | 3,996.80 | 52.30 | 9.20p | 6.0 | 0.0 | +29,301% | 1.80p | 3.3% |
| 31-Mar-23 | 4,055.10 | 105.50 | 9.50p | 8.6 | 2.9 | +3% | 2.90p | 3.5% |
| 31-Mar-24 | 4,510.70 | 156.30 | 12.30p | 8.5 | 0.3 | +30% | 4.00p | 3.8% |
| 31-Mar-25 | 5,082.60 | 145.40 | 12.70p | 9.0 | 3.0 | +3% | 4.30p | 3.7% |
| 31-Mar-26 | 5,618.60 | 123.70 | 13.60p | 12.4 | 1.8 | +7% | 4.50p | 2.7% |
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-Mar-27 | 5,998.83 | 285.63 | 14.55p | 14.4 | 2.1 | +7% | 4.85p | 0.0% |
| 31-Mar-28 | 6,281.68 | 321.65 | 16.76p | 12.5 | 0.8 | +15% | 5.52p | 0.0% |
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| Transaction in Own Shares | 10-Mar-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 22-Dec-2025 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 19-Dec-2025 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-26 | Sell | Simon Kirkpatrick | 208.80p | 656,219 | £1,370,185.31 |
| 19-Aug-26 | Exercise of option | Simon Kirkpatrick | 0.000p | 1,391,322 | £0.00 |
| 13-Aug-26 | Buy | Phillip Bentley | 207.60p | 72 | £149.47 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 209.00p |
| Change Today | 0.000p |
| % Change | 0.00 % |
| 52 Week High | 210.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 136.40 |
| Volume | 146,143 |
| Shares Issued | 1,301.58m |
| Market Cap | £2,720.29m |
| RiskGrade | 216 |
| Value |
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| Price Trend |
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| Income |
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| Growth |
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| Strong Buy | 5 |
| Buy | 0 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 6 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 16-Jul-26 | 08-Jan-26 |
| Paid | 27-Aug-26 | 20-Feb-26 |
| Amount | 3.10p | 1.40p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 11:06 | 2,088 @ 209.00p |
| 11:02 | 700 @ 208.87p |
| 10:54 | 16 @ 208.80p |
| 10:51 | 2,351 @ 209.00p |
| 10:51 | 2,352 @ 209.00p |
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