Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

162.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.20p
  • 52 Week High: 165.40p
  • 52 Week Low: 80.40p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 269.65m
  • Volume: 963,213
  • Market Cap: £437.91m
  • 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 11.6 n/a -4% 2.65p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 1,269.98 50.81 15.01p 10.8 1.4 +8% 3.06p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 1,406.68 57.54 16.89p 9.6 0.8 +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 2.67

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 162.40p
Change Today -1.20p
% Change -0.73 %
52 Week High 165.40p
52 Week Low 80.40p
Volume 963,213
Shares Issued 269.65m
Market Cap £437.91m
RiskGrade 234

Costain Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
54.17% below the market average54.17% below the market average54.17% below the market average54.17% below the market average54.17% below the market average
22.35% below the sector average22.35% below the sector average22.35% below the sector average22.35% below the sector average22.35% below the sector average
Price Trend
99.74% above the market average99.74% above the market average99.74% above the market average99.74% above the market average99.74% above the market average
97.87% above the sector average97.87% above the sector average97.87% above the sector average97.87% above the sector average97.87% above the sector average
Income
68.89% below the market average68.89% below the market average68.89% below the market average68.89% below the market average68.89% below the market average
74.07% below the sector average74.07% below the sector average74.07% below the sector average74.07% below the sector average74.07% below the sector average
Growth
3.78% below the market average3.78% below the market average3.78% below the market average3.78% below the market average3.78% below the market average
6.82% above the sector average6.82% above the sector average6.82% above the sector average6.82% above the sector average6.82% 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 01-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
17:08 5,000 @ 162.40p
16:39 20,000 @ 165.00p
16:38 17,259 @ 160.99p
16:35 91,817 @ 162.40p
16:35 381 @ 162.40p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Alex Vaughan
CFO Helen Willis

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