Close Brothers Group (CBG)

Sector:

Banking

Index:

FTSE 250

399.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.20p
  • 52 Week High: 535.00
  • 52 Week Low: 340.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 150.72m
  • Volume: 714,347
  • Market Cap: £601.38m
  • RiskGrade: 146

CBG Overview

Close Brothers Group plc is a United Kingdom-based merchant banking company. The Company is engaged in providing lending, deposit-taking, wealth management services and securities trading. Its segments include Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management and Securities. The Commercial segment provides secured lending principally to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), both through their direct sales force and via third party distribution channels. The Retail segment provides loans to predominantly individuals and small businesses, through a network of intermediaries. The Property segment specializes in short-term residential development finance through property finance, and also offers refurbishment and bridging loans through commercial acceptances.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.0%
Div Cover n/a 3.4
Op Mrgn 64.9% 50.9%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 8.1 8.2
PEG n/a 0.2
Pr/Revenue 0.6 1.1
Pr/Book 0.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -9.8% -34.1%
PBT n/a n/a
EPS -19.9% 21.2%
DPS n/a n/a

CBG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-22 936.10 232.80 111.50p 10.0 n/a -21% 66.00p 5.9%
31-Jul-23 932.60 112.00 55.10p 16.7 n/a -51% 67.50p 7.3%
31-Jul-24 1,370.10 132.70 75.80¢ 6.7 0.2 +38% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-25 1,111.70 (122.40) 59.30p 6.8 n/a -22% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-26 1,002.70 (60.30) 47.50p 9.0 n/a -20% n/a 0.0%

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

CBG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-27 660.56 336.20 57.57p 6.9 0.3 +21% 16.78p 0.0%

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CBG Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 29-Dec-2025 16:40 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 22-Dec-2025 15:30 RNS

CBG ShareCast News

Close Brothers trims pre‑tax loss, pulls f... 29-Sep-2026 ShareCast
RBC Capital Markets lowers Close Brothers to 'se... 06-Jul-2026 ShareCast
Shore Capital upgrades Close Brothers to 'buy', ... 03-Jul-2026 ShareCast

CBG Top Newspaper Links

Close Brothers ramps up cost cutting after posti... 29-Sep-2026 Independent on Sunday
Close Brothers hit as Wirecard short-seller warn... 17-Mar-2026 Times
Close Brothers hit as Wirecard short-seller warn... 17-Mar-2026 Times

Latest CBG 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.

 

CBG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 399.00p
Change Today 1.20p
% Change 0.30 %
52 Week High 535.00
52 Week Low 340.00
Volume 714,347
Shares Issued 150.72m
Market Cap £601.38m
RiskGrade 146

CBG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
99.53% above the market average99.53% above the market average99.53% above the market average99.53% above the market average99.53% 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
Price Trend
51.24% above the market average51.24% above the market average51.24% above the market average51.24% above the market average51.24% above the market average
41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average
Income
34.64% above the market average34.64% above the market average34.64% above the market average34.64% above the market average34.64% above the market average
14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average
Growth
73.34% below the market average73.34% below the market average73.34% below the market average73.34% below the market average73.34% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 2
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
buy
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CBG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 19-Oct-23 23-Mar-23
Paid 24-Nov-23 26-Apr-23
Amount 45.00p 22.50p

Trades for 02-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 1,374 @ 399.00p
16:35 147,669 @ 399.00p
16:35 101 @ 399.00p
16:35 101 @ 399.00p
16:35 873 @ 399.00p

CBG Key Personnel

Chair Michael N Biggs
CEO Mike Morgan

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