| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 4.2% | 0.0% | 
| Div Cover | 2.4 | 2.2 | 
| Op Mrgn | 49.6% | 43.7% | 
| ROCE | 45.3% | 
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 9.9 | 10.3 | 
| PEG | 0.4 | n/a | 
| Pr/Revenue | 4.1 | 3.5 | 
| Pr/Book | 2.1 | 
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11.3% | 16.9% | 
| PBT | 24.6% | -2.9% | 
| EPS | 26.4% | -3.8% | 
| DPS | 2.2% | 3.4% | 
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-May-21 | 846.90 | 446.00 | 107.30p | 8.0 | 0.1 | +64% | 43.20p | 5.0% | 
| 31-May-22 | 982.00 | 477.00 | 96.30p | 7.4 | n/a | -10% | 44.20p | 6.2% | 
| 31-May-23 | 949.70 | 449.90 | 94.70p | 7.1 | n/a | -2% | 45.20p | 6.7% | 
| 31-May-24 | 852.40 | 400.80 | 90.30p | 9.0 | n/a | -5% | 46.20p | 5.7% | 
| 31-May-25 | 949.10 | 499.20 | 114.10p | 9.8 | 0.4 | +26% | 47.20p | 4.2% | 
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-May-26 | 1,109.58 | 484.89 | 109.77p | 10.3 | n/a | -4% | 48.81p | 0.0% | 
| 31-May-27 | 1,155.21 | 494.02 | 115.54p | 9.8 | 1.9 | +5% | 50.30p | 0.0% | 
| 31-May-28 | 1,217.69 | 514.20 | 127.14p | 8.9 | 0.9 | +10% | 51.86p | 0.0% | 
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| Total Voting Rights | 03-Nov-2025 | 17:50 | RNS | 
| Transaction in Own Shares | 03-Nov-2025 | 07:00 | RNS | 
| Transaction in Own Shares | 31-Oct-2025 | 07:00 | RNS | 
| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-25 | Buy Dividends | Breon Corcoran | 1,091.58p | 3,054 | £33,336.70 | 
| 06-Oct-25 | Buy | Wu Gang | 1,070.91p | 5,576 | £59,713.94 | 
| 01-Oct-25 | Buy | Breon Corcoran | 1,074.60p | 61,499 | £660,868.27 | 
| Currency | UK Pounds | 
| Share Price | 1,127.00p | 
| Change Today | 13.00p | 
| % Change | 1.17 % | 
| 52 Week High | 1,157.00 | 
| 52 Week Low | 894.50 | 
| Volume | 503,778 | 
| Shares Issued | 343.87m | 
| Market Cap | £3,875.39m | 
| RiskGrade | 149 | 
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| Strong Buy | 2 | 
| Buy | 2 | 
| Neutral | 4 | 
| Sell | 0 | 
| Strong Sell | 0 | 
| Total | 8 | 

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 18-Sep-25 | 30-Jan-25 | 
| Paid | 16-Oct-25 | 03-Mar-25 | 
| Amount | 33.34p | 13.86p | 
| Time | Volume / Share Price | 
| 15:34 | 0 @ 1,124.00p | 
| 15:21 | 1 @ 1,124.00p | 
| 15:21 | 1 @ 1,124.00p | 
| 14:55 | 0 @ 1,121.00p | 
| 16:35 | 167,395 @ 1,127.00p | 
| Chair | Robert Michael McTighe | 
| CEO | Breon Corcoran | 
| CFO | Clifford Abrahams | 
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