Future (FUTR)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 250

605.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,105.00
  • 52 Week Low: 596.75
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 97.96m
  • Volume: 238,121
  • Market Cap: £593.14m
  • RiskGrade: 189

Future Overview

Future plc is a United Kingdom-based global platform for Internet specialist media. The Company operates approximately 250 brands in diversified content verticals, across its business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) divisions. It organizes its brands by specialist interests and has four main content verticals with 16 sub-categories ranging from consumer technology to games to women’s lifestyle to homes or wealth. The Company’s content is published and distributed through various forms: websites, email newsletters, videos, magazines, events and has three core monetization frameworks, such as advertising, eCommerce affiliate and direct consumer.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.6% 0.0%
Div Cover 36.6 35.1
Op Mrgn 17.0% 27.6%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 4.9 4.9
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 0.6  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.1% -6.1%
PBT -25.3% 98.3%
EPS -12.1% -1.1%
DPS n/a 3.1%

Future Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-20 339.60 52.00 76.30p 25.5 0.5 +52% 1.60p 0.1%
30-Sep-21 606.80 107.80 134.60p 27.4 0.4 +76% 2.80p 0.1%
30-Sep-22 825.40 170.00 164.40p 8.0 0.4 +22% 3.40p 0.3%
30-Sep-23 788.90 138.10 141.80p 6.3 n/a -14% 3.40p 0.4%
30-Sep-24 788.20 103.20 124.60p 8.1 n/a -12% 3.40p 0.3%

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

Future Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-25 740.19 204.65 123.20p 4.9 n/a -1% 3.51p 0.0%
30-Sep-26 744.25 205.89 133.56p 4.6 0.5 +8% 3.67p 0.0%
30-Sep-27 763.51 215.92 142.19p 4.3 0.7 +6% 3.89p 0.0%

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Future Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 04-Nov-2025 10:04 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 04-Nov-2025 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 03-Nov-2025 07:00 RNS

Future ShareCast News

Future on track to meet FY guidance 25-Sep-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks higher after US, UK jobless... 17-Jul-2025 ShareCast
Future 'on track' to meet FY expectations, makes... 17-Jul-2025 ShareCast

Future Top Newspaper Links

Future loses its CEO and finance boss 28-Oct-2011 The Independent
Future's bright for magazine group 28-Jan-2009 The Scotsman
Healthy hobby sector makes Hornby, Games Worksho... 28-Jan-2009 Telegraph

Latest Future 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.

 

Future Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 605.50p
Change Today -3.00p
% Change -0.49 %
52 Week High 1,105.00
52 Week Low 596.75
Volume 238,121
Shares Issued 97.96m
Market Cap £593.14m
RiskGrade 189

Future Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
87.87% above the market average87.87% above the market average87.87% above the market average87.87% above the market average87.87% above the market average
79.49% above the sector average79.49% above the sector average79.49% above the sector average79.49% above the sector average79.49% above the sector average
Price Trend
56.31% below the market average56.31% below the market average56.31% below the market average56.31% below the market average56.31% below the market average
28.57% below the sector average28.57% below the sector average28.57% below the sector average28.57% below the sector average28.57% below the sector average
Income
96.37% below the market average96.37% below the market average96.37% below the market average96.37% below the market average96.37% 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
Growth
76.55% below the market average76.55% below the market average76.55% below the market average76.55% below the market average76.55% below the market average
94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 4
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 10
buy
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Future Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Final
Ex-Div 16-Jan-25 18-Jan-24
Paid 11-Feb-25 13-Feb-24
Amount 3.40p 3.40p

Trades for 04-Nov-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
14:30 190 @ 605.50p
14:30 104 @ 605.50p
14:30 43 @ 605.50p
14:30 154 @ 605.23p
14:29 275 @ 605.00p

Future Key Personnel

CEO Kevin Li Ying
Chair Richard N L Huntingford
CFO Sharjeel Suleman

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