Chemring Group (CHG)

Sector:

Defense and Aeronautics

Index:

FTSE 250

499.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -16.70p
  • 52 Week High: 640.00
  • 52 Week Low: 460.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 272.13m
  • Volume: 409,498
  • Market Cap: £1,360.09m
  • RiskGrade: 157
  • Beta: 0.00

Chemring Group Overview

With origins dating back to the early twentieth century, Chemring is a specialist defence manufacturer producing decoy measures to protect air, sea and land platforms against guided missile threats. The group, which floated in 1974, employs over 2000 people at 14 operations in the UK, US, Germany, Spain, France and Australia.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.5 2.4
Op Mrgn 14.8% 14.5%
ROCE 16.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 30.5 26.7
PEG 1.0 17.7
Pr/Revenue 3.3 2.7
Pr/Book 4.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.9% 10.6%
PBT 30.7% 17.6%
EPS 29.6% 0.4%
DPS 2.6% 4.0%

Chemring Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Oct-21 393.30 48.80 16.90p 17.3 1.4 +12% 4.80p 1.6%
31-Oct-22 401.00 47.90 19.00p 15.9 1.3 +12% 5.70p 1.9%
31-Oct-23 472.60 44.10 13.40p 20.9 n/a -30% 6.90p 2.5%
31-Oct-24 488.30 51.80 15.20p 23.4 1.8 +13% 7.80p 2.2%
31-Oct-25 497.50 67.70 19.70p 29.1 1.0 +30% 8.00p 1.4%

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

Chemring Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Oct-26 550.10 79.64 19.79p 26.1 60.0 0% 8.32p 0.0%
31-Oct-27 628.19 96.26 23.89p 21.6 1.0 +21% 9.32p 0.0%

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Chemring Group Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 19-Dec-2025 11:53 RNS

Chemring Group ShareCast News

Director dealings: Chemring CEO lowers stake 05-Aug-2026 ShareCast
Chemring CEO to retire, Babcock's Newman named s... 30-Jul-2026 ShareCast
Chemring subsidiary secures JBTDS contract win 01-Jul-2026 ShareCast

Chemring Group Top Newspaper Links

Delayed defence investment plan holding back bus... 02-Jun-2026 Times
Chemring's Mark Papworth steps down as half-year... 25-Jun-2014 Guardian
Chemring chief executive Mark Papworth dumped 25-Jun-2014 Express & Star

Latest Chemring Group Director Deals

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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.

 

Chemring Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 499.80p
Change Today -16.70p
% Change -3.23 %
52 Week High 640.00
52 Week Low 460.00
Volume 409,498
Shares Issued 272.13m
Market Cap £1,360.09m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 157

Chemring Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
99.05% below the market average99.05% below the market average99.05% below the market average99.05% below the market average99.05% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average
Price Trend
39.14% above the market average39.14% above the market average39.14% above the market average39.14% above the market average39.14% above the market average
9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average
Income
91.6% below the market average91.6% below the market average91.6% below the market average91.6% below the market average91.6% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Growth
42.42% above the market average42.42% above the market average42.42% above the market average42.42% above the market average42.42% above the market average
45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
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Chemring Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Aug-26 19-Mar-26
Paid 04-Sep-26 10-Apr-26
Amount 2.80p 5.30p

Trades for 13-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 188,211 @ 499.80p
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16:35 667 @ 499.80p
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16:35 485 @ 499.80p

Chemring Group Key Personnel

CFO James Mortensen

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