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Babcock International Group PLC (BAB.L)

GBp1,019.50 +6.00 (+0.59%)
GB LSE Industrials Engineering & Construction
Address 33 Wigmore Street W1U 1QX
London, GB
CEO David Charles Lockwood
IPO 1989-08-11
ISIN GB0009697037

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · BAB.L (GBp) Other OTC · BCKIF (USD) Other OTC · BCKIY (USD)
Description

Babcock International Group PLC is a prominent provider of specialized services to the aerospace, defense, and security industries, operating globally with a presence in the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, North America, and Australasia. The company structures its diverse operations across four key divisions: Marine, Nuclear, Land, and Aviation. Its core capabilities encompass the design, procurement, operation, and ongoing management of vital utility and process equipment. Babcock also offers extensive asset management solutions, specialized defense and maritime training, intelligence services, equipment and system support, and the oversight of facilities and infrastructure, including the provision of naval platforms. The company provides complete lifecycle support, from initial design and manufacturing, for various mechanical and electrical systems and equipment. Within its Marine and Nuclear segments, Babcock delivers naval architecture, complex engineering, and project management expertise. This extends to supporting submarine fleets, executing intricate decommissioning programs, providing critical training and operational support, managing new build projects, and undertaking design and installation services. The Land division focuses on managing essential vehicle fleets, delivering equipment support and training to both military and civilian clients. It is also responsible for the entire lifecycle, from design and assessment through manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and decommissioning, of specialized vehicles for police, fire, ambulance, civil service, military, and other security organizations. Furthermore, this segment is involved in plain line track renewal and provides engineering services for railway projects, including signaling, telecommunications, and on-track plant operations. Finally, the Aviation division supplies crucial engineering services to defense and civil customers, such as pilot training, equipment sustainment, and airbase management, alongside operating aviation fleets dedicated to providing emergency services. Established in 1891, Babcock International Group PLC is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp1,019.50 +6.00 (+0.59%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
3M
Beta
0.89
Float Shares
462.48M
Free Float %
94.5%
Price Performance
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-1.08% +2.48% -0.63% -18.90% -3.22% -11.79% +17.15% +253.25% +267.09% +5.74% +304.85%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
1,019.50
DCF (Levered) 560.80 -45.0%

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Ratings Trend (MoM) 82% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 3 0
Buy 6 +2
Hold 2 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
3.56
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
8 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
4 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
5 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Engineering & Construction: +6.7%
    +7.2% Q1'26: +19.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Engineering & Construction: +20.8%
    -14.6% Q1'26: -30.9% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Engineering & Construction: +51.6%
    +3.5% Q1'26: +4.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Engineering & Construction: +7.0%
    +5.9% Q1'26: +2.7% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Engineering & Construction: +6.4%
    +22.9% Q1'26: +21.1% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Engineering & Construction: +0.0%
    -0.6% Q1'26: -2.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Engineering & Construction: -0.38×
    2.47× Q1'26: 1.95× (vs Q1'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.89) × ERP
WACC = 85% × Ke + 15% × Kd (5.5%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Current price: 1,019.50
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
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Mar 2026
9 Rev. Ana.
7 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
8 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
8 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
1 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Mar 2030
1 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Revenue
723.42M
est: 797.79M (-9.3%)
646.03M
est: 639.01M (+1.1%)
568.26M
est: 581.32M (-2.2%)
496.32M
est: 533.13M (-6.9%)
470.69M
est: 498.62M (-5.6%)
441.04M
est: 440.17M (+0.2%)
422.98M
est: 422.67M (+0.1%)
423.50M
est: 406.25M (+4.2%)
452.00M
est: 458.21M (-1.4%)
729.00M
est: 723.96M (+0.7%)
836.70M
est: 817.50M (+2.3%)
988.30M
est: 1.02B (-2.6%)
1.56B
est: 1.55B (+0.3%)
1.90B
est: 1.90B (+0.3%)
1.90B
est: 1.96B (-3.4%)
2.56B
est: 2.95B (-13.1%)
2.85B
est: 3.41B (-16.5%)
3.03B
est: 3.27B (-7.4%)
3.32B
est: 3.53B (-5.8%)
4.00B
est: 4.40B (-9.1%)
4.16B
est: 4.63B (-10.2%)
4.55B
est: 5.17B (-12.0%)
4.66B
est: 5.37B (-13.2%)
4.47B
est: 5.21B (-14.1%)
4.42B
est: 4.82B (-8.3%)
3.97B
est: 4.69B (-15.4%)
4.10B
est: 4.21B (-2.8%)
4.44B
est: 4.16B (+6.6%)
4.39B
est: 4.39B (0.0%)
4.83B
est: 4.83B (+0.0%)
5.13B
4.99B – 5.24B
+6.2% YoY
5.50B
5.42B – 5.58B
+7.2% YoY
5.78B
5.68B – 5.91B
+5.1% YoY
6.07B
6.04B – 6.10B
+5.0% YoY
6.60B
6.50B – 6.72B
+8.7% YoY
EBITDA
15.46M
est: -1.52M (+1,113.9%)
-10.94M
est: 9.53M (-214.8%)
9.13M
est: -12.33M (+174.1%)
42.63M
est: 3.76M (+1,033.8%)
37.31M
est: 38.30M (-2.6%)
6.44M
est: 35.49M (-81.8%)
28.00M
est: 9.99M (+180.4%)
29.76M
est: -2.50M (+1,290.9%)
30.50M
est: 24.12M (+26.5%)
64.40M
est: 40.92M (+57.4%)
60.40M
est: 47.54M (+27.1%)
79.30M
est: 53.89M (+47.2%)
147.50M
est: 94.03M (+56.9%)
177.60M
est: 104.62M (+69.8%)
179.90M
est: 111.35M (+61.6%)
286.30M
est: 229.09M (+25.0%)
252.60M
est: 220.04M (+14.8%)
260.30M
est: 203.96M (+27.6%)
338.70M
est: 329.40M (+2.8%)
506.10M
est: 412.94M (+22.6%)
541.50M
est: 448.19M (+20.8%)
548.30M
est: 511.53M (+7.2%)
557.70M
est: 557.32M (+0.1%)
371.00M
est: 551.17M (-32.7%)
220.30M
est: 406.13M (-45.8%)
-1.44B
est: 83.96M (-1,816.0%)
439.80M
est: 86.35M (+409.3%)
249.30M
est: 88.67M (+181.2%)
381.40M
est: 90.45M (+321.6%)
498.50M
est: 425.44M (+17.2%)
451.00M
438.96M – 460.37M
+6.0% YoY
483.68M
476.88M – 490.51M
+7.2% YoY
508.33M
499.27M – 519.16M
+5.1% YoY
533.85M
531.33M – 536.37M
+5.0% YoY
580.30M
571.02M – 590.62M
+8.7% YoY
EBIT
6.27M
est: -35.22M (+117.8%)
-19.96M
est: -25.15M (+20.6%)
-1.54M
est: -23.01M (+93.3%)
32.68M
est: 11.46M (+185.1%)
26.80M
est: 20.49M (+30.8%)
-6.13M
est: 18.36M (-133.4%)
-12.17M
est: -4.51M (-169.6%)
16.40M
est: 1.35M (+1,118.8%)
22.30M
est: 21.10M (+5.7%)
38.00M
est: 37.29M (+1.9%)
49.70M
est: 40.54M (+22.6%)
65.20M
est: 57.74M (+12.9%)
109.80M
est: 96.02M (+14.4%)
136.30M
est: 127.96M (+6.5%)
141.90M
est: 137.74M (+3.0%)
145.20M
est: 222.05M (-34.6%)
216.90M
est: 182.01M (+19.2%)
230.00M
est: 193.79M (+18.7%)
232.00M
est: 252.68M (-8.2%)
341.30M
est: 287.85M (+18.6%)
347.40M
est: 402.24M (-13.6%)
353.20M
est: 412.96M (-14.5%)
368.30M
est: 442.94M (-16.9%)
182.00M
est: 433.34M (-58.0%)
-61.60M
est: 260.74M (-123.6%)
-1.74B
est: -96.69M (-1,696.9%)
260.70M
est: -99.45M (+362.2%)
57.50M
est: -102.11M (+156.3%)
265.60M
est: -104.17M (+355.0%)
380.80M
est: 263.03M (+44.8%)
278.83M
271.39M – 284.62M
+6.0% YoY
299.04M
294.83M – 303.26M
+7.2% YoY
314.28M
308.67M – 320.97M
+5.1% YoY
330.06M
328.50M – 331.61M
+5.0% YoY
358.77M
353.03M – 365.15M
+8.7% YoY
Net Income
789.0K
est: -18.72M (+104.2%)
-25.58M
est: 640.8K (-4,091.4%)
-8.68M
est: -22.73M (+61.8%)
25.51M
est: -7.98M (+419.7%)
22.45M
est: 23.53M (-4.6%)
-5.28M
est: 19.86M (-126.6%)
-17.14M
est: -3.74M (-357.7%)
8.28M
est: -16.44M (+150.4%)
16.40M
est: 9.27M (+77.0%)
19.10M
est: 25.91M (-26.3%)
29.70M
est: 23.26M (+27.7%)
43.40M
est: 36.88M (+17.7%)
67.30M
est: 66.36M (+1.4%)
72.00M
est: 78.15M (-7.9%)
106.00M
est: 74.51M (+42.3%)
101.10M
est: 158.93M (-36.4%)
100.80M
est: 116.84M (-13.7%)
175.20M
est: 96.70M (+81.2%)
180.50M
est: 188.78M (-4.4%)
260.20M
est: 228.99M (+13.6%)
286.60M
est: 274.20M (+4.5%)
311.80M
est: 305.75M (+2.0%)
336.30M
est: 331.75M (+1.4%)
199.40M
est: 331.89M (-39.9%)
-117.80M
est: 185.48M (-163.5%)
-1.80B
est: -177.56M (-915.4%)
164.20M
est: -182.61M (+189.9%)
-35.00M
est: -35.00M (+0.0%)
165.70M
est: 165.70M (+0.0%)
247.10M
est: 247.10M (+0.0%)
285.10M
217.99M – 335.46M
+15.4% YoY
334.38M
323.37M – 345.39M
+17.3% YoY
368.30M
343.49M – 393.10M
+10.1% YoY
407.28M
398.81M – 416.70M
+10.6% YoY
487.12M
476.99M – 498.38M
+19.6% YoY
SGA
est: 62.95M (-100.0%)
est: 76.81M (-100.0%)
est: 68.56M (-100.0%)
est: 64.29M (-100.0%)
est: 58.24M (-100.0%)
est: 58.18M (-100.0%)
est: 75.09M (-100.0%)
est: 69.88M (-100.0%)
est: 52.14M (-100.0%)
62.80M
est: 71.26M (-11.9%)
61.50M
est: 86.27M (-28.7%)
67.20M
est: 65.43M (+2.7%)
5.90M
est: 83.02M (-92.9%)
6.40M
est: 81.51M (-92.1%)
8.10M
est: 86.62M (-90.6%)
10.20M
est: 145.88M (-93.0%)
9.30M
est: 190.68M (-95.1%)
163.00M
est: 133.35M (+22.2%)
202.90M
est: 160.01M (+26.8%)
273.10M
est: 225.81M (+20.9%)
256.60M
est: 287.80M (-10.8%)
304.50M
est: 273.74M (+11.2%)
319.60M
est: 323.99M (-1.4%)
364.50M
est: 313.13M (+16.4%)
333.50M
est: 325.57M (+2.4%)
325.90M
est: 321.64M (+1.3%)
648.60M
est: 330.80M (+96.1%)
682.60M
est: 339.68M (+101.0%)
800.0K
est: 346.53M (-99.8%)
578.90M
est: 369.37M (+56.7%)
443.44M
431.60M – 452.65M
+20.1% YoY
475.57M
468.88M – 482.28M
+7.2% YoY
499.81M
490.90M – 510.45M
+5.1% YoY
524.90M
522.42M – 527.38M
+5.0% YoY
570.57M
561.45M – 580.72M
+8.7% YoY
EPS
0.01
est: -0.04 (+114.6%)
-0.16
est: 0.02 (-761.2%)
-0.05
est: 0.04 (-223.1%)
0.16
est: 0.08 (+99.1%)
0.14
est: 0.10 (+40.6%)
-0.03
est: 0.07 (-140.9%)
-0.10
est: 0.04 (-348.6%)
0.05
est: 0.07 (-27.2%)
0.10
est: 0.07 (+34.7%)
0.09
est: 0.11 (-20.2%)
0.13
est: 0.14 (-5.2%)
0.19
est: 0.21 (-9.1%)
0.26
est: 0.30 (-12.4%)
0.28
est: 0.37 (-23.4%)
0.41
est: 0.45 (-9.2%)
0.28
est: 0.47 (-40.2%)
0.63
est: 0.56 (+11.8%)
0.90
est: 0.62 (+44.4%)
0.44
est: 0.63 (-30.1%)
0.53
est: 0.67 (-21.4%)
0.57
est: 0.74 (-22.8%)
0.62
est: 0.78 (-21.0%)
0.67
est: 0.82 (-18.4%)
0.39
est: 0.84 (-53.4%)
-0.23
est: 0.69 (-133.4%)
-3.57
est: 0.32 (-1,204.5%)
0.33
est: 0.30 (+11.1%)
-0.07
est: 0.30 (-122.7%)
0.33
est: 0.33 (+0.1%)
0.49
est: 0.48 (+1.4%)
0.54
0.43 – 0.66
+12.0% YoY
0.65
0.63 – 0.68
+19.5% YoY
0.73
0.67 – 0.77
+12.3% YoY
0.80
0.78 – 0.82
+9.7% YoY
0.95
0.93 – 0.98
+19.6% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-28 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-27 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-26 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-22 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-21 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-20 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-19 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-18 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-15 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-14 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-13 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-08 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-07 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-06 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-05 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-01 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-29 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-28 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
711.06M
OE per share TTM
1.38
Owner's Yield
12.89%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
9.60%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
22.5%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 116 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund WDEF 3.23% 2.92M 0.45%
2 VanEck Defense UCITS ETF DFEN.DE 1.71% 120.10M 0.55%
3 WisdomTree Europe Defence UCITS ETF - EUR Acc WDEF.L 1.44% 70.92M 0.40%
4 Global X - Defense Tech ETF SHLD 0.98% 67.81M 0.50%
5 iShares MSCI UK Small Cap UCITS ETF CUKS.L 0.72% 922.2K 0.58%
6 iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF EWUS 0.72% 290.6K 0.59%
7 Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values PLC FSV.L 0.43% 7.56M 0.27%
8 iShares STOXX Europe Mid 200 UCITS ETF (DE) EXSD.DE 0.38% 2.50M 0.20%
9 Invesco STOXX Europe 600 Optimised Industrial Goods & Services UCITS ETF SC0S.DE 0.34% 88.1K 0.20%
10 iShares STOXX Europe 600 Industrial Goods & Services UCITS ETF (DE) EXH4.DE 0.30% 1.93M 0.46%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
10.8K
Shares Outstanding
489.25M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
David C. Lockwood Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 2M male
David Mellors Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 2M male
Bob Whiley Managing Director of Babcock Networks male
Deon de Kock Chief Executive of Africa male
Harry Holt Deputy Chief Executive Officer male
Jennifer McElhinney Interim Chief People Officer
John Howie Chief Corporate Affairs Officer male
Kate Hill Group Head of Financial Communications female
Louise Atkinson Chief People Officer female
Neal Misell Chief Executive of Nuclear male
Nicholas James William Borrett Group Company Secretary & General Counsel male
Pierre Basquin Chief Executive of Aviation & CEO of France male
ESG Score History

No data available for this company.

Senate Trading Activity

No Senate trading activity found for this company.

House Trading Activity

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