Close Brothers Group plc (CBG.L)
London, GB
Close Brothers Group plc is a long-established UK-based merchant bank, dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of financial solutions to individuals and small enterprises across the United Kingdom. Its operations are strategically segmented into five core divisions: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers diverse savings products, encompassing personal, business, and pension deposit accounts. Its extensive lending portfolio features asset finance, asset-based lending, commercial vehicle rental, short-term bridging loans, and insurance premium financing. Close Brothers also facilitates invoice discounting, factoring, and various property finance solutions. Further specialized offerings include funding for general aviation aircraft and marine vessels, sale-and-rent-back services for the brewing sector, and broker finance tailored for the agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and transport industries. The group provides leasing services for IT equipment, construction, manufacturing, and other specialized assets, alongside bespoke loan, hire purchase, leasing, and refinancing packages for professionals in the dental, medical, pharmacy, and veterinary sectors. Beyond traditional banking, Close Brothers delivers financial education, investment management, and planning advice, while empowering self-directed investors with online portfolio management tools and offering dedicated services to financial advisors. On the institutional front, the company provides liquidity and flexible execution services to retail stockbrokers, wealth managers, and institutional investors. Its capabilities also extend to market making, sales, research, corporate broking, and comprehensive dealing, custody, and settlement services for institutional, wealth management, and brokerage clientele. Close Brothers Group plc was established in 1878 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.
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| +1.63% | -1.20% | +4.58% | -7.06% | +2.26% | -11.81% | +38.13% | -49.42% | -71.99% | -65.56% | +45.36% |
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| Rating | 2026-05 | Change |
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| Strong Buy | 2 | 0 |
| Buy | 2 | -2 |
| Hold | 3 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 |
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Revenue growth Financial - Capital Markets: +19.7%-33.5% Q1'26: -23.7% (vs Q1'24)
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EPS growth Financial - Capital Markets: +35.3%-211.7% Q1'26: -208.7% (vs Q1'24)
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FCF margin FCF growth · Financial - Capital Markets: +29.5%+5.7% Q1'26: +39.5% (vs Q1'24)
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EBIT margin Financial - Capital Markets: +33.5%+18.2% Q1'26: -18.3% (vs Q1'24)
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ROIC Financial - Capital Markets: +4.0%+3.1% Q1'26: -10.7% (vs Q1'24)
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Share dilution Financial - Capital Markets: +0.0%-0.1% ★ Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'24)
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Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Financial - Capital Markets: -0.30×20.16× Q1'26: -15.30× (vs Q1'24)
* These projections are based on analyst consensus estimates and user-defined valuation multiples. This table is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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| Revenue |
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est: 382.86M (-100.0%)
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est: 289.92M (-100.0%)
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est: 299.60M (-100.0%)
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423.96M
est: 404.00M (+4.9%)
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447.48M
est: 452.61M (-1.1%)
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536.27M
est: 518.05M (+3.5%)
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605.90M
est: 573.92M (+5.6%)
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445.30M
est: 524.86M (-15.2%)
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486.00M
est: 514.81M (-5.6%)
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474.60M
est: 532.12M (-10.8%)
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550.40M
est: 567.09M (-2.9%)
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524.50M
est: 547.39M (-4.2%)
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532.30M
est: 587.10M (-9.3%)
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583.80M
est: 664.86M (-12.2%)
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647.60M
est: 678.81M (-4.6%)
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705.10M
est: 692.29M (+1.8%)
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759.70M
est: 756.70M (+0.4%)
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850.90M
est: 814.03M (+4.5%)
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870.10M
est: 815.00M (+6.8%)
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748.90M
est: 852.37M (-12.1%)
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1.14B
est: 957.70M (+19.2%)
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1.12B
est: 941.19M (+18.8%)
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1.32B
est: 933.27M (+41.0%)
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1.02B
est: 951.36M (+7.6%)
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681.30M
est: 733.56M (-7.1%)
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641.36M
633.61M – 663.59M
-12.6% YoY
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659.71M
645.57M – 676.94M
+2.9% YoY
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705.52M
705.09M – 705.96M
+6.9% YoY
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740.00M
727.55M – 762.44M
+4.9% YoY
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799.00M
785.56M – 823.23M
+8.0% YoY
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| EBITDA |
147.78M
est: 104.76M (+41.1%)
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94.60M
est: 182.27M (-48.1%)
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76.28M
est: 188.36M (-59.5%)
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est: 250.25M (-100.0%)
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-195.30M
est: 320.48M (-160.9%)
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-228.40M
est: 384.37M (-159.4%)
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277.60M
est: 414.47M (-33.0%)
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320.00M
est: 442.07M (-27.6%)
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335.10M
est: 466.33M (-28.1%)
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338.20M
est: 448.38M (-24.6%)
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236.70M
est: 492.20M (-51.9%)
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388.60M
est: 359.79M (+8.0%)
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333.10M
est: 375.24M (-11.2%)
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220.20M
est: 380.09M (-42.1%)
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252.30M
est: 388.30M (-35.0%)
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124.30M
est: 181.12M (-31.4%)
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158.35M
156.44M – 163.84M
-12.6% YoY
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162.88M
159.39M – 167.14M
+2.9% YoY
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174.19M
174.09M – 174.30M
+6.9% YoY
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182.71M
179.63M – 188.25M
+4.9% YoY
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197.27M
193.96M – 203.26M
+8.0% YoY
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142.09M
est: 65.17M (+118.0%)
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87.74M
est: 109.65M (-20.0%)
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est: 113.31M (-100.0%)
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-28.44M
est: 104.92M (-127.1%)
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-29.88M
est: 113.49M (-126.3%)
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-14.08M
est: 124.30M (-111.3%)
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-18.80M
est: 174.26M (-110.8%)
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-16.60M
est: 173.94M (-109.5%)
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-35.10M
est: 125.06M (-128.1%)
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-22.30M
est: 91.27M (-124.4%)
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-21.30M
est: 105.82M (-120.1%)
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-24.30M
est: 75.77M (-132.1%)
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-28.10M
est: 144.69M (-119.4%)
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-34.70M
est: 183.95M (-118.9%)
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-41.40M
est: 202.16M (-120.5%)
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228.50M
est: 225.15M (+1.5%)
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262.50M
est: 249.23M (+5.3%)
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271.20M
est: 281.86M (-3.8%)
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264.70M
est: 271.37M (-2.5%)
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140.90M
est: 277.56M (-49.2%)
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267.70M
est: 136.35M (+96.3%)
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232.80M
est: 142.20M (+63.7%)
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112.00M
est: 144.04M (-22.2%)
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140.60M
est: 160.98M (-12.7%)
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124.30M
est: 124.03M (+0.2%)
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108.44M
107.13M – 112.20M
-12.6% YoY
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111.54M
109.15M – 114.45M
+2.9% YoY
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119.29M
119.21M – 119.36M
+6.9% YoY
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125.12M
123.01M – 128.91M
+4.9% YoY
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135.09M
132.82M – 139.19M
+8.0% YoY
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| Net Income |
96.58M
est: 112.04M (-13.8%)
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59.10M
est: 72.09M (-18.0%)
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50.95M
est: 74.50M (-31.6%)
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65.21M
est: 68.83M (-5.3%)
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72.40M
est: 73.04M (-0.9%)
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108.60M
est: 78.52M (+38.3%)
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132.90M
est: 120.31M (+10.5%)
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90.00M
est: 121.54M (-25.9%)
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71.70M
est: 88.28M (-18.8%)
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65.90M
est: 74.11M (-11.1%)
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14.60M
est: 70.23M (-79.2%)
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99.70M
est: 14.09M (+607.4%)
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119.40M
est: 106.93M (+11.7%)
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149.80M
est: 134.66M (+11.2%)
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185.70M
est: 154.75M (+20.0%)
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186.50M
est: 190.13M (-1.9%)
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191.20M
est: 203.42M (-6.0%)
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202.30M
est: 205.30M (-1.5%)
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201.60M
est: 202.43M (-0.4%)
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109.50M
est: 211.39M (-48.2%)
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202.10M
est: 105.96M (+90.7%)
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165.20M
est: 110.51M (+49.5%)
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81.10M
est: 81.10M (+0.0%)
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100.40M
est: 121.61M (-17.4%)
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-77.90M
est: 86.98M (-189.6%)
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65.08M
59.93M – 70.24M
-25.2% YoY
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86.07M
76.41M – 95.74M
+32.3% YoY
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127.53M
105.11M – 136.28M
+48.2% YoY
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145.40M
142.22M – 151.14M
+14.0% YoY
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181.08M
177.12M – 188.22M
+24.5% YoY
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| SGA |
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est: 248.97M (-100.0%)
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est: 199.92M (-100.0%)
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est: 206.59M (-100.0%)
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248.62M
est: 364.88M (-31.9%)
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94.47M
est: 374.07M (-74.7%)
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117.51M
est: 429.46M (-72.6%)
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124.00M
est: 474.04M (-73.8%)
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96.80M
est: 430.46M (-77.5%)
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105.90M
est: 416.37M (-74.6%)
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107.80M
est: 448.08M (-75.9%)
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119.80M
est: 481.81M (-75.1%)
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122.60M
est: 476.55M (-74.3%)
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124.10M
est: 448.22M (-72.3%)
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128.70M
est: 503.24M (-74.4%)
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422.70M
est: 507.42M (-16.7%)
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435.50M
est: 511.73M (-14.9%)
|
491.00M
est: 552.99M (-11.2%)
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525.60M
est: 593.67M (-11.5%)
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551.10M
est: 593.77M (-7.2%)
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604.90M
est: 654.94M (-7.6%)
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661.60M
est: 783.15M (-15.5%)
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669.90M
est: 816.78M (-18.0%)
|
692.80M
est: 827.34M (-16.3%)
|
756.20M
est: 845.23M (-10.5%)
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557.00M
est: 478.48M (+16.4%)
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418.34M
413.28M – 432.84M
-12.6% YoY
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430.31M
421.09M – 441.54M
+2.9% YoY
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460.19M
459.90M – 460.47M
+6.9% YoY
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482.68M
474.56M – 497.32M
+4.9% YoY
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521.16M
512.39M – 536.97M
+8.0% YoY
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| EPS |
0.72
est: 0.75 (-3.6%)
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0.44
est: 0.48 (-7.7%)
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0.36
est: 0.36 (+1.2%)
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0.45
est: 0.51 (-12.3%)
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0.50
est: 0.66 (-24.3%)
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0.74
est: 0.75 (-0.9%)
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0.90
est: 0.84 (+7.2%)
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0.62
est: 0.69 (-10.8%)
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0.51
est: 0.57 (-11.1%)
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0.46
est: 0.62 (-25.5%)
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0.10
est: 0.66 (-84.9%)
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0.69
est: 0.69 (+0.1%)
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0.82
est: 0.86 (-4.1%)
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1.01
est: 1.05 (-4.2%)
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1.25
est: 1.17 (+6.8%)
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1.26
est: 1.23 (+2.1%)
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1.28
est: 1.30 (-1.3%)
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1.35
est: 1.37 (-1.4%)
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1.34
est: 1.33 (+0.4%)
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0.73
est: 0.69 (+6.4%)
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1.35
est: 1.30 (+4.1%)
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1.10
est: 1.14 (-3.8%)
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0.54
est: 0.52 (+4.1%)
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0.60
est: 0.78 (-22.6%)
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-0.67
est: 0.58 (-215.2%)
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0.44
0.40 – 0.47
-25.1% YoY
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0.57
0.51 – 0.64
+30.3% YoY
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0.83
0.70 – 0.91
+46.9% YoY
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0.97
0.95 – 1.01
+16.4% YoY
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1.21
1.18 – 1.26
+24.5% YoY
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| Date | Rating | Overall | DCF | ROE | ROA | D/E | P/E | P/B |
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| 2026-05-29 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-28 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-27 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-26 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-22 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-21 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-20 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-19 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-18 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-15 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-14 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-13 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-12 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-11 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-08 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-07 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-06 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-05 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-01 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-30 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-29 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-28 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-27 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-24 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-23 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-22 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-21 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-20 | C+ | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-17 | C+ | 2/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-16 | C+ | 2/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 |
Owner Earnings
Ownership Overview
No beneficial ownership filings recorded.
Institutional Activity (13F)
| # | Investor | Shares / Δ | Mkt value / Δ | Own% / Δ | Weight% / Δ | Avg px / Perf. | Hold / Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTLEY FOOL ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.57M -59.9K (-3.7%) | 11.04M +227.8K (+2.1%) | 1.05% -0.040 pp | 0.43% -0.016 pp | GBp494.00 +5.8% | 2 qtrs — |
ETF Ownership
| # | ETF | Weight | Est. AUM exposure | TER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values PLC FSV.L | 1.14% | 20.06M | 0.27% |
| 2 | Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF TMFG | 1.11% | 3.94M | 0.85% |
| 3 | Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L | 0.32% | 1.39M | 0.05% |
| 4 | Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI | 0.23% | 6.05M | 0.10% |
| 5 | Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE | 0.23% | 6.05M | 0.10% |
| 6 | Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L | 0.21% | 81.0K | 0.15% |
| 7 | Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L | 0.20% | 72.0K | 0.12% |
| 8 | iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L | 0.20% | 1.68M | 0.40% |
| 9 | HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L | 0.20% | 131.6K | 0.09% |
| 10 | iShares MSCI UK Small Cap UCITS ETF CUKS.L | 0.18% | 225.1K | 0.58% |
Insider Activity
No insider activity available.
Insider history not available.
No recent insider transactions.
Executive team
Executive compensation
Executive compensation not available.
No CEO compensation history available.
Proxy statements
No proxy statements available for this company yet.
Recent SEC filings
No SEC filings available for this company yet.
Executive team
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bartlett Morgan | Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director | 1M | male |
| Christophe Brière | Managing Director | — | male |
| Fiona McCarthy | Group Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director | — | female |
| Nigel Anthony Mottershead | Head of Credit | — | male |
| Rebekah Etherington | Group Head of Human Resources | — | female |
| Robert Sack | Group Chief Risk Officer | — | male |
| Sarah Kimberley Peazer-Davies | General Counsel & Company Secretary | — | female |
| Sophie Anna Victoria Ameln Gillingham | Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Development | — | female |
| Camila Sugimura | Deputy Head of Investor Relations | — | female |
| Yogesh Sholapurkar | Group Chief Technology Officer | — | male |
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