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Babcock International Group

Current Price 1044.00p Bid 1043.00p Ask 1045.00p Change -1.16%
Last Updated: 05/07/2026 16:01. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Babcock is an international defence company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets. We provide a range of products and service solutions to enhance our customers' defence capabilities and critical assets. Our business is underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration and engineering, infrastructure management and specialist training. We help our customers around the world to cost effectively improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/03/2026

Revenue
£5,177.70m
Operating Profit/Loss
£305.10m
Dividend yield (%)
n/a
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
n/a
P/E Ratio
27.60
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Key Personnel

Ms Ruth Cairnie
Chairman
Mr David Lockwood
Chief Executive Officer
Mr David Mellors
Chief Financial Officer
Sir Andrew Parker
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Carl-Peter Forster
Non-Executive Director
Mr John Ramsay
Non-Executive Director
Mr Sir Kevin Smith CBE
Non-Executive Director
Ms Aedamar Comiskey
Non-Executive Director
Ms Claudia Natanson MBE
Non-Executive Director
Ms Jane Moriarty
Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
BABL
ISIN
GB0009697037
Shares in Issue
504.20m
Market cap
£5,263.81m

Analyst Views (4)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
100.00%
Hold
 
0%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
1,044.00p
Bid Price
1,043.00p
Ask Price
1,045.00p
Volume
234,513
Change Today
-12.25p
% Change Today
-1.16%
Open
1,058.50p
Previous Close
1,044.00p
Intraday High
1,061.00p
Intraday Low
1,036.50p
52 Week High
1,503.50p
52 Week Low
927.80p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
5,177.70
4,831.30
Operating Profit/Loss
305.10
363.90
Net Interest
-28.80
-32.10
Pre-Tax Profit
283.70
329.10
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
210.70
248.90
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
210.70
248.90
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
211.20
247.10
Minority Interests
-0.50
1.80
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2025
Basic
42.10p
49.10p
Diluted
41.30p
48.00p
Adjusted
42.10p
49.10p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
849.60
787.70
Intangible Assets
913.80
920.60
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
44.20
43.50
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
238.90
258.80
Current Assets
Inventories
206.90
162.20
Trade & Other Receivables
573.90
855.50
Cash at Bank & In Hand
739.90
646.60
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
362.90
15.30
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
3,930.10
3,690.20

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
369.10
47.80
Other Current Liabilities
1,976.40
1,822.30
Total Current Liabilities
2,345.50
1,870.10
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
729.10
978.10
Provisions
86.90
64.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities
139.30
156.20
Total Non-Current Liabilities
955.30
1,198.30
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
3,300.80
3,068.40

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
629.30
621.80

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
303.40
303.40
Share Premium Account
873.00
873.00
Other Reserves
735.30
720.30
Retained Earnings
-1,297.70
-1,292.30
Shareholders Funds
614.00
604.40
Minority Interests/Other Equity
15.30
17.40
Total Equity
629.30
621.80

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
14 Aug 2026
25 Sep 2026
5.00p
Final
13 Aug 2026
25 Sep 2026
5.00p
Interim
04 Dec 2025
16 Jan 2026
2.50p
Final
21 Aug 2025
30 Sep 2025
4.50p
Interim
04 Dec 2024
17 Jan 2025
2.00p
Interim
05 Dec 2024
17 Jan 2025
2.00p
Final
22 Aug 2024
30 Sep 2024
3.30p
Interim
23 Nov 2023
19 Jan 2024
1.70p
Interim
05 Dec 2019
17 Jan 2020
7.20p
Final
04 Jul 2019
09 Aug 2019
22.90p
Interim
06 Dec 2018
16 Jan 2019
7.10p
Final
28 Jun 2018
10 Aug 2018
22.65p
Interim
07 Dec 2017
16 Jan 2018
6.85p
Final
29 Jun 2017
11 Aug 2017
21.65p
Interim
08 Dec 2016
16 Jan 2017
6.50p
Final
30 Jun 2016
12 Aug 2016
19.75p
Interim
10 Dec 2015
14 Jan 2016
6.05p
Final
02 Jul 2015
12 Aug 2015
18.10p
Interim
11 Dec 2014
14 Jan 2015
5.50p
2nd Interim
16 Jun 2010
09 Jul 2010
12.80p
2nd Interim
16 Jun 2010
09 Jul 2010
12.80p
2nd Interim
16 Jun 2010
09 Jul 2010
12.80p
2nd Interim
16 Jun 2010
09 Jul 2010
12.80p
2nd Interim
16 Jun 2010
09 Jul 2010
12.80p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2025
Dividend growth
n/a%
n/a%
Dividend yield
n/a%
n/a%
Dividend cover
n/a
n/a


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