Babcock International Group PLC/£BAB
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About Babcock International Group PLC
- Ticker
- £BAB
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 30,481
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.babcockinternational.com
BAB Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£5B
24.64
£0.41
0.89
£0.08
0.74%
Price and volume
Market cap
£5B
Beta
0.89
52-week high
£15.27
52-week low
£8.71
Average daily volume
1.8M
Dividend rate
£0.08
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.803
Quick ratio
0.659
Long term debt to equity
1.159
Total debt to equity
1.745
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
16.43%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.51%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
357.6
Gross margin (TTM)
57.67%
Net profit margin (TTM)
4.08%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.59%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
25.73%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£170,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.62%
Return on equity (TTM)
33.68%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
24.637
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.985
Price to book
8.33
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-17.77
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
21.07
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.75%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.483
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.74%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.17%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-13.96%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.27%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.22%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
81.34%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-3.14%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-11.62%
What the Analysts think about BAB
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Babcock International Group PLC stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Babcock International Group PLC stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Excluding the £140 million Type 31 charge, FY26 underlying operating profit rose 19% to £433 million and free cash flow rose 71% to £262 million, while net debt fell to £329 million. Management reaffirmed its FY27 outlook and medium-term margin target of at least 9%. (Investegate)
Babcock secured a six-year, CAD$1.2 billion extension to support Canada’s Victoria-class submarines and was named preferred bidder for an eight-year French air-combat training contract. These wins strengthen multi-year international work beyond the UK. (Babcock International Group)
Babcock has won an owners’ engineer role for the UK’s small modular reactor programme. Goldman Sachs sees civil nuclear as the clearest upside beyond its forecasts, citing a potential £25–30 billion opportunity through 2050 that it does not fully include in its base case. (Babcock International Group, Investing.com)
Babcock booked a £140 million Type 31 charge after costly rework and productivity problems, pulling FY26 underlying operating margin down to 5.7% from 7.5%. The remaining cash costs will be paid as the programme continues, underlining the risk of overruns on complex contracts. (Investegate)
The Future Maritime Support Programme’s long-term successor, the Gateway Agreement, was still being finalised when Babcock agreed another two-month bridge with the Ministry of Defence. That leaves uncertainty around the timing of a permanent agreement for a critical submarine-support business. (Babcock International Group)
Goldman Sachs said the improving outlook was largely reflected in the share price and that further gains would depend on clean delivery and sustained margin growth. Its forecast for Babcock’s earnings growth is about 8%, below the 17.2% median for its peer group. (Investing.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 26 Oct 2026.
BAB Financial Performance
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BAB Earnings Performance
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Upcoming events
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Funds containing BAB
AllEURUSDGBP
Fund name | Fund size | £BAB weighting |
|---|---|---|
Amundi Stoxx Europe Defense£DEFE | €568M | 2.54% |
iShares Europe Defence£DFEU | €376M | 2.01% |
Vaneck Defense£DFNG | $7.2B | 1.67% |
VanEck Defense€DFEN | $7.2B | 1.67% |
Global X Defence Tech$ARMR | $537M | 0.76% |
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