Balfour Beatty /£BBY
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About Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty plc, founded in 1909, is a multinational infrastructure group based in the United Kingdom. The company operates in the construction sector, financing, developing, building, maintaining, and managing infrastructure assets essential for economies and societies. Its operations span various sectors, including transportation, power, and utilities, and it has significant operations in the UK, US, and internationally.
- Ticker
- £BBY
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 25,667
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.balfourbeatty.com
Balfour Beatty Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£4.3B
17.53
£0.53
0.59
£0.14
1.52%
Price and volume
Market cap
£4.3B
Beta
0.59
52-week high
£9.73
52-week low
£6.15
Average daily volume
1.3M
Dividend rate
£0.14
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.977
Quick ratio
0.888
Long term debt to equity
0.713
Total debt to equity
0.948
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
24.71%
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.74%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
189
Gross margin (TTM)
6.11%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.78%
Operating margin (TTM)
1.62%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
18.75%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£360,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.03%
Return on equity (TTM)
23.52%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
17.526
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.48
Price to book
3.96
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-25.82
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.64
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.37%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.955
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.52%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
12.13%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
48.29%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.27%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.18%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
7.03%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
18.22%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.36%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
32.04%
What the Analysts think about Balfour Beatty
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Balfour Beatty stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Balfour Beatty stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Balfour Beatty upgraded its 2026 outlook after a strong first half, now expecting low double-digit percentage growth in profit from operations from its earnings-based businesses, compared with prior high-single-digit guidance. (Balfour Beatty)
The group has substantial forward revenue visibility, with a £22.9 billion order book and new awards including a £325 million Scottish power-transmission contract, approximately $350 million of US data-centre orders and a $361 million airport order in North Carolina. (Reuters)
Cash generation supports shareholder returns: average net cash rose to £1.616 billion in the first half, the interim dividend increased 12% to 4.7 pence per share, and £102 million of the planned £200 million 2026 buyback had been completed. (Balfour Beatty)
US Construction’s recovery remains relatively low-margin: first-half 2026 profit from operations was £22 million on £2.475 billion of revenue, a 0.9% margin, while its order book declined 1% to £7.7 billion. The Civils business is still recovering from prior losses, leaving execution and margin risk. (Reuters)
Gammon weakened materially in the first half: revenue fell 10% to £495 million and profit from operations dropped to £11 million from £17 million, reflecting lower Hong Kong airport activity and project close-out timing. (Balfour Beatty)
Infrastructure Investments remained loss-making, reporting a £9 million first-half operating loss, while the directors’ valuation of the investments portfolio declined to £1.1 billion from £1.2 billion at 2025 year-end. (Balfour Beatty)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 10 Sept 2026.
Balfour Beatty Financial Performance
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Balfour Beatty Earnings Performance
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Funds containing Balfour Beatty
AllGBPEURUSD
Fund name | Fund size | £BBY weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £661M | 1.40% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.6B | 1.33% |
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Construction & Materials€EXV8 | €814M | 1.28% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | €3.2B | 0.36% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | £2.8B | 0.36% |
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