Close Brothers /£CBG
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About Close Brothers
Close Brothers Group plc, listed under the ticker CBG, is a specialist financial services group based in the UK. Founded in 1878, the company's operations emphasize providing lending, deposit acceptance, and securities trading. It operates primarily in the banking sector, serving both individual and business clients with tailored financial solutions.
- Ticker
- £CBG
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 2,537
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.closebrothers.com
Close Brothers Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£566M
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-£0.57
1.24
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Price and volume
Market cap
£566M
Beta
1.24
52-week high
£5.56
52-week low
£3.18
Average daily volume
513K
Financial strength
Profitability
Net profit margin (TTM)
-10.14%
Operating margin (TTM)
-7.36%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-8.46%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£250,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-0.50%
Return on equity (TTM)
-3.86%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.911
Price to book
0.39
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.44
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
3.608
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
27.72%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.053
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-8.22%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-14.62%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-8.13%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.80%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-7.47%
What the Analysts think about Close Brothers
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Close Brothers stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Close Brothers stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
The core lending business is holding up: the loan book rose 1% to £9.3 billion, while the year-to-date net interest margin remained a healthy 7.0%. Management also expects to exceed £25 million of annualised cost savings and bring adjusted operating expenses below £450 million. (Investegate)
Close Brothers still has a meaningful capital cushion after absorbing the motor-finance provision. Its CET1 ratio was 14.3% and its total capital ratio 19.5% at the end of April, while Shore Capital estimated roughly £374 million of core-capital headroom above the regulatory minimum. (Investegate, Proactive Investors)
The shares could rerate if the redress fears prove manageable. Shore Capital upgraded the stock to buy, citing a target of 495p, valuation at about 0.5 times forecast tangible net asset value and potential for a sustainable 10% return on tangible equity to support a much higher valuation. (Proactive Investors)
The motor-finance liability remains unresolved and the legal timetable has slipped to December 2026 or February 2027. RBC said Close Brothers may need to absorb about £200 million of extra administrative costs if the FCA scheme is overturned, and expects no dividend for 2026. (Proactive Investors, CityAM)
The latest full-year figures show that the redress and transition costs are still weighing on results: revenue fell to £632.9 million from £672.3 million and the group reported a statutory loss of £63.4 million. That leaves less earnings power to rebuild capital and restore shareholder distributions. (RTTNews)
Near-term lending profitability faces pressure even if the redress bill is contained. Close Brothers expects its 2026 net interest margin to be slightly below 7%, while property lending is facing a weaker external environment and the loan-book mix is being reshaped. (Investegate)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Sept 2026.
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Upcoming events
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Funds containing Close Brothers
AllGBPUSDEUR
Fund name | Fund size | £CBG weighting |
|---|---|---|
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.5B | 0.20% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMIG | £569M | 0.20% |
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £672M | 0.18% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | $3.6B | 0.05% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | $3.6B | 0.05% |
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