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
- 2,600
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.closebrothers.com
Close Brothers Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£637M
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-£0.35
1.24
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Price and volume
Market cap
£637M
Beta
1.24
52-week high
£5.56
52-week low
£3.18
Average daily volume
441K
Financial strength
Profitability
Net profit margin (TTM)
-4.61%
Operating margin (TTM)
-8.41%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
5.60%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£250,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-0.61%
Return on equity (TTM)
-4.80%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.963
Price to book
0.44
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.49
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
5.344
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
18.71%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.797
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.32%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-48.17%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-5.95%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-12.21%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-11.42%
What the Analysts think about Close Brothers
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Analyst projections of the future price of Close Brothers stock.
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The loan book grew 1 percent quarter-on-quarter to £9.3 billion, driven by strong performance in Motor Finance and Invoice Finance, demonstrating continued lending momentum (FTAdviser).
The group’s Common Equity Tier 1 ratio strengthened to 14.3 percent with a total capital ratio of 19.5 percent as of April 30, 2026, providing robust capital buffers to absorb redress provisions and support future growth initiatives (Reuters).
Close Brothers has accelerated its cost-savings programme and now expects to exceed its £25 million annualised savings target by the end of FY 2026 and deliver a total of £60 million by end FY 2027, enhancing operating leverage and supporting return objectives (Reuters).
Close Brothers increased its provision for motor finance commissions to £320 million, taking an extra £30 million charge in Q3 and prolonging legal and operational uncertainty that could further erode earnings and delay dividend reinstatement (Bloomberg).
In H1 2026 the group reported a statutory pre-tax loss of £65.5 million and a 19 percent decline in adjusted operating profit to £65.2 million, underscoring uneven profitability recovery and ongoing cost pressures (Reuters).
Customer deposits fell 11 percent to £7.9 billion in the six months to January 31, 2026, reducing the low-cost funding base and potentially increasing reliance on more expensive wholesale funding, which could compress net interest margins (Stockopedia).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 15 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing Close Brothers
AllGBPEURUSD
Fund name | Fund size | £CBG weighting |
|---|---|---|
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.6B | 0.20% |
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £663M | 0.20% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | €3.2B | 0.05% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | £2.8B | 0.05% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
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