Costain Group/£COST
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About Costain Group
- Ticker
- £COST
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 3,266
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.costain.com
Costain Group Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£692M
18.73
£0.14
0.88
£0.04
1.60%
Price and volume
Market cap
£692M
Beta
0.88
52-week high
£2.65
52-week low
£1.37
Average daily volume
2.1M
Dividend rate
£0.04
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.401
Quick ratio
1.275
Long term debt to equity
0.078
Total debt to equity
0.126
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
27.89%
Interest coverage (TTM)
12.78%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
48.6
Gross margin (TTM)
10.86%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.57%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.81%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
22.76%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£330,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.71%
Return on equity (TTM)
15.16%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
18.731
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.654
Price to book
2.63
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.27
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.623
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.39%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.273
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.60%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-6.49%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
21.69%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-9.20%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-2.87%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
21.21%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-4.53%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
135.13%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-7.67%
What the Analysts think about Costain Group
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Costain Group stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Costain Group stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Costain delivered first-half revenue growth of 3.4% and adjusted operating profit growth of 3.0%, while keeping its full-year guidance unchanged. Net cash was £164.4m and the interim dividend doubled to 2p, giving investors evidence of financial resilience and rising shareholder returns. (Costain, Construction News)
The £7bn forward work position covers 91% of consensus revenue for both 2026 and 2027. It gives Costain unusually strong medium-term visibility, with its order book and preferred-bidder book each standing at about £3.5bn. (Costain, Financial Conduct Authority)
Costain is positioned in expanding water, energy and defence markets, with Natural Resources revenue up 13.3% in the first half. Recent wins and extensions, including a £150m Thames Water wastewater package and a three-year United Utilities extension, support the expected AMP8-led acceleration. (Construction News, Costain)
Profitability has not yet shown the promised step-up: the first-half adjusted operating margin stayed at 3.2%, well below management’s medium-term ambition of more than 5%. The investment case therefore depends on converting the second-half activity increase into sustained margin expansion. (Costain, Building)
The £7bn forward-work figure is not all secured revenue: only half was the order book, while the other £3.5bn was preferred-bidder work that still needs further work orders. Investors must therefore allow for conversion and execution risk rather than treating the full figure as contracted backlog. (Financial Conduct Authority, IN Site)
The near-term earnings profile is heavily dependent on a second-half ramp-up in AMP8 water, Heathrow and road work. Transportation revenue fell 3.2% in the first half, so delays to those projects could leave Costain with weaker growth and cash generation than currently expected. (Costain, MarketScreener)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 16 Sept 2026.
Costain Group Financial Performance
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Costain Group Earnings Performance
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Funds containing Costain Group
Fund name | Fund size | £COST weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £661M | 0.22% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.6B | 0.18% |
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