Forterra /£FORT
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About Forterra
Forterra plc, listed under the ticker FORT on the London Stock Exchange, is a manufacturing company specializing in building products. Founded as a separate entity in 2016, its origins trace back to the UK building products division of Hanson, established in the 1960s. The company operates primarily within the construction sector, producing a wide array of materials including bricks, blocks, and precast concrete, crucial for residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects across the UK.
- Ticker
- £FORT
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 1,500
- Headquarters
- Northampton, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.forterra.co.uk
Forterra Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£316M
17.33
£0.09
0.73
£0.06
3.80%
Price and volume
Market cap
£316M
Beta
0.73
52-week high
£2.00
52-week low
£1.26
Average daily volume
538K
Dividend rate
£0.06
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.568
Quick ratio
0.66
Long term debt to equity
0.406
Total debt to equity
0.438
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
42.49%
Interest coverage (TTM)
7.78%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
52
Gross margin (TTM)
33.64%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.37%
Operating margin (TTM)
10.59%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
26.89%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£240,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.41%
Return on equity (TTM)
8.51%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
17.332
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.923
Price to book
1.48
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.53
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
13.66
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
7.32%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.116
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.80%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-4.66%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
31.93%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-4.72%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.34%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-19.64%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
12.14%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-21.70%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.61%
What the Analysts think about Forterra
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Forterra stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Forterra stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Forterra’s brick volumes fell only modestly while UK industry despatches dropped 8% in the first five months of 2026. Its emphasis on extruded bricks, which have been gaining demand relative to soft-mud bricks, has helped it outperform the market. (Investegate)
Recent investment in new brick capacity, including the Desford ramp-up and Wilnecote commissioning, could lower unit costs and give Forterra room to benefit if construction demand recovers. Its new brick-slip operations also offer a route to growth beyond standard bricks and housing-led demand. (Investegate, Construction News)
Profitability has held up better than sales: first-half adjusted EBITDA margin rose 0.7 percentage points to 16%, despite lower revenue. Price increases, gas-cost protection and restructuring savings of about £2m a year support the case that management can protect margins through the downturn. (Investegate)
Weak demand is still weighing on results: first-half like-for-like revenue fell 9.3% and adjusted EBITDA fell 9.7%. Management expects second-half demand to be similar to the weak first half and says forecasting remains difficult. (Investegate, Construction News)
Cash generation weakened sharply, with adjusted operating cash flow of £8.5m against £30m a year earlier as inventories rose; net debt was £74.5m. The interim dividend was also cut from 1.9p to 1.7p, signalling less room for shareholder payouts while trading is subdued. (Investegate)
Higher mortgage costs and volatile energy, fuel and transport prices threaten both demand and margins. Forterra has hedged much of its gas use and introduced surcharges, but management says the outlook remains hard to forecast amid geopolitical and domestic uncertainty. (Investegate)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 25 Oct 2026.
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