James Halstead has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.6%, while the Building industry saw earnings declining at 0.4% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.03% per year. James Halstead's return on equity is 21.1%, and it has net margins of 14.6%.
Key information
1.60%
Earnings growth rate
1.57%
EPS growth rate
Building Industry Growth
8.04%
Revenue growth rate
-0.034%
Return on equity
21.11%
Net Margin
14.59%
Last Earnings Update
31 Dec 2025
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How James Halstead makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BST:HSJA Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
259
38
64
0
30 Sep 25
261
39
64
0
30 Jun 25
262
41
64
0
31 Mar 25
265
42
66
0
31 Dec 24
269
42
67
0
30 Sep 24
272
42
67
0
30 Jun 24
275
42
67
0
31 Mar 24
283
43
65
0
31 Dec 23
290
44
64
0
30 Sep 23
297
43
64
0
30 Jun 23
304
42
64
0
31 Mar 23
304
41
62
0
31 Dec 22
305
39
61
0
30 Sep 22
298
39
61
0
30 Jun 22
292
40
61
0
31 Mar 22
282
40
61
0
31 Dec 21
273
39
60
0
30 Sep 21
269
40
60
0
30 Jun 21
266
40
60
0
31 Mar 21
253
37
58
0
31 Dec 20
239
35
57
0
30 Sep 20
239
35
57
0
30 Jun 20
239
34
57
0
31 Mar 20
248
36
59
0
31 Dec 19
258
39
61
0
30 Sep 19
255
38
61
0
30 Jun 19
253
38
61
0
31 Mar 19
251
38
59
0
31 Dec 18
249
37
58
0
30 Sep 18
249
37
58
0
30 Jun 18
250
37
58
0
31 Mar 18
248
37
58
0
31 Dec 17
247
37
58
0
30 Sep 17
244
37
58
0
30 Jun 17
241
37
58
0
31 Mar 17
236
36
54
0
31 Dec 16
231
35
51
0
30 Sep 16
229
35
51
0
30 Jun 16
226
35
51
0
31 Mar 16
225
35
51
0
31 Dec 15
225
35
51
0
30 Sep 15
226
35
51
0
30 Jun 15
227
34
51
0
Quality Earnings: HSJA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: HSJA's current net profit margins (14.6%) are lower than last year (15.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: HSJA's earnings have grown by 1.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: HSJA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: HSJA had negative earnings growth (-10.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Building industry average (5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: HSJA's Return on Equity (21.1%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/22 14:03
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/22 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/06/30
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Analyst Sources
James Halstead plc is covered by 4 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.