QY6 Stock Overview Operates as a science and engineering company in the defense, security, and infrastructure markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and internationally. More details
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QinetiQ Group plc Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for QinetiQ Group Historical stock prices Current Share Price UK£4.85 52 Week High UK£5.77 52 Week Low UK£3.42 Beta 0.44 1 Month Change -8.02% 3 Month Change -12.81% 1 Year Change 41.05% 3 Year Change 58.56% 5 Year Change 15.52% Change since IPO 56.52%
Recent News & Updates
First half dividend of UK£0.028 announced Nov 17
First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.11 (vs UK£0.11 in 1H 2024) Nov 16
Qinetiq Group plc Appoints Ezinne Uzo-Okoro as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board and Member of the Audit, Nominations, Remuneration and Risk & Security Committees, Effective November 1, 2024 Oct 21
QinetiQ Group plc to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Nov 14, 2024 Oct 11
Qinetiq Group plc Provides Update Regarding Appointment of Martin Cooper as Chief Financial Officer Jul 19
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.057 per share Jul 18 See more updates
First half dividend of UK£0.028 announced Nov 17
First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.11 (vs UK£0.11 in 1H 2024) Nov 16
Qinetiq Group plc Appoints Ezinne Uzo-Okoro as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board and Member of the Audit, Nominations, Remuneration and Risk & Security Committees, Effective November 1, 2024 Oct 21
QinetiQ Group plc to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Nov 14, 2024 Oct 11
Qinetiq Group plc Provides Update Regarding Appointment of Martin Cooper as Chief Financial Officer Jul 19
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.057 per share Jul 18
Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.24 (vs UK£0.27 in FY 2023) May 26
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20% May 24 QinetiQ Group plc Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes QinetiQ Reports First Successful Flights of New Design Rattler Supersonic Target Mar 21
Qinetiq Group plc Announces Resignation of Lawrence (Larry) Prior III, Non-Executive Director Mar 20
New major risk - Share price stability Feb 16
QinetiQ Group plc Announces Board Appointments, Effective from March 1, 2024 Feb 12
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.026 per share at 2.5% yield Dec 28 QinetiQ Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 18, 2024
First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.11 (vs UK£0.19 in 1H 2023) Nov 17 QinetiQ Group plc Provides Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024 and Provides Long Term Guidance
Group CEO & Executive Director recently sold €1.2m worth of stock Jul 29
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.053 per share at 2.2% yield Jul 20
QinetiQ Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 20, 2023 Jun 13
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.27 (vs UK£0.16 in FY 2022) May 26
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% Apr 17
Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop Apr 05
Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop Feb 25
QinetiQ Group plc Appoints Gary Stewart as CEO for Australia Sector, Effective 01 May 2023 Feb 16
Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop Feb 10
Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop Jan 13
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.024 per share Dec 29
Now 20% undervalued Dec 28
QinetiQ Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on May 25, 2023 Dec 15
QinetiQ Group plc Announces Lynn Brubaker Retires as Non-Executive Director, Effective 31 December 2022 Dec 13
High number of new directors Nov 16
First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.20 (vs UK£0.042 in 1H 2022) Nov 11
Qinetiq Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023 Nov 10
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) completed the acquisition of QinetiQ Space N.V. from QinetiQ Group plc (LSE:QQ.). Nov 02
QinetiQ Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023 Oct 12
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Qinetiq Space NV from QinetiQ Group plc (LSE:QQ.) for €32 million. Oct 05 QinetiQ Group plc (LSE:QQ.) reached an agreement to acquire Air Affairs (Australia) Pty Ltd for a cash consideration of AUD53 million.
QinetiQ Group plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Nov 10, 2022 Sep 07
High number of new directors Sep 02
Now 23% undervalued Aug 06
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share Jul 21
QinetiQ Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 21, 2022 Jun 14
Investor sentiment improved over the past week Jun 04
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.16 (vs UK£0.22 in FY 2021) May 20
Qinetiq Group plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 March 2022, Payable on 25 August 2022 May 19
Qinetiq Group plc Appoints Steve Mogford as an Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective from August 1, 2022 May 18
High number of new directors Apr 27
Investor sentiment improved over the past week Mar 01
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.023 per share Dec 30
Group CFO & Corporate Governance and Director David Smith has left the company Dec 01
Independent Chairman of the Board recently bought €156k worth of stock Nov 17
First half 2022 earnings released: EPS UK£0.042 (vs UK£0.13 in 1H 2021) Nov 12
High number of new directors Nov 02
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.047 per share Jul 22
Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.22 (vs UK£0.19 in FY 2020) Jun 20
QinetiQ Group plc Proposes Dividend for the Fiscal Year 2021 May 22
Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.22 (vs UK£0.19 in FY 2020) May 22
Independent Non-Executive Director has left the company Apr 29
QinetiQ Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year Ended 31 March 2021 Apr 15
New 90-day high: €3.82 Mar 10
New 90-day high: €3.67 Jan 09
QinetiQ Group plc Wins £127 Million Typhoon Contract Through EDP Jan 05
Luna Innovations Incorporated (NasdaqCM:LUNA) acquired OptaSense Holdings Ltd. from QinetiQ Group plc (LSE:QQ.) for £29 million. Dec 05
First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.13 Nov 13
Revenue beats expectations Nov 13
New 90-day low: €2.69 Oct 30 QinetiQ Group plc (LSE:QQ.) acquired Newman & Spurr Consultancy Limited for £14 million.
New 90-day low: €2.80 Sep 23
QinetiQ Group plc Announces Directorate Change Sep 22
New 90-day low - €3.10 Sep 05
QinetiQ Group plc (LSE:QQ.) acquired Naimuri Limited for £25 million. Jul 30 Shareholder Returns QY6 DE Aerospace & Defense DE Market 7D -3.3% -0.7% -2.6% 1Y 41.0% 83.9% 6.9%
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Return vs Market: QY6 exceeded the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is QY6's price volatile compared to industry and market? QY6 volatility QY6 Average Weekly Movement 5.0% Aerospace & Defense Industry Average Movement 4.6% Market Average Movement 4.8% 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market 11.2% 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market 2.4%
Stable Share Price: QY6 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: QY6's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company QinetiQ Group plc operates as a science and engineering company in the defense, security, and infrastructure markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through EMEA Services and Global Solutions segments. It offers advanced materials and manufacturing products; artificial intelligence, analytics, and advanced computing technologies; cyber and electromagnetic technologies; human protection and performance systems; novel systems, and weapons and effects; platform, and system design and assessment products; power sources, and energy storage and distribution products; robotics and autonomy services; secure communications and navigation systems; and sensing, processing, and data fusion systems.
Show more QinetiQ Group plc Fundamentals Summary How do QinetiQ Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? QY6 fundamental statistics Market cap €2.74b Earnings (TTM ) €167.39m Revenue (TTM ) €2.38b
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) QY6 income statement (TTM ) Revenue UK£1.98b Cost of Revenue UK£1.69b Gross Profit UK£281.40m Other Expenses UK£142.50m Earnings UK£138.90m
Dividends
2.1% Current Dividend Yield When do you need to buy QY6 by to receive an upcoming dividend? QinetiQ Group dividend dates Ex Dividend Date Jan 09 2025 Dividend Pay Date Feb 07 2025 Days until Ex dividend 18 days Days until Dividend pay date 47 days
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2024/12/22 06:19 End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00 Earnings 2024/09/30 Annual Earnings 2024/03/31
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Analyst Sources QinetiQ Group plc is covered by 27 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution Milene Kerner Barclays Joseph Campbell Barclays George Mcwhirter Berenberg
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