Close Brothers Group plc

LSE:CBG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£495.7m

Close Brothers Group Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Close Brothers Group's revenue is forecast to decline at 3.8% per annum while its annual earnings are expected to grow at 94.8% per year. EPS is expected to grow by 91.5% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 6% in 3 years.

Key information

94.8%

Earnings growth rate

91.5%

EPS growth rate

Banks earnings growth7.7%
Revenue growth rate-3.8%
Future return on equity6.0%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated02 May 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

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Divestment And Tech Upgrade Will Improve Capital And Efficiency, But Regulatory Challenges Lie Ahead

Feb 09 Sale of Asset Management division enhances capital and focuses on core lending, potentially driving future growth.

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.45

Oct 13
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.45

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.225

Mar 17
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.225

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Oct 07
Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 30
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.22

Mar 18
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.22

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 01
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Why It Might Not Make Sense To Buy Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Mar 21
Why It Might Not Make Sense To Buy Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Should You Buy Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) For Its 2.6% Dividend?

Feb 18
Should You Buy Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) For Its 2.6% Dividend?

Have Insiders Been Buying Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Shares This Year?

Dec 09
Have Insiders Been Buying Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Shares This Year?

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:CBG - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
7/31/2027803108N/A808
7/31/202680443N/A12110
7/31/2025799-19N/A4310
1/31/2025918-98-111-76N/A
10/31/2024922-5-756-716N/A
7/31/202492789-1,400-1,356N/A
4/30/2024850110-1,330-1,280N/A
1/31/2024849137-1,259-1,205N/A
10/31/2023828109-610-552N/A
7/31/20238068139101N/A
4/30/202380180163227N/A
1/31/202379679286353N/A
10/31/2022850122116178N/A
7/31/2022905165-544N/A
4/30/2022920184-454-400N/A
1/31/2022936202-853-805N/A
10/31/2021934202-770-717N/A
7/31/2021932202-687-630N/A
4/30/2021862156-234-178N/A
1/31/2021791110218275N/A
10/31/2020770110110163N/A
7/31/2020749110252N/A
4/30/20207861512375N/A
1/31/20208241934598N/A
10/31/2019823197-63-13N/A
7/31/2019822201-171-124N/A
4/30/2019818201-267-225N/A
1/31/2019814202-363-327N/A
10/31/2018809203N/A-194N/A
8/1/2018804205N/A-61N/A
1/31/2018789202N/A-463N/A
10/31/2017774198N/A-281N/A
7/31/2017760194N/A-99N/A
4/30/2017734193N/A56N/A
1/31/2017718195N/A212N/A
10/31/2016693191N/A-128N/A
7/31/2016669187N/A-468N/A
4/30/2016665183N/AN/AN/A
1/31/2016661179N/A-428N/A
10/31/2015654177N/A-204N/A
7/31/2015648175N/A20N/A
4/30/2015629167N/AN/AN/A
1/31/2015611159N/A150N/A
10/31/2014597152N/A4N/A
7/31/2014584145N/A-142N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CBG is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2.3%).

Earnings vs Market: CBG is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.

High Growth Earnings: CBG is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: CBG's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-3.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CBG's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-3.8% per year).

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CBG's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (6%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/02 01:46
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/02 00:00
Earnings2025/01/31
Annual Earnings2024/07/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Close Brothers Group plc is covered by 26 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Sarah SpikesArden Partners Plc.
Toni DangBarclays
Peter RichardsonBerenberg