Balfour Beatty plc

BATS-CHIXE:BBYL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£2.6b

Balfour Beatty (BBYL) Stock Overview

Balfour Beatty plc finances, develops, builds, maintains, and operates infrastructure in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. More details

BBYL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends3/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (14.6x) is below the UK market (16.6x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 9.58% per year

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Balfour Beatty
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£5.24
52 Week HighUK£5.25
52 Week LowUK£3.62
Beta0.70
1 Month Change4.93%
3 Month Change20.85%
1 Year Change43.43%
3 Year Change103.83%
5 Year Change96.79%
Change since IPO97.90%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

BBYLGB ConstructionGB Market
7D6.0%5.2%0.4%
1Y43.4%37.7%5.6%

Return vs Industry: BBYL exceeded the UK Construction industry which returned 37.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BBYL exceeded the UK Market which returned 5.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BBYL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BBYL volatility
BBYL Average Weekly Movement3.7%
Construction Industry Average Movement4.5%
Market Average Movement5.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.9%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.3%

Stable Share Price: BBYL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: BBYL's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
190927,311Leo Quinnwww.balfourbeatty.com

Balfour Beatty plc finances, develops, builds, maintains, and operates infrastructure in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Construction Services, Support Services, Infrastructure Investments. The company constructs buildings, including commercial, healthcare, education, retail, and residential assets; and infrastructure assets comprising highways and railways, as well as other large-scale infrastructure assets, such as waste, water, and energy plants.

Balfour Beatty plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Balfour Beatty's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BBYL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£2.60b
Earnings (TTM)UK£178.00m
Revenue (TTM)UK£8.23b
14.6x
P/E Ratio
0.3x
P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BBYL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£8.23b
Cost of RevenueUK£7.82b
Gross ProfitUK£417.00m
Other ExpensesUK£239.00m
EarningsUK£178.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Aug 13, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)0.36
Gross Margin5.06%
Net Profit Margin2.16%
Debt/Equity Ratio84.1%

How did BBYL perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.4%
Current Dividend Yield
37%
Payout Ratio

Does BBYL pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy BBYL by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Balfour Beatty dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 15 2025
Dividend Pay DateJul 02 2025
Days until Ex dividend47 days
Days until Dividend pay date1 day

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/29 18:26
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/27 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Balfour Beatty plc is covered by 24 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Arnaud LehmannBofA Global Research
Michael DonnellyCanaccord Genuity