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Mears Group plcLSE:MER Stock Report

Market Cap UK£340.9m
Updated 1d ago
Share Price
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1Y24.6%
7D-3.4%
1D2.6%
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Mears Group plc

LSE:MER Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£340.9m

  • Company Overview
    • Valuation
    • Future Growth
    • Past Performance
    • Financial Health
    • Dividend
  • Management
  • Ownership
  • Other Information
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Mears Group (MER) Stock Overview

Provides various outsourced services to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom. More details

MER fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (6.4x) is below the UK market (15.8x)

Earnings grew by 11.2% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 26.3%

Risk Analysis

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 18% per year for the next 3 years

Unstable dividend track record


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PastFuture-5m1b2016201920222025202620282031Revenue UK£876.4mEarnings UK£40.8m
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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Mears Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£4.08
52 Week HighUK£4.60
52 Week LowUK£3.10
Beta0.47
1 Month Change-5.45%
3 Month Change-0.37%
1 Year Change24.62%
3 Year Change44.25%
5 Year Change99.75%
Change since IPO3,368.09%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Apr 08

We Think Mears Group's (LON:MER) Solid Earnings Are Understated

The market seemed underwhelmed by last week's earnings announcement from Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) despite the...
Analysis Article • Aug 10

Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be £0.056

Mears Group plc's ( LON:MER ) investors are due to receive a payment of £0.056 per share on 2nd of October. This takes...
Analysis Article • May 05

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good Mears Group's (LON:MER) Earnings Are

Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) just reported healthy earnings but the stock price didn't move much. Investors are probably...
Analysis Article • May 03

Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of Mears Group's (LON:MER) Earnings

Even though Mears Group plc's ( LON:MER ) recent earnings release was robust, the market didn't seem to notice...
Analysis Article • Apr 14

Mears Group plc Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) just released its latest full-year results and things are looking bullish. It was overall a...
Analysis Article • Sep 22

Mears Group (LON:MER) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.037

Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) has announced that it will be increasing its periodic dividend on the 27th of October to...
Analysis Article • Sep 08

Mears Group (LON:MER) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.037

The board of Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) has announced that the dividend on 27th of October will be increased to...
Analysis Article • Aug 25

Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.037

Mears Group plc's ( LON:MER ) periodic dividend will be increasing on the 27th of October to £0.037, with investors...
Analysis Article • Aug 06

Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.037

The board of Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) has announced that the dividend on 27th of October will be increased to...
Analysis Article • May 02

Mears Group plc Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Investors in Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) had a good week, as its shares rose 6.5% to close at UK£2.22 following the...
Analysis Article • Aug 21

Mears Group (LON:MER) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0325

Mears Group plc's ( LON:MER ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to £0.0325 on...
Analysis Article • Aug 07

Mears Group (LON:MER) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0325

Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) will increase its dividend on the 28th of October to £0.0325, which is 30% higher than last...
Analysis Article • Aug 17

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Mears Group plc (LON:MER)?

Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw a double-digit share price rise of over...
Analysis Article • Jun 24

Here's Why Shareholders Should Examine Mears Group plc's (LON:MER) CEO Compensation Package More Closely

The results at Mears Group plc ( LON:MER ) have been quite disappointing recently and CEO David Miles bears some...

Shareholder Returns

MERGB Commercial ServicesGB Market
7D-3.4%-1.6%-1.5%
1Y24.6%1.8%15.5%

Return vs Industry: MER exceeded the UK Commercial Services industry which returned 0.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MER exceeded the UK Market which returned 15.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MER's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MER volatility
MER Average Weekly Movement3.3%
Commercial Services Industry Average Movement4.8%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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

Volatility Over Time: MER's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19885,750Lucas Critchleywww.mearsgroup.co.uk

Mears Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides various outsourced services to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom. The company offers response and planned maintenance services; gas and repair services; and maintenance and repairs, regeneration solutions for public buildings, and social housing retrofitting program, as well as grounds maintenance services. It also provides housing management services, which include tenancy, lease and property management; supply of affordable homes to public and private sectors; emergency and temporary accommodation services; affordable housing/social housing management; housing with care services; private rented sector; mears housing solutions; and housing services to central government departments.

Mears Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Mears Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MER fundamental statistics
Market capUK£340.90m
Earnings (TTM)UK£52.89m
Revenue (TTM)UK£1.14b
6.4x
P/E Ratio
0.3x
P/S Ratio

Is MER overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MER income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£1.14b
Cost of RevenueUK£866.62m
Gross ProfitUK£269.41m
Other ExpensesUK£216.52m
EarningsUK£52.89m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.63
Gross Margin23.72%
Net Profit Margin4.66%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did MER perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.3%
Current Dividend Yield
28%
Payout Ratio

Does MER pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy MER by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Mears Group dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateSep 10 2026
Dividend Pay DateOct 01 2026
Days until Ex dividend5 days
Days until Dividend pay date16 days

Does MER pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/14 07:21
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/14 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
  • Analyst Research Reports
  • Blue Matrix
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
  • ICE Market Data
  • SEC Form S-1
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
  • SEC Form 4
  • SEC Form 13D
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements
  • SEC Form 8-K

* 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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Mears Group plc is covered by 10 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
Alex SmithBerenberg
Arabella BurwellCanaccord Genuity
David BrocktonDeutsche Bank

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