Grafton Group is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 4.7% and 3.7% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 5.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 8.9% in 3 years.
Key information
4.7%
Earnings growth rate
5.79%
EPS growth rate
Trade Distributors earnings growth
13.9%
Revenue growth rate
3.7%
Future return on equity
8.91%
Analyst coverage
Good
Last updated
30 Mar 2026
Recent future growth updates
No updates
Recent updates
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
OTCPK:GROU.F - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
Free Cash Flow
Cash from Op
Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2028
2,826
156
181
225
5
12/31/2027
2,732
139
170
213
11
12/31/2026
2,618
126
132
180
11
12/31/2025
2,520
137
206
252
N/A
9/30/2025
2,459
135
196
240
N/A
6/30/2025
2,398
133
186
228
N/A
3/31/2025
2,340
128
193
238
N/A
12/31/2024
2,282
122
200
247
N/A
9/30/2024
2,275
127
198
248
N/A
6/30/2024
2,267
131
196
249
N/A
3/31/2024
2,293
140
208
261
N/A
12/31/2023
2,319
149
220
273
N/A
9/30/2023
2,329
161
215
273
N/A
6/30/2023
2,338
174
211
272
N/A
3/31/2023
2,320
191
185
245
N/A
12/31/2022
2,301
209
160
217
N/A
9/30/2022
2,268
204
118
171
N/A
6/30/2022
2,235
200
76
125
N/A
3/31/2022
2,172
204
135
182
N/A
12/31/2021
2,110
207
195
239
N/A
9/30/2021
2,057
205
297
340
N/A
6/30/2021
2,003
202
399
440
N/A
3/31/2021
1,841
156
339
378
N/A
12/31/2020
1,679
109
279
316
N/A
9/30/2020
1,871
103
217
258
N/A
6/30/2020
2,062
97
154
200
N/A
3/31/2020
2,367
121
168
217
N/A
12/31/2019
2,672
144
181
233
N/A
9/30/2019
2,593
143
N/A
222
N/A
6/30/2019
2,514
143
N/A
211
N/A
3/31/2019
2,559
144
N/A
195
N/A
12/31/2018
2,603
145
N/A
178
N/A
9/30/2018
2,691
142
N/A
177
N/A
6/30/2018
2,780
139
N/A
176
N/A
3/31/2018
2,748
133
N/A
181
N/A
12/31/2017
2,716
128
N/A
186
N/A
9/30/2017
2,667
115
N/A
170
N/A
6/30/2017
2,618
103
N/A
154
N/A
3/31/2017
2,562
98
N/A
150
N/A
12/31/2016
2,507
93
N/A
145
N/A
9/30/2016
2,432
97
N/A
147
N/A
6/30/2016
2,357
101
N/A
148
N/A
3/31/2016
2,284
99
N/A
131
N/A
12/31/2015
2,212
97
N/A
113
N/A
9/30/2015
2,181
94
N/A
117
N/A
6/30/2015
2,150
91
N/A
121
N/A
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: GROU.F's forecast earnings growth (4.7% per year) is above the savings rate (3.4%).
Earnings vs Market: GROU.F's earnings (4.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.5% per year).
High Growth Earnings: GROU.F's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: GROU.F's revenue (3.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: GROU.F's revenue (3.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: GROU.F's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (8.9%).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
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Company Analysis
2026/04/07 10:08
End of Day Share Price
2026/01/08 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Grafton Group plc is covered by 20 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.