Kier Group (LON:KIE) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

Kier Group (LON:KIE) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 23.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Kier Group had a net margin of 1.42% and a return on equity of 11.95%.

Here are the key takeaways from Kier Group’s conference call:

• Positive Sentiment: Kier reported FY2026 revenue growth of 7.5% to £4.4 billion and adjusted operating profit growth of 6.7% to £170 million, while its order book reached a record £11.9 billion.
• Positive Sentiment: Cash generation and the balance sheet improved materially, with £165 million of free cash flow, a first full-year average net cash position since 2012, and a target of more than £200 million of average net cash by FY2029.
• Positive Sentiment: Management introduced medium-term targets of mid-single-digit annual revenue growth, a 4%-4.5% adjusted operating margin, and double-digit EPS CAGR, supported by growth opportunities in water, energy, defense, and healthcare.
• Positive Sentiment: Kier will stop investing in new property developments and expects to release approximately £150 million from the existing portfolio over the next three years, allowing capital to be redirected toward the balance sheet, acquisitions, and shareholder returns.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management said FY2027 adjusted EPS should be at the top end of prior expectations, but acknowledged exposure to supply-chain and macroeconomic pressures; it expects cash conversion to normalize from FY2026’s unusually strong 121% while maintaining a target above 90%.

Kier Group Stock Performance

Kier Group stock traded up GBX 13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 300.20. The company had a trading volume of 4,194,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,669,268. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 360.81. Kier Group has a 52 week low of GBX 186.80 and a 52 week high of GBX 300.80. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 245.83 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 221.73. The firm has a market cap of £1.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.92, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.89.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 260 target price on shares of Kier Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Kier Group from GBX 295 to GBX 330 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 272.50.

Kier Group Company Profile

Kier Group is a leading infrastructure services, construction and property group based in the UK.

Our purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK with a vision is to be the UK’s leading infrastructure services and construction company.

We operate through three segments; Infrastructure Services, Construction and Property. Infrastructure Services comprises our Transportation and Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks business. Transportation: builds and maintains roads for National Highways and a number of district and county councils as well as our rail, airports’ infrastructure and ports’ businesses.

Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks: delivers long-term contracts providing repairs, maintains and support capital projects to the water, energy, and telecommunications sectors.

Construction — comprises of our Regional Building, Strategic Projects, Kier Places (Housing Maintenance and Facilities Management), and International businesses.