Costain Group Stock
Costain Group PLC
Company data
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Engineering & Construction
- Country
- United Kingdom
- CEO
- Alexander John Vaughan
- Employees
- 3,266
- Market cap
- £662 M
- IPO
- 01/07/1988
Costain Group PLC, established in 1865 and headquartered in Maidenhead, UK, specializes in providing intelligent infrastructure solutions. Serving the United Kingdom's energy, water, transportation, and defense markets, the company operates through two core segments. The Transportation division focuses on road, rail,…
Costain Group stock: price history
1D
+2.6%
1W
+5.0%
1M
+2.6%
6M
+32.3%
YTD
+58.5%
1Y
+66.7%
2Y
+149.3%
5Y
+365.1%
10Y
-26.1%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
16/03/2027 (in 150 days)
Volatility around earnings
~108% stronger price swings than usual
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Costain Group PLC specializes in delivering intelligent infrastructure solutions for the British market across the energy, water, transport, and defense sectors. The company is divided into two core business segments: the Transportation segment focuses on road and rail projects as well as integrated transport solutions, while the Natural Resources segment comprises services for water, energy, and defense. The offering ranges from strategic consulting and expert advice through digital technologies to asset optimization as well as the execution of complex infrastructure programs.
- Revenue model
- Transactional
- Recurring revenue
- Low
- Pricing power
- Moderate
- Moat
- Narrow
- Moat type
- Switching costs
- Capital intensity
- High
- Customer concentration
- Unknown
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Costain Group stock metrics
P/E
17.55
P/B
2.54
EV/EBITDA
7.89
RETURN ON EQUITY
5.8%
NET MARGIN
2.7%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.13
DIVIDEND YIELD
2.1%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
90.9%
FLOAT SHARES
237,757,043
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
2,324,679
Dividends & Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Costain Group stock
What does Costain Group do?
Costain Group PLC is a company in the Industrials sector, Engineering & Construction industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.
The CEO is Alexander John Vaughan, the company employs around 3,266 people.
The IPO was on 01/07/1988; the stock trades on LSE under the ticker COST.L.
When does Costain Group report next?
The next earnings date is 16/03/2027.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 108% stronger than usual.
Does Costain Group pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was £2.00 per share, ex-date 17/09/2026, paid on 23/10/2026.
The dividend yield is 2.1% (as of 30/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Costain Group?
Comparable stocks include Hill & Smith Holdings, Keller Group, Morgan Sindall Group, Kier Group, Galliford Try Holdings, Quanta Services, Comfort Systems USA and Ferrovial.
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