Gooch & Housego PLC
Gooch & Housego PLC is a global innovator and provider of advanced optical components and systems, specializing in acousto-optic, electro-optic, fiber optic, and precision optic technologies. Operating across the United Kingdom, North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region, and other international territories, the…
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1W
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1M
+1.2%
6M
+44.1%
YTD
+104.2%
1Y
+121.9%
2Y
+201.0%
5Y
-0.8%
10Y
+22.5%
Next earnings date
08/12/2026 (in 52 days)
Volatility around earnings
~11% stronger price swings than usual
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Robust business model that benefits noticeably from at least one megatrend.
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Gooch & Housego PLC is a global innovator and supplier of advanced optical components and systems. The company specializes in technologies such as acousto-optic, electro-optic and fiber-optic optics as well as precision optics. Its products include modulators, Q-switches, lithium niobate wafers, Pockels cells as well as specialized laser systems and integrated imaging systems for armored vehicles. The solutions offered are deployed in critical sectors such as aerospace, defense technology, biosciences, and industrial areas including the semiconductor industry and telecommunications.
P/E
83.05
P/B
2.8
EV/EBITDA
18.45
RETURN ON EQUITY
2.1%
NET MARGIN
3.0%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.46
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.1%
AS OF
31/03/2026
FREE FLOAT
90.7%
FLOAT SHARES
24,832,697
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
508,097
Gooch & Housego PLC is a company in the Technology sector, Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.
The CEO is Charles John Stewart Peppiatt, the company employs around 975 people.
The IPO was on 12/12/1997; the stock trades on LSE under the ticker GHH.L.
The next earnings date is 08/12/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 11% stronger than usual.
Yes. The last dividend was £4.90 per share, ex-date 18/06/2026, paid on 24/07/2026.
The dividend yield is 1.1% (as of 31/03/2026).
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