The Sage Group Plc Directors are proposing a final dividend in respect of the financial year ended 30 September 2025 of 14.40p. The Company's distributable reserves are sufficient to support the payment of this dividend. If approved at the AGM on 5 February 2026 it will be paid on 10 February 2026 to shareholders who are on the register of members on 9 January 2026. These financial statements do not reflect this proposed dividend payable.
Other financial highlights include:
Underlying operating profit grew by 17% to £600m, driving a strong margin increase of 150 basis points to 23.9%, with disciplined cost management supporting ongoing investment.
Underlying EBITDA increased by 15% to £694m, with margin increasing by 120 basis points to 27.6%.
Statutory operating profit increased by 17% to £530m reflecting growth in underlying operating profit together with lower acquisition-related expenses.
Underlying basic EPS increased by 18% to 43.2p, whilst statutory basic EPS also increased by 18% to 37.7p.Strong cash performance, with underlying cash conversion of 110%, reflecting continued growth in subscription revenue and good working capital management.
Robust balance sheet, with £1.0bn of cash and available liquidity; net debt to underlying EBITDA of 1.7x.
Underlying total revenue increased by 10% to £2,513m, reflecting their high-quality subscription-based recurring revenue model.
