Babcock Internnational Group Plc announce an interim dividend of 2.5 pence per ordinary share (HY25: 2.0 pence per share) is payable on 16 January 2026 to shareholders whose names appear on the register at the close of business on 5 December 2025.
Other financial highlights include:
• Contract backlog: £9.9 billion, reflecting significant Land and Aviation orders in 2H25 (FY25: £10.4 billion)
• Revenue: 7% organic growth driven by Nuclear, with lower volumes in Land Civil businesses
• Statutory operating profit: up 27%, including derivative revaluation and recovery of loan granted on disposal
• Underlying operating profit: up 19%, driven by strong performance in Nuclear and Marine
• Underlying operating margin: up 90 basis points to 7.9%, with increases in all sectors
• Underlying EPS: up 21% to 28.5p, reflecting higher underling operating profit and lower interest charge
• Underlying free cash flow: £141 million, with underlying operating cash conversion of 83%
• Net debt excluding leases reduced by £90 million to £56 million, a gearing ratio of 0.2x (FY25: 0.3x)
