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IndustrialsIndustrial Support Services
  • Price (GBX)46.78
  • Today's Change0.34 / 0.73%
  • Shares traded2.92m
  • 1 Year change-38.12%
  • Beta1.0509
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About the company

Hays plc is a United Kingdom-based company, which is engaged in providing qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment. The Company operates through four geographic regions: Germany, United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia & New Zealand and the Rest of the World. The Company operates in 31 countries and has 21 areas of specialism and expertise. Its specialisms include accountancy and finance jobs, actuary jobs, asset management jobs, business support jobs, customer services jobs, company secretarial jobs, construction jobs, education jobs, engineering jobs, executive appointments jobs, human resources jobs, infrastructure jobs, legal jobs, life sciences jobs, logistics and supply chain jobs, manufacturing jobs, procurement jobs, property and design jobs, property services jobs, sales jobs, social care and social work jobs, sustainability jobs, tax jobs, technology jobs, personal and executive assistant jobs, and others.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)6.61bn
  • Net income in GBP-7.80m
  • Incorporated1987
  • Employees9.52k
  • Location
    Hays PLC4th Fl, Regent's Place, 20 Triton StreetLONDON NW1 3BFUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 203 978 2520
  • Fax+44 203 905 2482
  • Websitehttps://www.haysplc.com/
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
MHA PLC228.10m56.58m443.03m2.30k7.269.297.111.940.21410.21410.87410.16751.52--3.16--37.68--62.81------24.80----71.170.307--44.36--47.49------
Fiera Milano SpA278.66m17.71m443.99m852.0024.773.407.581.590.28660.28664.522.090.451920.005.01430,173.202.911.334.291.7956.5858.936.444.900.820910.560.7008---3.76-0.4735-33.47-10.95-9.479.00
Global Dominion Access SA974.84m22.98m447.48m10.72k19.192.025.140.4590.17740.1347.511.690.62684.262.61104,553.401.632.504.826.4653.3148.322.603.340.72291.880.641934.62-4.240.0634-8.130.48639.999.06
Coor Service Management Holding AB1.02bn17.90m461.01m10.21k25.514.019.680.44992.302.30131.5014.611.77--8.311,222,092.003.092.895.475.3311.6410.921.751.72--3.970.6629154.440.32965.4173.022.683.40-10.69
Ebro Ev Motors SA-86.95bn-86.95bn494.63m--------------------------------------------------------------
Boku Inc84.50m9.77m608.54m305.0063.825.8838.397.200.03250.03250.27270.35290.2827--519.49--3.270.80768.611.9998.6396.5011.563.06--40.300.02610.0020.0114.63-62.5360.4829.75--
Grupa Pracuj SA165.54m47.13m611.73m1.13k13.006.2410.893.703.313.3111.616.900.779230.4613.50709,466.4022.5626.3136.9643.6991.1792.6828.9532.100.736814.840.3161--6.3015.9410.4010.2327.58--
Synergie SE2.79bn53.00m622.79m5.35k10.780.92417.430.22292.732.73143.3631.822.10--4.63576,241.104.105.317.789.7996.1096.431.952.49----0.135320.862.463.81-15.670.9921-11.08--
Groupe CRIT SA2.93bn56.74m628.01m11.44k10.370.98455.830.21446.196.19319.6965.212.0311.394.85294,334.804.053.978.246.7098.9098.701.992.251.2713.920.218552.0823.184.650.26920.008218.64--
Pagegroup PLC1.64bn11.81m660.52m5.16k53.573.048.970.40290.03750.03755.210.66032.61--5.27222,714.801.8810.123.3116.9948.0750.810.72064.11--7.340.433359.03-13.501.01-63.09-22.76-7.0631.81
Hays plc6.61bn-7.80m748.08m9.52k--1.6013.650.1132-0.0048-0.00484.120.29323.68--5.95693,794.00-0.4353.58-1.057.56--16.44-0.11811.02--1.250.4008143.54-4.922.19-59.18---2.53--
WAG Payment Solutions PLC1.96bn9.40m801.44m1.71k85.553.3311.750.40980.01350.01352.820.34781.87142.736.241,142,274.000.91030.22451.850.450613.9510.650.48640.10020.92594.210.5872532.317.1110.40105.97-24.9313.48--
Prosegur Cash SA1.79bn77.30m841.84m55.66k10.754.954.050.47110.06060.06061.400.13170.8921--4.4736,292.394.003.018.594.99--34.394.483.350.7097.790.890792.5512.283.0541.53-12.02-0.6149-12.25
GL Events SA1.48bn74.92m865.54m5.94k11.502.194.570.58542.892.8956.7415.190.53651.506.58286,460.603.091.135.571.8294.9893.525.762.860.81723.620.734146.1315.126.8622.507.1018.80--
MBB SE1.01bn47.09m1.06bn4.14k22.171.998.151.0410.0810.08217.24112.510.95389.814.59292,854.108.102.4114.194.1648.8342.808.502.962.86--0.070671.2811.9212.53209.966.9322.8736.61
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to Hays PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

59.93%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Silchester International Investors LLPas of 30 Jun 2025283.98m17.76%
FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd.as of 30 Jun 202597.04m6.07%
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Jan 202691.05m5.69%
Man Group Investments Ltd.as of 01 Jan 202688.12m5.51%
GLG Partners LPas of 30 Jun 202579.59m4.98%
Schroder Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Jun 202579.01m4.94%
Evenlode Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Jun 202470.52m4.41%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 30 Jun 202459.59m3.73%
Heronbridge Investment Management LLPas of 30 Jun 202455.63m3.48%
Pzena Investment Management LLCas of 01 Jan 202653.80m3.36%
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