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Balfour Beatty

LSE:BBY · GB0000961622
Construction & EngineeringLarge

360

77
EV / EBIT61
Price / Owner Earnings66
Owner Earnings Yield88
Dividend Yield35
Price/Sales74
EV / Gross Profit49
Price/Book30
Return on Capital22
Cash Return on Capital86
Return on Equity82
EBIT Margin9
Gross Profitability12
Cash Conversion82
Accruals87
Owner Earnings Margin29
Sales growth38
Profit Growth74
Long-Term EPS Growth71
Owner Earnings Growth88
Reinvestment37
Price momentum85
Debt load34
Refinancing16
Debt Payback100
Liquidity46
Analyst ratings50
Opinion Changes29
Price Target Upside45
Market mood79
Value Creation20/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Balfour Beatty generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryConstruction & Engineering
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1945
Employees8,878
Websitebalfourbeatty.com
ISINGB0000961622
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE 250 (United Kingdom)FTSE 350 (United Kingdom)FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
Power GridAnaerobic DigestionOnshore and Offshore WindEnvironmental EngineeringClean EnergyConstructionInfrastructureSustainability

Description

Balfour Beatty plc operates as an engineering, construction and services group. The company serves the international markets for rail, road and utility systems, buildings and complex structures. Building, Building Management and Services The compan…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Balfour Beatty plc sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 15.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 2% a year, against analyst forecasts of 12%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

Flags to be aware of: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
37
2023202420252026

All-time high

56

Mar 2026

All-time low

33

Jan 2023

Average rank

45

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
74
78
81
81
Price/Earnings
27
58
69
64
Price/Book
30
44
62
67
Dividend Yield
35
38
56
39
Value (overall)
32
51
75
53

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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