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Costain

LSE:COST · GB00B64NSP76
Construction & EngineeringMedium

360

98
EV / EBIT76
Price / Owner Earnings46
Owner Earnings Yield84
Dividend Yield65
Price/Sales75
EV / Gross Profit67
Price/Book66
Return on Capital89
Cash Return on Capital86
Return on Equity75
EBIT Margin40
Gross Profitability66
Cash Conversion45
Accruals57
Owner Earnings Margin56
Sales growth88
Profit Growth24
Long-Term EPS Growth62
Owner Earnings Growth93
Reinvestment98
Price momentum79
Debt load93
Refinancing27
Debt Payback100
Liquidity67
Analyst ratings77
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside46
Market mood52
Value Creation14/20strong 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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryConstruction & Engineering
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1978
Employees3,136
ISINGB00B64NSP76
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Smart CitiesEnergy ManagementCleanTechEnvironmental EngineeringDefenseTech

Description

Costain Group PLC (Costain Group) provides smart infrastructure solutions for the transportation, energy, water, and defense markets. Business Segments The company primarily operates in two significant business segments: Transportation and Natural…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Costain Group PLC sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 13.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 1% a year, against analyst forecasts of 8%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
100
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jun 2026

All-time low

69

Jan 2025

Average rank

88

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
75
75
91
91
Price/Earnings
60
77
97
97
Price/Book
66
69
90
96
Dividend Yield
65
24
10
22
Value (overall)
76
52
65
87

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.

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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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