Industrials
FirstGroup plc(FGROY)
Live Price
Offline$2.04
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-33.11%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $880.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +9.3%
- EPS Growth
- +975.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.3%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
FirstGroup plc (FGROY) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $880.00M and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $2.04 and down 33.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +9.3%, EPS growth of +975.0%, a dividend yield of 4.3%. What stands out right now is revenue +9.3%, EPS +975.0%, free cash flow +84.5% with operating margin 2.8% and ROIC 5.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 4.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 7.2 and price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines FGROY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+9.3% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+2.8% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
7.2 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2025 was reported on Nov 12, 2025, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +9.3% and EPS at +975.0%, with operating margin around 2.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 4.3%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -3.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 Nov 12, 2025 | โ | -10.2% | -10.2% | -10.5% |
2025 Jun 9, 2025 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.6% |
2024 Nov 14, 2024 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.6% |
Benchmark Edge
FGROY vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
FGROY
โ
Normalized return
SPY
--
S&P 500
Excess Return
--
Relative to SPY
FGROY Max Drawdown
-37.23%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
โ
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for FGROY and SPY.
Company Overview
FirstGroup plc
Other OTC
FirstGroup plc provides public transport services in the United Kingdom and the United States. The company operates through First Bus and First Rail segments. The First Bus segment offers local bus services with a fleet of approximately 4,900 buses in the United Kingdom. The First Rail segment operates a passenger rail network that provides long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services through a portfolio of Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, TransPennine Express, and Avanti West Coast franchises; passenger rail services; and hull trains and Lumos. FirstGroup plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
- Leadership
- Graham F. Sutherland
- IPO Date
- Dec 31, 2010
- Employees
- 30.0k
- Street Address
- The Point
- Mailing
- London, W2 1AF
- Region
- London, GB
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 44 12 20 7291 0505
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 7.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 2.0
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- 1.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +9.3%
- EPS
- +975.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +84.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 2.8%
- Operating Margin
- 2.8%
- Net Margin
- 2.5%
- ROE
- 19.3%
- ROIC
- 5.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.03
- Current Ratio
- 0.70
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
After the overview, the strongest next step is usually chart context or a tighter compare set.