Valuation : Hays plc

Market Cap 1.1B 1.48B 1.27B 1.2B 2.05B 140B 2.06B 14.17B 5.48B 71.74B 5.56B 5.44B 231B P/E 2026
-8.57x
P/E 2027 * -63.5x
Enterprise Value 1.24B 1.67B 1.44B 1.35B 2.31B 158B 2.32B 15.98B 6.17B 80.88B 6.27B 6.13B 261B EV / Sales 2026
0.1x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.2x
Free-Float
97.73%
Yield 2026
1.41%
Yield 2027 * 0.92%
1 day+1.60%
1 week-9.17%
Current month-9.17%
1 month+16.04%
3 months+101.04%
6 months+79.80%
Current year+23.98%
1 week 67.8
Extreme 67.8
76.45
1 month 61.2
Extreme 61.2
78.45
Current year 28.68
Extreme 28.68
78.45
1 year 28.68
Extreme 28.68
78.45
3 years 28.68
Extreme 28.68
111.9
5 years 28.68
Extreme 28.68
177.2
10 years 28.68
Extreme 28.68
213.4
Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer - 26/02/2026
Director of Finance/CFO 48 30/09/2022
Corporate Officer/Principal 61 29/02/2024
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 69 11/07/2017
Director/Board Member 60 16/06/2019
Director/Board Member 57 30/11/2021
Date Insider Type Main position Quantity % Market Cap. Importance
03/06/26 Sell

Head of Human Resources

-60,684 0.0038%
03/06/26 Free

Head of Human Resources

128,792 0.0081%
14/05/26 Buy

Director

39 0.0000%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+1.60%-9.17%+13.59%-32.76% 1.48B
-0.28%-1.08%+16.55%+70.02% 4.34B
+2.08%-2.79%-5.93%-47.06% 905M
Average +1.13%-4.35%+8.07%-3.26% 2.24B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.45%-3.09%+12.88%+31.64%

Financials

2026 2027 *
Net sales 6.06B 8.19B 7.05B 6.63B 11.32B 773B 11.36B 78.33B 30.26B 396B 30.71B 30.06B 1,279B 6.1B 8.24B 7.09B 6.67B 11.4B 779B 11.44B 78.86B 30.47B 399B 30.92B 30.26B 1,288B
Net income -35.56M -48.06M -41.37M -38.93M -66.49M -4.54B -66.69M -460M -178M -2.33B -180M -176M -7.51B -23.27M -31.45M -27.07M -25.48M -43.51M -2.97B -43.65M -301M -116M -1.52B -118M -115M -4.91B
Net Debt 140M 189M 162M 153M 261M 17.83B 262M 1.81B 698M 9.14B 708M 693M 29.49B 128M 173M 149M 140M 239M 16.3B 239M 1.65B 638M 8.36B 647M 634M 26.96B
Logo Hays plc
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 16 countries and has 21 areas of specialism and expertise. It specializes in recruitment and workforce solutions, such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Service Provision (MSP). It specializes in skill-short white-collar employment areas including technology, accountancy and finance, engineering, life sciences and construction and property.
Employees
8,125
Date Price Change Volume
04/09/26 GBX 69.80 +1.60% 2,680,749
03/09/26 GBX 68.70 -3.03% 2,982,157
02/09/26 GBX 70.85 -4.39% 3,900,425
01/09/26 GBX 74.10 -3.58% 9,246,140
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
BBB
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
10
Last Close Price
0.6980GBP
Average target price
0.6530GBP
Spread / Average Target
-6.45%

Annual profits - Rate of surprise