Valuation: Hays plc

Market Cap 1.13B 1.54B 1.32B 1.24B 2.13B 148B 2.15B 14.62B 5.7B 74.21B 5.8B 5.67B 245B P/E 2026
-8.57x
P/E 2027 * -97.2x
Enterprise Value 1.27B 1.73B 1.49B 1.39B 2.39B 166B 2.42B 16.42B 6.4B 83.36B 6.51B 6.37B 276B EV / Sales 2026
0.1x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.21x
Free-Float
97.73%
Yield 2026
1.41%
Yield 2027 * 0.89%
1 day+6.10%
1 week+4.41%
Current month+27.93%
1 month+25.70%
3 months+130.81%
6 months+56.71%
Current year+28.15%
1 week 66.15
Extreme 66.15
72.83
1 month 56.3
Extreme 56.3
72.83
Current year 28.68
Extreme 28.68
72.83
1 year 28.68
Extreme 28.68
72.83
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.
21/11/25 Free 214,264 0.0134%
21/11/25 Sell 214,264 0.0134%
11/11/25 Buy

Director

10,000 0.0006%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+6.10%+4.41%+12.56%-29.82% 1.54B
+0.56%+1.03%+11.25%+66.88% 4.33B
+1.54%+9.06%-13.18%-48.67% 946M
Average +2.73%+4.83%+3.54%-3.87% 2.27B
Weighted average by Cap. +1.95%+2.91%+8.15%+28.94%

Financials

2026 2027 *
Net sales 6.06B 8.25B 7.07B 6.62B 11.37B 790B 11.52B 78.17B 30.48B 397B 31B 30.32B 1,312B 6.09B 8.29B 7.11B 6.65B 11.42B 794B 11.57B 78.54B 30.63B 399B 31.14B 30.47B 1,319B
Net income -35.56M -48.47M -41.52M -38.85M -66.74M -4.64B -67.62M -459M -179M -2.33B -182M -178M -7.71B -17.71M -24.13M -20.67M -19.34M -33.23M -2.31B -33.67M -229M -89.12M -1.16B -90.62M -88.64M -3.84B
Net Debt 140M 190M 163M 153M 262M 18.21B 266M 1.8B 703M 9.15B 715M 699M 30.26B 124M 169M 145M 136M 233M 16.21B 236M 1.6B 626M 8.14B 636M 622M 26.94B
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
21/08/26 GBX 72.15 +6.10% 7,002,996
20/08/26 GBX 68.00 -4.83% 7,199,798
19/08/26 GBX 71.45 +2.95% 3,831,457
18/08/26 GBX 69.40 +0.29% 3,202,269
17/08/26 GBX 69.20 +0.14% 2,588,916
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
BBB
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
HOLD
Number of Analysts
9
Last Close Price
0.7215GBP
Average target price
0.5700GBP
Spread / Average Target
-21.00%

Annual profits - Rate of surprise