Valuation: Hays plc

Market Cap 1.02B 1.38B 1.2B 1.13B 1.92B 133B 1.94B 13.5B 5.2B 67.19B 5.19B 5.07B 214B P/E 2026
-8.57x
P/E 2027 * -59.4x
Enterprise Value 1.16B 1.57B 1.36B 1.29B 2.18B 151B 2.2B 15.34B 5.9B 76.35B 5.9B 5.77B 244B EV / Sales 2026
0.1x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.19x
Free-Float
97.72%
Yield 2026
1.41%
Yield 2027 * 1.01%
1 day-1.69%
1 week-4.67%
Current month-16.33%
1 month-7.08%
3 months+79.71%
6 months+85.52%
Current year+14.21%
1 week 63.46
Extreme 63.4631
69.95
1 month 63.46
Extreme 63.4631
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.($)
-1.69%-4.67%+17.23%-37.27% 1.38B
-0.69%-5.12%+7.47%+65.34% 4.25B
-1.33%-1.97%-5.86%-48.47% 880M
Average -1.24%-1.24%+6.28%-6.80% 2.17B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.99%-3.28%+7.74%+28.16%

Financials

2026 2027 *
Net sales 6.06B 8.17B 7.07B 6.69B 11.37B 783B 11.45B 79.83B 30.71B 397B 30.68B 30B 1,267B 5.94B 8.01B 6.94B 6.56B 11.14B 768B 11.23B 78.27B 30.11B 389B 30.08B 29.41B 1,242B
Net income -35.56M -47.95M -41.54M -39.28M -66.74M -4.6B -67.24M -469M -180M -2.33B -180M -176M -7.44B -23.27M -31.38M -27.18M -25.71M -43.68M -3.01B -44.01M -307M -118M -1.53B -118M -115M -4.87B
Net Debt 140M 188M 163M 154M 262M 18.07B 264M 1.84B 708M 9.16B 707M 692M 29.21B 125M 169M 146M 138M 235M 16.18B 237M 1.65B 634M 8.2B 634M 620M 26.16B
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
16/09/26 GBX 64.30 -1.46% 557,837
15/09/26 GBX 65.25 -3.40% 3,351,973
14/09/26 GBX 67.55 +1.05% 9,422,359
11/09/26 GBX 66.85 -1.11% 1,142,175
10/09/26 GBX 67.60 +0.22% 2,165,145
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
BBB
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
10
Last Close Price
0.6525GBP
Average target price
0.7050GBP
Spread / Average Target
+8.05%

Annual profits - Rate of surprise

LAST HOURS | 40% Discount: The Best Subscriber-Only Tools to Unlock Hidden Opportunities!
d
:
:
SEIZE THE OFFER!