Valuation : Hays plc

Market Cap 1.08B 1.46B 1.26B 1.18B 2.01B 138B 2.03B 13.95B 5.43B 70.53B 5.48B 5.36B 227B P/E 2026
-8.57x
P/E 2027 * -62.5x
Enterprise Value 1.22B 1.65B 1.42B 1.33B 2.27B 156B 2.29B 15.75B 6.13B 79.67B 6.19B 6.06B 257B EV / Sales 2026
0.1x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.2x
Free-Float
97.74%
Yield 2026
1.41%
Yield 2027 * 0.93%
1 day+0.36%
1 week-10.80%
Current month-10.80%
1 month+13.21%
3 months+100.20%
6 months+69.93%
Current year+21.76%
1 week 67.8
Extreme 67.8
76.45
1 month 57.61
Extreme 57.6107
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.($)
+0.36%-10.80%+12.10%-34.78% 1.46B
-0.46%-1.67%+15.08%+69.00% 4.35B
+0.85%-3.69%-6.64%-48.48% 887M
Average +0.25%-2.53%+6.85%-4.75% 2.23B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.11%-0.94%+11.56%+30.83%

Financials

2026 2027 *
Net sales 6.06B 8.2B 7.05B 6.62B 11.3B 775B 11.39B 78.3B 30.5B 396B 30.79B 30.11B 1,276B 6.1B 8.25B 7.1B 6.66B 11.38B 780B 11.47B 78.83B 30.7B 399B 30.99B 30.32B 1,284B
Net income -35.56M -48.14M -41.42M -38.87M -66.37M -4.55B -66.9M -460M -179M -2.33B -181M -177M -7.49B -23.27M -31.5M -27.11M -25.44M -43.44M -2.98B -43.78M -301M -117M -1.52B -118M -116M -4.9B
Net Debt 140M 189M 163M 153M 261M 17.87B 263M 1.81B 703M 9.13B 710M 694M 29.41B 128M 173M 149M 140M 238M 16.34B 240M 1.65B 643M 8.35B 649M 635M 26.89B
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 68.65 -0.07% 796,550
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
28/08/26 GBX 76.85 +5.13% 16,852,126
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
BBB
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
10
Last Close Price
0.6870GBP
Average target price
0.6530GBP
Spread / Average Target
-4.95%

Annual profits - Rate of surprise