Valuation: Hays plc

Market Cap 1.14B 1.55B 1.33B 1.24B 2.15B 149B 2.17B 14.73B 5.73B 74.66B 5.83B 5.7B 247B P/E 2026
-8.57x
P/E 2027 * -66x
Enterprise Value 1.28B 1.74B 1.49B 1.4B 2.41B 167B 2.44B 16.54B 6.43B 83.83B 6.55B 6.4B 277B EV / Sales 2026
0.1x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.21x
Free-Float
97.73%
Yield 2026
1.41%
Yield 2027 * 0.9%
1 day+3.38%
1 week+8.14%
Current month+33.07%
1 month+26.67%
3 months+136.75%
6 months+72.69%
Current year+33.30%
1 week 66.15
Extreme 66.15
75.15
1 month 56.3
Extreme 56.3
75.15
Current year 28.68
Extreme 28.68
75.15
1 year 28.68
Extreme 28.68
75.15
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.($)
+3.38%+8.14%+20.56%-28.73% 1.55B
-0.32%+0.17%+10.22%+61.06% 4.31B
+0.77%+6.42%-12.02%-47.19% 935M
Average +1.28%+4.66%+6.25%-4.95% 2.27B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.68%+3.36%+9.52%+25.66%

Financials

2026 2027 *
Net sales 6.06B 8.26B 7.08B 6.62B 11.43B 791B 11.55B 78.39B 30.48B 397B 31.02B 30.35B 1,314B 6.09B 8.3B 7.12B 6.66B 11.48B 795B 11.61B 78.76B 30.63B 399B 31.17B 30.5B 1,321B
Net income -35.56M -48.51M -41.58M -38.9M -67.1M -4.65B -67.82M -460M -179M -2.33B -182M -178M -7.72B -23.27M -31.75M -27.21M -25.46M -43.92M -3.04B -44.38M -301M -117M -1.53B -119M -117M -5.05B
Net Debt 140M 191M 163M 153M 264M 18.24B 266M 1.81B 703M 9.16B 715M 700M 30.31B 126M 172M 147M 138M 238M 16.47B 240M 1.63B 635M 8.27B 646M 632M 27.37B
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
25/08/26 GBX 75.05 +3.52% 1,868,608
24/08/26 GBX 72.50 +0.49% 4,974,017
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
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
BBB
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
HOLD
Number of Analysts
10
Last Close Price
0.7250GBP
Average target price
0.5880GBP
Spread / Average Target
-18.90%

Annual profits - Rate of surprise