UK asset manager and investment platform provider (Aberdeen Investments plus interactive investor) managing funds for institutions and retail investors.
UK asset manager and investment platform provider (Aberdeen Investments plus interactive investor) managing funds for institutions and retail investors.
Earns fees on the money it manages for institutions and individuals, set as a share of assets, so market moves and inflows or outflows matter. interactive investor, a UK online platform bought in 2022, charges flat subscriptions instead, so its income does not rise and fall with markets. Phoenix Group, the UK insurer, is a major client.
In one line: A UK asset-manager/platform combo, like a smaller Charles Schwab platform plus an active f.
Moat: narrow (scale, distribution, brand). The interactive investor platform's scale and Aberdeen's fund range give distribution reach, though flows have been under pressure.
Headquarters: Edinburgh, UK · Founded: 1825
Size Aberdeen (ABDN.L) is a United Kingdom Financials company (Investment Managers) with a market value of $5.36B, the 92nd largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £223.80 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 1.6%, against -2.2% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +13.7%); the operating margin is 37.0% (peer median 31.9%).
Valuation It trades at 14.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.1× (6th most expensive of 19).
Credit Aberdeen has 1 bond outstanding ($750M), rated BBB by the agencies.
Next results Next results expected around 9 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £1.50B | £1.47B | £1.51B | £1.60B | £1.53B |
| Revenue growth | — | -3% | -6% | +5% | — |
| Net income | £382M | £388M | £237M | £1.00M | -£558M |
| Free cash flow | £713M | £797M | £148M | -£177M | -£705M |
| Capital expenditure | £50.0M | £21.0M | £33.0M | £59.0M | £27.0M |
| Total debt | n/a | £919M | £997M | £1.03B | £1.05B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen ABDN.L | $5.36B | +2% | +2% | 37% | 14.3× | n/a |
| Schroders SDR.L | n/a | +3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M&G MNG.L | $10.3B | +7% | +68% | 8% | 11.3× | n/a |
| Legal & General LGEN.L | $21.9B | +24% | +137% | 2% | 13.1× | n/a |
| AJ Bell AJB.L | $3.04B | +13% | +19% | 42% | 19.2× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | ABDN.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -5.6% | +3.7% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +1.6% | -2.2% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -15.6% | -21.0% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.2% | +13.7% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 37.0% | 31.9% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 14.3× | 12.1× | 6th most expensive of 19 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen ABDN.L | United Kingdom | $5.36B | +2% | +2% | 37% | 14.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Capital Securities 601136.SS | China | $5.41B | -21% | +1% | 36% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ninety One N91.L | United Kingdom | $5.18B | -6% | +10% | 26% | 11.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Caitong Securities 601108.SS | China | $5.12B | -11% | -12% | 31% | 10.7× | n/a | n/a |
| StepStone STEP | United States | $5.73B | -15% | +51% | -53% | 18.1× | n/a | n/a |
| HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital HASI | United States | $5.00B | -5% | +27% | 69% | 12.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hamilton Lane HLNE | United States | $4.99B | +1% | +19% | 58% | 12.3× | n/a | n/a |
| 360 One Wam 360ONE.NS | India | $4.95B | +3% | +25% | 33% | 35.1× | n/a | n/a |
| China CITIC Financial Asset Management 2799.HK | Hong Kong | $5.83B | -24% | -18% | 135% | 3.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Colliers International CIGI.TO | Canada | $4.88B | -5% | +14% | 7% | 11.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Bridgepoint BPT.L | United Kingdom | $4.79B | +55% | +36% | 49% | 10.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Federated Hermes FHI | United States | $4.73B | +14% | +13% | 28% | 10.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Vontobel VONN.SW | Switzerland | $6.18B | +36% | +11% | 25% | 12.6× | n/a | n/a |
| EFG International EFGN.SW | Switzerland | $6.26B | -1% | -1% | 26% | 14.4× | n/a | n/a |
| ChinaLin Securities 002945.SZ | China | $6.27B | 0% | +15% | 25% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Man EMG.L | United Kingdom | $4.43B | +10% | +24% | 28% | 8.4× | n/a | n/a |
| China Cinda Asset Management 1359.HK | Hong Kong | $4.36B | -21% | -25% | 53% | 11.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Anand Rathi Wealth ANANDRATHI.NS | India | $4.18B | +31% | +35% | 41% | 90.5× | n/a | n/a |
| China Industrial Securities 601377.SS | China | $7.12B | -9% | -11% | 29% | 13.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Nippon Life India Asset Management NAM-INDIA.NS | India | $7.22B | -4% | +23% | 68% | 39.1× | n/a | n/a |
| ICG ICG.L | United Kingdom | $7.32B | +2% | +6% | 60% | 11.9× | n/a | n/a |
Aberdeen has 1 bond outstanding with $750M face value. The agencies rate it BBB.