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Employees: 1,951
Size Ibstock (IBST.L) is a United Kingdom Materials company (Construction Materials) with a market value of $408M, the 322nd largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £76.80 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 19.2%, against -19.0% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 11th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 10.1% over the last twelve months (peer median -3.3%); the operating margin is 2.9% (peer median 6.9%).
Valuation It trades at 148.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.3× (most expensive of 9).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 8.4 points below its cost of capital (9.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £343M | £372M | £366M | £406M | £513M |
| Revenue growth | — | +2% | -10% | -21% | — |
| Gross profit | £88.2M | £105M | £114M | £144M | £197M |
| EBITDA | £54.0M | £64.6M | £77.0M | £103M | £138M |
| Net income | -£22.9M | £3.07M | £15.1M | £21.1M | £86.9M |
| Free cash flow | -£13.5M | -£5.06M | £8.56M | -£7.14M | £63.7M |
| Capital expenditure | £42.3M | £46.7M | £45.2M | £68.1M | £63.9M |
| Total debt | n/a | £171M | £166M | £168M | £133M |
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| Measure | IBST.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +1.9% | -7.8% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -19.2% | -19.0% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -46.6% | -38.8% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -10.1% | -3.3% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.9% | 6.9% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 148.5× | 15.3× | most expensive of 9 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -8.4 pp | -2.4 pp | 4th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.0× | 7.5× | 5th most expensive of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.4× | 1.6× | 4th most indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibstock IBST.L | United Kingdom | $408M | -19% | -10% | 3% | 148.5× | n/a | n/a |
| SAMPYO Cement 038500.KS | South Korea | $413M | -69% | -3% | 10% | 16.0× | 4.7% | +4.5% |
| Zhejiang Jianfeng 600668.SS | China | $403M | -41% | -13% | -12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian SuperTech Advanced Material 688398.SS | China | $399M | -50% | +7% | 5% | 67.8× | 42.2% | +14.2% |
| Lets 002398.SZ | China | $394M | -24% | -13% | 1% | 12.3× | -3.7% | -9.3% |
| Lionhead Technology Development 600539.SS | China | $427M | -30% | -5% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CHC Resources 9930.TW | Taiwan | $433M | -17% | -2% | 10% | n/a | -5.8% | +7.0% |
| Hanil 003300.KS | South Korea | $384M | -4% | -10% | 7% | n/a | -3.7% | +4.7% |
| Vertex 5290.T | Japan | $383M | -42% | +18% | 14% | 12.7× | -11.1% | +4.3% |
| Dongwu Cement International 0695.HK | Hong Kong | $378M | -36% | -41% | -20% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Forterra FORT.L | United Kingdom | $445M | +11% | -5% | 10% | 16.5× | 6.4% | +5.7% |
| Jiangsu Baoli Asphalt 300135.SZ | China | $470M | -17% | -4% | -2% | n/a | 43.7% | -7.5% |
| Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement 000789.SZ | China | $471M | -21% | -28% | -9% | 98.5× | 24.3% | -18.3% |
| Tianjin Tianbao Infrastructure 000965.SZ | China | $476M | -23% | +65% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hubei Guochuang Hi-Tech Material 002377.SZ | China | $343M | -34% | +134% | 43% | n/a | -12.6% | -12.8% |
| ASIA PILE 5288.T | Japan | $340M | +1% | +11% | 10% | 6.5× | -16.0% | +5.9% |
| Fujian Cement 600802.SS | China | $502M | +29% | -22% | -23% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nippon Hume 5262.T | Japan | $329M | -16% | +22% | 6% | 14.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Qinglong Pipes Industry 002457.SZ | China | $507M | -12% | +4% | 6% | n/a | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| Mitsui Matsushima 1518.T | Japan | $526M | +57% | +9% | 14% | n/a | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| Universal Cement 1104.TW | Taiwan | $543M | -7% | -5% | 16% | n/a | -2.2% | +7.9% |