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FirstGroup PLC

FGP:LSE

FirstGroup PLC

IndustrialsIndustrial Transportation
  • Price (GBX)191.90
  • Today's Change2.80 / 1.48%
  • Shares traded331.83k
  • 1 Year change17.73%
  • Beta0.8539
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About the company

FirstGroup plc is a private sector provider of public transport services. The Company's divisions include First Bus and First Rail. First Bus is a bus operator in the United Kingdom with a fleet of approximately 3,000 buses and coaches. It provides tendered bus services for local authorities and is an operator in the majority of its local areas, including major urban centers such as Glasgow, Bristol and Leeds. Its adjacent services business provides a range of bus and coach services, including schools, private tour operators, airports and airlines, and distribution centers. First Rail is a rail operator which operates a fleet of approximately 1,800 locomotives and rail carriages through two DfT contracted train operating companies: West Coast Partnership (WCP), (incorporating Avanti West Coast and West Coast Partnership Development) and Great Western Railway (GWR), and two open access routes (Hull Trains and Lumo). The Company also has sightseeing bus operations.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)5.02bn
  • Net income in GBP128.50m
  • Incorporated1995
  • Employees29.00k
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status		FGP:LSE since
announced		Transaction
value
J & B Travel LtdDeal completed18 Dec 202518 Dec 2025Deal completed-0.26%--
RATP Dev UK Ltd-Tooth Bus UK sightseeing bus operationsDeal completed11 Dec 202511 Dec 2025Deal completed4.41%22.75m
Tetleys Motor Services LtdDeal completed28 Jul 202528 Jul 2025Deal completed-12.37%--
Data delayed at least 20 minutes, as of Feb 06 2026 16:43 GMT.

Peer analysis

CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesMarket Cap /
Employees
BVZ Holding AG199.71m23.55m261.52m694.00261.52m694.00
NTG Nordic Transport Group AS1.29bn24.63m517.37m3.06k517.37m3.06k
LDR Turizm AS37.22m34.33m1.04bn42.001.04bn42.00
FirstGroup plc5.02bn128.50m1.08bn29.00k1.08bn29.00k
Pasifik Eurasia Lojistik Dis Ticaret AS40.35m2.59m1.75bn88.001.75bn88.00
Sixt SE3.68bn248.77m2.55bn8.92k2.55bn8.92k
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to FirstGroup PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

50.81%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Liontrust Portfolio Management Ltd.as of 29 Mar 202560.92m10.83%
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.as of 17 Nov 202551.64m9.18%
Aberforth Partners LLPas of 29 Mar 202533.72m5.99%
Schroder Investment Management Ltd.as of 02 Jan 202627.86m4.95%
Coast Capital Management LPas of 29 Mar 202525.17m4.47%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 24 Sep 202523.99m4.27%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 01 Jan 202617.09m3.04%
J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd.as of 01 Jan 202616.47m2.93%
Artemis Investment Management LLPas of 01 Jan 202614.61m2.60%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Jul 202514.36m2.55%
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