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Costain

LSE:COST GB00B64NSP76
79
  • Value
    83
  • Growth
    7
  • Safety
    Safety
    82
  • Combined
    64
  • Sentiment
    88
  • 360° View
    360° View
    79
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Company Description

Costain Group PLC is a UK-based sustainable infrastructure solution company operating in natural resources and transportation, providing consultancy, digital tech, and complex program delivery. It focuses on UK markets: transport, water, energy, and defense. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $551 million, profits of $129 million, revenue of $1565 million, and 3182 employees.

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Leverage
Country United Kingdom
Industry Construction & Engineering
Size Medium
Website costain.com
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Sound Pay Europe
Costain stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 27-Feb-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
83 55 89 100
Growth
7 15 19 63
Safety
Safety
82 100 96 77
Sentiment
88 59 63 11
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360° View
79 69 80 77
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
81 93 87 66
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 32 57 20
Market Pulse
43 64 47 9
Sentiment
88 59 63 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
83 55 89 100
Growth
7 15 19 63
Safety Safety
82 100 96 77
Combined
64 60 88 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
78 75 91 91
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
69 77 97 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
69 69 90 96
Dividend Yield
57 8 20 100
Value
83 55 89 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
6 8 1 7
Profit Growth
13 42 5 100
Capital Growth
7 10 40 97
Stock Returns
71 85 95 7
Growth
7 15 19 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
95 97 92 76
Refinancing
37 81 78 93
Liquidity
72 59 54 1
Safety Safety
82 100 96 77

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This is an all-around strong stock. It shows good value, high growth, safe financing, and positive professional sentiment. It is ideal for most buy-and-hold investors who value a good all-around stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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