Serco stock slips as an ex-dividend date nears
Published on 08/26/2026 at 13:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Serco stock (ISIN GB0033055624) ended at 260.00p on August 26, 2026, down 0.69%, with market value at GBp 2.527 billion and a 52-week range of 0.00p to 325.80p. A cash dividend ex-date lands on August 27, 2026, which keeps the shares on income-watch lists.
Dividend date in view
Yahoo Finance showed Serco at 260.00p at the close, after a 1.80p decline on the session, and listed forward dividend yield at 1.78% with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 17.33. The same snapshot put volume at 1,139 shares versus an average volume of 2,731,719 shares, a gap that points to a quiet session in turnover terms.
Latest reported half-year
The most recent reported operating backdrop from the company's half-year update showed revenue of 4.97 billion, net income attributable to common shareholders of 153 million, and diluted EPS of 0.15. That EPS figure sits next to a 3.08% profit margin and 17.58% return on equity, giving investors a clear way to compare profitability with the market's current valuation of the shares.
The comparison matters: the stock's 6.87% year-to-date return trails the FTSE 100's 9.61% return on the same basis, while the 1-year return of 13.84% still sits ahead of the benchmark's 16.79% only on a three-year or five-year horizon does Serco pull ahead, with 75.31% over three years and 94.22% over five years versus 48.34% and 52.25% for the index.
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Business mix
Serco Group plc's business spans public services in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, with work across defense, justice, immigration, health, transport, and facilities management. The latest overview also lists 54,000 employees, a useful scale marker for a contractor that depends on large, multi-year public-sector programs.
Price and valuation
Serco shares trade on the LSE in GBp, and the market cap in the latest snapshot was GBp 2.527 billion as of August 26, 2026. The stock also carried a 1y target estimate of 313.75p, though the more immediate reference point remains the 260.00p close.
Fact box
Company: Serco Group plc
ISIN: GB0033055624
Ticker: SRP.L
Exchange: LSE
Price (as of August 26, 2026): 260.00p
Market cap: GBp 2.527 billion
Sector / Industry: Industrials / Specialty Business Services
Index membership: FTSE 250
Next earnings date: August 6, 2026
