Babcock International Group PLC
Registered name: BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
Babcock International Group PLC made £5.2bn revenue and £211m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Babcock International Group PLC’s revenue grew 7% to £5.2bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £211m profit. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.4bn | £4.8bn | £5.2bn |
| Operating profit | £242m | £364m | £305m |
| Profit before tax | £217m | £329m | £284m |
| Profit after tax | £168m | £249m | £211m |
| Profit (best available) | £168m | £249m | £211m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.8% | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.1% | ▲7.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲48% | ▼15.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Babcock (UK) Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £211m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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