Costain (COSTAINN) Stock Price & Analysis
COSTAINN Stock Chart & Stats
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- Volume
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- Average Volume (3M)
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- Market Cap
- MXN 16.60B
- Enterprise Value
- MXN 376.56M
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- MXN 202.70M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- MXN 32.50M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 17.5
- Beta
- N/A
- Next Earnings
- Mar 16, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 2.21
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Profitability Turnaround
The shift from losses in 2020–2021 to consistently positive earnings through 2025 indicates a meaningful operational turnaround. Expanding gross and net margins improve the company’s ability to absorb project risk, reinvest in capabilities, and generate sustainable returns.
Conservative Balance Sheet
Very low leverage gives Costain greater financial resilience across infrastructure project cycles and preserves flexibility to fund operations or pursue opportunities. Growing equity and healthy recent returns on equity also suggest that the recovery has been supported by stronger capital efficiency.
Strong Cash Conversion
Consistent operating cash generation and close conversion of earnings into free cash flow strengthen the quality of reported profits. This supports ongoing investment, reduces reliance on external financing, and provides greater capacity to manage working-capital demands in contracted infrastructure work.
Bears Say
Sustained Revenue Contraction
Three consecutive years of declining revenue create a durable growth concern even as profitability improves. If the contraction continues, lower project volume or an unfavorable mix could limit operating leverage, weaken future earnings growth, and make the turnaround harder to sustain.
Cash-flow Volatility
Although recent cash generation is strong, the historical volatility shows that reported earnings do not always translate smoothly into cash. Uneven conversion can complicate investment planning and create periods where project timing or working-capital movements constrain internally funded growth.
Modest Profit Margins
The margin recovery is encouraging, but a net margin of roughly 3.6% leaves limited room for delivery setbacks, cost increases, or adverse project mix. This relatively narrow earnings cushion makes sustained execution and continued margin improvement important to protecting returns.
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Company Description
Costain
Costain Group PLC, established in 1865 and headquartered in Maidenhead, UK, specializes in providing intelligent infrastructure solutions. Serving the United Kingdom's energy, water, transportation, and defense markets, the company operates through two core segments. The Transportation division focuses on road, rail, and integrated transport projects, while the Natural Resources division addresses needs in the water, energy, and defense sectors. Costain's extensive service offerings include forward-thinking strategic consultancy, expert advisory, advanced digital technology, asset optimization, and the meticulous delivery of complex programs.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Engineering & Construction
- CEO
- Alexander John Vaughan
- Employees
- 3,266
- Website
- www.costain.com
- Address
- 70 St Mary Axe, London, GL, EC3A 8BE, GB






