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  • Price (GBX)201.50
  • Today's Change-2.50 / -1.23%
  • Shares traded884.35k
  • 1 Year change-44.06%
  • Beta0.7947
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About the company

GB Group plc is a global identity technology company. The Company protects against digital crime, strengthens business resilience and drives responsible growth, on a scale, across a diverse range of sectors. The Company's segments include Location, Identity and Fraud. The Location segment is engaged in location capture, verification and enriched master address data. The Identity segment enables its customers worldwide to build relationships with genuine people. It uses its portfolio of data and document identity verification solutions to deliver match rates and reduce the impact of origination fraud. The Company operates two main fraud solutions. The first, focused on the emerging markets, is its fraud prevention solution offering real-time protection and regulatory compliance against modern day financial crimes. The second is its United Kingdom-based identity investigation solution, primarily used by public sector and debt recovery agencies.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)281.36m
  • Net income in GBP9.05m
  • Incorporated1989
  • Employees1.13k
  • Location
    GB Group PLCThe FoundationHeronsway, Chester Business ParkCHESTER CH4 9GBUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 124 465 7333
  • Fax+44 124 468 0808
  • Websitehttps://www.gbgplc.com
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
GBG:LSE since
announced
Transaction
value
DataTools Pty LtdDeal completed16 Oct 202516 Oct 2025Deal completed-16.91%10.42m
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
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(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
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(YOY change %)
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(5 yr growth rate)
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(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
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(5 yr growth rate)
Big Technologies PLC48.62m-30.35m315.18m260.00--3.75--6.48-0.1018-0.10180.16570.28430.34362.125.25187,000.00-21.4513.52-27.1114.7966.7370.15-62.4228.182.10--0.02050.00-8.9021.17-85.04-14.7223.43--
IDOX plc89.46m6.24m326.87m682.0052.064.0917.823.650.01360.01360.19520.17320.5787--3.64131,168.604.033.356.144.6970.7874.756.976.63--6.290.185849.4819.555.99-5.79--5.45--
Auction Technology Group PLC139.61m-106.16m367.70m390.00--0.9468--2.63-0.8745-0.87451.143.210.2329--9.46357,976.30-17.71-3.63-18.66-3.8262.2565.76-76.04-18.63--0.56410.2648--9.1926.92-697.70--37.10--
Everplay Group PLC158.33m21.81m425.88m349.0019.321.547.662.690.15120.15121.101.900.518468.334.39453,679.107.147.707.939.0144.3846.8113.7713.453.48--0.00944.554.7121.94639.123.9748.44--
Cerillion PLC45.36m16.62m479.94m349.0028.928.0425.2210.580.56190.56191.532.020.6556--2.74--24.0224.4428.9031.5981.5079.5936.6432.38----0.052625.723.6716.868.8944.819.6422.87
GB Group plc281.36m9.05m482.27m1.13k57.760.881810.741.710.03530.03531.102.310.363465.804.68250,096.001.17-2.911.31-3.3270.1670.413.22-9.051.066.150.1405--1.947.26117.77-12.74-10.57--
Craneware plc151.00m14.44m520.40m765.0036.212.0913.163.450.40470.40474.247.000.3757--4.15197,379.603.592.705.143.4787.1786.729.567.77--21.740.0857104.868.6623.5368.023.159.625.99
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC34.70m0.00523.70m296.005,833.335.7180.5715.090.00080.00080.37770.79670.4406--2.92117,229.700.001.010.002.3688.4713.320.001.02--3.070.02561,127.0427.35-62.28-31.33---42.07--
Trustpilot Group PLC171.66m791.48k525.79m1.00k691.5824.1964.093.060.00190.00190.41490.05541.57--13.06176,239.800.7255-6.661.71-13.0981.8981.850.4611-5.13--2.620.3942--19.5020.80-12.31--23.62--
THG PLC1.60bn-125.40m575.78m3.14k--1.2026.410.3597-0.1005-0.10771.280.29320.76123.398.75509,828.00-5.96-10.84-8.42-15.1340.2342.56-7.83-15.510.5527-0.15250.5864---6.838.96-67.22---10.89--
Bytes Technology Group PLC219.74m53.43m688.71m1.25k13.639.1112.263.130.21380.21380.87940.31990.57023,626.130.9549176,501.2013.8613.0465.1267.0174.4255.3624.3116.981.05--0.024369.294.89-10.2617.0517.8241.98--
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to GB Group PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

41.56%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd.as of 10 Jun 202413.44m5.65%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 19 Dec 202513.34m5.61%
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.as of 17 Nov 202512.22m5.14%
Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd.as of 20 Nov 202511.99m5.04%
NS Partners SAas of 22 Oct 20259.91m4.17%
Aegon Asset Management UK PLCas of 08 Sep 20259.54m4.01%
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AGas of 01 Nov 20258.31m3.49%
NFU Mutual Investment Services Ltd.as of 10 Jun 20247.75m3.26%
Artemis Investment Management LLPas of 09 Jul 20257.51m3.16%
Herald Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Nov 20254.84m2.03%
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