Science Group optimistic for 2026 as profit more than doubles in 2025

(Alliance News) - Science Group PLC on Tuesday expressed optimism for the year ahead as it printed gains in profit and revenue for 2025.

The Cambridge, England-based science and technology consultancy posted GBP41.5 million in pretax profit for 2025, more than doubling from GBP14.9 million a year earlier.

Revenue improved 0.9% to GBP111.7 million from GBP110.7 million, supporting the bottom line.

Earnings were boosted by a GBP24.1 million pretax gain on the disposal of its investment in Ricardo PLC, up from nothing in 2024.

Owing to its "consistent" operating performance, in parallel with "strong operating cash flow and significant cash resources", Science Group recommended a 25% increase in its annual dividend to 10.0p from 8.0p on 2024.

Looking ahead, the company said the outlook for its services and systems is influence by external factors, and given the geopolitical environment, it continues to adopt a "pragmatic and conservative perspective that underlying organic revenue growth may be constrained".

"The board's focus on margin, profit and correlated cash conversion will remain the operating priority in order to continue to deliver value to shareholders whilst positioning the business to have resilience to market instability. Accordingly the board retains a positive outlook for the year ahead."

Shares in the company were down 0.8% at 531.00 pence on Tuesday afternoon in London.

By Christopher Ward, Alliance News reporter

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