London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG – Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported GBX 244.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. London Stock Exchange Group had a return on equity of 6.10% and a net margin of 13.41%.
Here are the key takeaways from London Stock Exchange Group’s conference call:
- Strong first-half performance: Organic revenue grew 8.4%, adjusted EBITDA 14%, EPS 17%, and free cash flow per share 37%, with growth across all four divisions.
- LSEG raised its 2026 guidance, now expecting revenue growth of 7%–7.5% and approximately 100 basis points of EBITDA margin improvement, supported by subscription growth, cost discipline, and operating leverage.
- Markets remained a major growth engine: Markets revenue rose 12%, while interest-rate swap clearing volumes increased 29% and LSE equities average daily volume rose 34% in the first half.
- Management reported growing customer adoption of AI-enabled products, including 200-plus customers engaged on MCP, 17,000 active Workspace AI search users, and sharply higher data consumption; however, AI monetization is expected to be gradual and have little impact in 2026.
- Net finance expense more than doubled to £149 million in the first half due primarily to higher refinancing rates, with full-year expense expected around £300 million; management also expects roughly £25 million of one-off transformation costs in the second half.
London Stock Exchange Group Trading Down 6.4%
London Stock Exchange Group stock traded down GBX 592 during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 8,606. The company had a trading volume of 1,781,475 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,886,637. The stock has a market cap of £41.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a current ratio of 229.64, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.24. London Stock Exchange Group has a 1-year low of GBX 6,684 and a 1-year high of £102.90. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 8,835.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 8,749.34.
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London Stock Exchange Group announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, April 9th that authorizes the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
London Stock Exchange Group Company Profile
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider that operates connected businesses to serve customers across the entire financial markets value chain.
With capabilities in data, indices and analytics, capital formation, trade execution, clearing and risk management, we operate at the heart of the world’s financial ecosystem and enable the sustainable growth and stability of our customers and their communities.
Together, our five business divisions – Data and Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence, Capital Markets and Post Trade – offer customers seamless access to global financial markets, across the trading lifecycle.
LSEG is headquartered in London and has a major presence throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and emerging markets.
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