Cohort

CHRT · LSE · Industrials / Aerospace & Defense

1,248.00GBX-6.00 (-0.48%)

Price History

Full chart

Market Stats

Previous Close1,254.00

Open1,250.00

Day Range1,228.00 – 1,300.00

52-Week Range860.05 – 1,509.76

Volume194.60K

Market Cap554.62M

P/E (TTM)23.65

Forward P/E17.57

EPS0.51

Dividend Yield1.50%

Beta0.34

50-Day Avg1,228.72

200-Day Avg1,225.16

About

Cohort plc provides various products and services in defense, security, and related markets in the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Australia, North and South America, Asia Pacific, Africa, and other European countries. It operates through Communications and Intelligence; and Sensors and Effectors segments. The company offers chess dynamic, a surveillance and fire control which provides bespoke solutions for land and maritime domains; and combat systems. It also provides integrated command, control, and communications systems for warships and submarines; tactical radio, vehicle intercoms, field communications, and networking software and equipment; advanced sonar systems and underwater communications; and electronic and surveillance technology services. In addition, the company offers training and simulation; digital forensics; research, advice, and support services; and intelligent assurance services. It offers its products and services for customers in the cyber and security, land, maritime, joint and strategic, air and space, and other markets. Cohort plc was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

Company Details

SectorIndustrials
IndustryAerospace & Defense
CEOMr. Andrew Stephen Thomis
Employees1.72K
HeadquartersOne Waterside Drive, Reading, United Kingdom, RG7 4SW, UK
Websitehttps://www.cohortplc.com

Leadership

Mr. Andrew Stephen ThomisChief Executive & Director · b. 1964
Mr. Simon Robert WaltherFinance Director & Executive Director · b. 1967
Mr. Chris AxcellChief Operating Officer
Ms. Raquel McGrathCompany Secretary & General Counsel
Mr. Bernd SzukayManaging Director of ELAC SONAR
Mr. Richard A. FlittonManaging Director of SEA · b. 1963
Dr. Martin BennettMD & Executive President of EID
Ms. Claire KingManaging Director of MCL
John LoganManaging Director of EM Solutions
Mr. Keith NortonManaging Director of MASS

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP	2003-04-30	2004-04-30	2005-04-30	2006-04-30	2007-04-30	2008-04-30	2009-04-30	2010-04-30	2011-04-30	2012-04-30	2013-04-30	2014-04-30	2015-04-30	2016-04-30	2017-04-30	2018-04-30	2019-04-30	2020-04-30	2021-04-30	2022-04-30	2023-04-30	2023-10-31	2024-04-30	2025-04-30	2026-04-30

Currency: GBP	2003-04-30	2004-04-30	2005-04-30	2006-04-30	2007-04-30	2008-04-30	2009-04-30	2010-04-30	2011-04-30	2012-04-30	2013-04-30	2014-04-30	2015-04-30	2016-04-30	2017-04-30	2018-04-30	2019-04-30	2020-04-30	2021-04-30	2022-04-30	2023-04-30	2023-10-31	2024-04-30	2025-04-30	2026-04-30
Total Revenue	7.71M	11.18M	14.43M	17.82M	34.42M	57.09M	76.73M	78.13M	65.14M	75.41M	70.87M	71.56M	99.94M	112.58M	112.65M	111.80M	121.18M	131.06M	143.31M	137.76M	182.71M	199.55M	202.53M	270.04M	306.39M
Growth (%)	-	+45.11%	+29.06%	+23.50%	+93.12%	+65.88%	+34.40%	+1.82%	-16.63%	+15.77%	-6.02%	+0.97%	+39.67%	+12.65%	+0.07%	-0.76%	+8.39%	+8.15%	+9.35%	-3.87%	+32.63%	+9.21%	+1.49%	+33.33%	+13.46%
Cost of Revenue	5.88M	8.55M	10.58M	13.40M	26.03M	40.39M	54.00M	56.93M	45.22M	53.39M	47.65M	47.84M	69.99M	79.06M	73.68M	72.41M	78.14M	80.02M	89.95M	81.16M	117.85M	127.82M	126.26M	179.62M	219.10M
Gross Profit	1.83M	2.63M	3.86M	4.42M	8.39M	16.71M	22.73M	21.20M	19.92M	22.02M	23.22M	23.71M	29.95M	33.52M	38.98M	39.39M	43.04M	51.04M	53.36M	56.60M	64.86M	71.73M	76.27M	90.42M	87.29M
Gross Margin	23.76%	23.49%	26.72%	24.79%	24.38%	29.26%	29.63%	27.13%	30.58%	29.20%	32.77%	33.14%	29.97%	29.77%	34.60%	35.23%	35.52%	38.95%	37.23%	41.09%	35.50%	35.94%	37.66%	33.49%	28.49%
Operating Expense	1.40M	1.44M	1.84M	2.77M	5.88M	11.10M	17.68M	18.31M	17.08M	17.83M	14.84M	17.09M	24.09M	28.27M	38.01M	29.43M	37.09M	40.31M	45.55M	45.52M	49.61M	53.66M	55.09M	64.32M	55.78M
Operating Income	432.00K	1.19M	2.02M	1.65M	2.52M	5.61M	5.05M	2.89M	2.84M	4.19M	8.38M	6.62M	5.87M	5.25M	963.00K	9.96M	5.94M	10.73M	7.81M	11.09M	15.25M	18.07M	21.19M	26.10M	31.51M
Operating Margin	5.61%	10.66%	13.96%	9.25%	7.31%	9.83%	6.58%	3.70%	4.36%	5.56%	11.83%	9.25%	5.87%	4.66%	0.85%	8.91%	4.91%	8.19%	5.45%	8.05%	8.35%	9.06%	10.46%	9.67%	10.29%
EBITDA	468.00K	1.24M	1.99M	1.64M	3.43M	6.79M	6.25M	4.08M	5.05M	6.33M	9.85M	9.42M	10.51M	12.78M	13.48M	16.40M	15.89M	20.75M	21.36M	21.79M	23.07M	26.07M	29.25M	35.57M	44.89M
EBITDA Margin	6.07%	11.05%	13.79%	9.18%	9.95%	11.89%	8.14%	5.22%	7.75%	8.40%	13.90%	13.16%	10.52%	11.35%	11.96%	14.67%	13.11%	15.83%	14.91%	15.81%	12.63%	13.06%	14.44%	13.17%	14.65%
Net Income	294.00K	802.00K	1.10M	919.00K	2.27M	4.48M	3.76M	2.29M	2.76M	4.57M	8.34M	5.90M	5.63M	7.78M	3.67M	8.09M	5.45M	9.56M	5.46M	9.20M	11.36M	13.26M	15.32M	19.25M	23.90M
Net Income Margin	3.82%	7.17%	7.65%	5.16%	6.59%	7.85%	4.90%	2.93%	4.24%	6.06%	11.77%	8.25%	5.63%	6.91%	3.26%	7.23%	4.49%	7.29%	3.81%	6.68%	6.22%	6.65%	7.56%	7.13%	7.80%
R&D	-	-	-	-	1.94M	5.50M	7.08M	8.55M	10.24M	-	11.80M	9.38M	9.41M	5.33M	7.88M	5.94M	8.84M	9.73M	9.51M	12.30M	12.72M	-	17.68M	-	-
R&D as % of Total Revenue	-	-	-	-	5.64%	9.62%	9.22%	10.94%	15.72%	-	16.65%	13.11%	9.42%	4.73%	6.99%	5.31%	7.30%	7.43%	6.64%	8.93%	6.96%	-	8.73%	-	-
Interest Expense	60.00K	60.00K	85.00K	76.00K	8.00K	156.00K	303.00K	180.00K	170.00K	115.00K	0	0	5.00K	4.00K	46.00K	103.00K	296.00K	779.00K	768.00K	868.00K	1.32M	1.75M	1.70M	1.60M	2.51M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue	0.78%	0.54%	0.59%	0.43%	0.02%	0.27%	0.39%	0.23%	0.26%	0.15%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.04%	0.09%	0.24%	0.59%	0.54%	0.63%	0.72%	0.88%	0.84%	0.59%	0.82%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP	2003-04-30	2004-04-30	2005-04-30	2006-04-30	2007-04-30	2008-04-30	2009-04-30	2010-04-30	2011-04-30	2012-04-30	2013-04-30	2014-04-30	2015-04-30	2016-04-30	2017-04-30	2018-04-30	2019-04-30	2020-04-30	2021-04-30	2022-04-30	2023-04-30	2024-04-30	2025-04-30	2026-04-30

Currency: GBP	2003-04-30	2004-04-30	2005-04-30	2006-04-30	2007-04-30	2008-04-30	2009-04-30	2010-04-30	2011-04-30	2012-04-30	2013-04-30	2014-04-30	2015-04-30	2016-04-30	2017-04-30	2018-04-30	2019-04-30	2020-04-30	2021-04-30	2022-04-30	2023-04-30	2024-04-30	2025-04-30	2026-04-30
Total Assets	3.15M	4.29M	5.51M	11.97M	26.98M	65.18M	67.75M	70.57M	72.94M	74.42M	74.87M	77.83M	106.46M	113.64M	116.88M	115.57M	148.45M	154.41M	190.88M	203.17M	222.32M	252.50M	396.58M	421.05M
Total Liabilities	2.25M	2.85M	3.31M	3.05M	6.40M	24.34M	23.49M	24.21M	24.68M	22.32M	15.82M	15.63M	43.61M	42.85M	42.89M	39.93M	71.48M	72.62M	105.83M	113.98M	122.54M	142.66M	236.49M	232.81M
Total Equity	898.00K	1.43M	2.20M	8.92M	20.58M	40.84M	44.26M	46.36M	48.26M	52.10M	59.05M	62.20M	54.63M	64.98M	69.83M	73.09M	70.69M	75.54M	79.31M	83.97M	97.02M	108.67M	158.61M	186.42M
Cash	-	62.00K	571.00K	5.59M	5.01M	6.08M	7.51M	6.66M	10.18M	14.14M	16.43M	16.34M	19.70M	23.11M	12.02M	20.51M	18.76M	20.57M	32.29M	40.37M	50.96M	55.16M	74.65M	49.58M
Total Debt	765.00K	556.00K	514.00K	-	-	3.99M	3.81M	3.62M	3.44M	-	-	-	14.00K	3.30M	3.54M	9.17M	25.19M	32.77M	37.38M	39.52M	44.48M	40.51M	78.88M	56.31M
Net Debt	765.00K	494.00K	-57.00K	-5.59M	-5.01M	-2.09M	-3.70M	-3.04M	-6.73M	-14.14M	-16.43M	-16.34M	-19.69M	-19.80M	-8.47M	-11.34M	6.42M	12.20M	5.09M	-851.00K	-6.47M	-14.65M	4.23M	6.73M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP	2003-04-30	2004-04-30	2005-04-30	2006-04-30	2007-04-30	2008-04-30	2009-04-30	2010-04-30	2011-04-30	2012-04-30	2013-04-30	2014-04-30	2015-04-30	2016-04-30	2017-04-30	2018-04-30	2019-04-30	2020-04-30	2021-04-30	2022-04-30	2023-04-30	2023-10-31	2024-04-30	2025-04-30	2026-04-30

Currency: GBP	2003-04-30	2004-04-30	2005-04-30	2006-04-30	2007-04-30	2008-04-30	2009-04-30	2010-04-30	2011-04-30	2012-04-30	2013-04-30	2014-04-30	2015-04-30	2016-04-30	2017-04-30	2018-04-30	2019-04-30	2020-04-30	2021-04-30	2022-04-30	2023-04-30	2023-10-31	2024-04-30	2025-04-30	2026-04-30
Operating Cash Flow	-156.00K	310.00K	978.00K	290.00K	2.15M	3.23M	7.27M	3.96M	6.51M	8.42M	4.09M	2.58M	18.80M	6.72M	659.00K	13.22M	8.63M	11.60M	16.22M	19.52M	16.52M	29.97M	23.02M	51.18M	11.74M
Investing Cash Flow	-44.00K	-40.00K	-287.00K	441.00K	-12.02M	-11.77M	-5.00M	-4.00M	-1.49M	-62.00K	-125.00K	354.00K	-14.36M	-1.66M	-9.95M	-6.78M	-22.92M	-2.63M	-2.54M	-2.37M	-6.11M	-	-6.16M	-93.65M	-11.73M
Financing Cash Flow	-40.00K	-45.00K	-182.00K	4.29M	9.29M	9.60M	-649.00K	-711.00K	-1.37M	-4.50M	-1.69M	-3.00M	-1.07M	-2.11M	-2.07M	1.71M	12.64M	-7.15M	-1.55M	-8.70M	-10.57M	-16.34M	-16.92M	46.18M	7.31M
Capital Expenditure	47.00K	41.00K	36.00K	66.00K	87.00K	525.00K	432.00K	3.79M	599.00K	141.00K	256.00K	2.27M	1.06M	980.00K	875.00K	747.00K	2.06M	2.66M	1.25M	2.00M	5.23M	5.34M	6.66M	13.18M	17.62M
Free Cash Flow	-203.00K	269.00K	942.00K	224.00K	2.06M	2.71M	6.84M	166.00K	5.91M	8.28M	3.83M	302.00K	17.73M	5.74M	-216.00K	12.47M	6.58M	8.94M	14.97M	17.52M	11.29M	24.63M	16.36M	38.00M	-5.88M
Dividends Paid	-	-	228.00K	159.00K	236.00K	447.00K	627.00K	754.00K	894.00K	1.05M	1.25M	1.48M	1.76M	2.16M	2.54M	3.04M	3.46M	3.85M	4.25M	4.68M	5.12M	5.43M	5.60M	6.48M	7.70M
FCF to OCF	130.13%	86.77%	96.32%	77.24%	95.95%	83.77%	94.06%	4.19%	90.80%	98.33%	93.74%	11.72%	94.35%	85.41%	-32.78%	94.35%	76.17%	77.05%	92.31%	89.73%	68.34%	82.18%	71.07%	74.25%	-50.06%
Dividend Paid to FCF	-	-	24.20%	70.98%	11.46%	16.49%	9.17%	454.22%	15.12%	12.69%	32.52%	490.73%	9.95%	37.61%	-1177.78%	24.33%	52.67%	43.12%	28.37%	26.74%	45.38%	22.04%	34.22%	17.04%	-131.03%

Earnings

Report Date	Dec 15, 2014	Jun 28, 2016	Dec 12, 2016	Jun 26, 2017	Dec 13, 2017	Jun 27, 2018	Dec 12, 2018	Jul 23, 2019	Dec 12, 2019	Jul 23, 2020	Dec 10, 2020	Jul 27, 2021	Dec 13, 2021	Jul 28, 2022	Dec 14, 2022	Jul 21, 2023	Dec 11, 2024	Jul 16, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	Dec 9, 2025
EPS Estimate	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	0.00	-
EPS Actual	0.00	0.16	-0.05	0.13	0.01	0.18	-0.04	0.13	0.01	0.22	0.00	0.13	-0.02	0.22	0.03	0.00	0.17	0.36	0.26	0.16
Surprise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Timing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Pre-market	Pre-market	After-hours	-	Pre-market	-	Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap554.62M

Enterprise Value549.30M

Trailing P/E23.65

Forward P/E17.57

PEG Ratio0.00

Price / Sales1.81

Price / Book2.91

EPS0.51

Book Value4.05

Revenue (TTM)306.39M

Gross Profit (TTM)104.34M

EBITDA44.49M

Profit Margin7.80%

Operating Margin14.95%

Return on Equity13.94%

Return on Assets5.16%

Shares Outstanding45.99M

Shares Float31.24M

Beta0.34

Dividend Yield1.50%

Dividend Rate0.18

Payout Ratio1.89%

Dividends

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0.12Aug 20, 20260.12Jul 20, 20260.06Jan 8, 2026

20252×

0.11Aug 21, 20250.05Jan 9, 2025

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0.10Aug 22, 20240.05Jan 4, 2024

20232×

0.09Aug 24, 20230.04Jan 5, 2023

20222×

0.08Aug 25, 20220.04Jan 6, 2022

20211×

0.08Aug 19, 2021

20203×

0.04Dec 17, 20200.07Aug 13, 20200.03Jan 30, 2020

20192×

0.06Aug 22, 20190.03Jan 31, 2019

20182×

0.06Aug 23, 20180.03Feb 1, 2018

20172×

0.05Aug 17, 20170.02Feb 2, 2017

20162×

0.04Aug 25, 20160.02Feb 4, 2016

20151×

0.03Aug 27, 2015