Babcock International Group PLC (BAB) Stock Overview
London Stock Exchange · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Babcock International Group PLC
Babcock International Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and integration of specialist systems for aerospace, defense, and security in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Africa, North America, Australasia, and internationally. The company…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Babcock International Group PLC operates in the Industrials sector, within the Engineering & Construction industry group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange exchange.
Babcock International Group PLC at a Glance
| Company | Babcock International Group PLC |
| Ticker | BAB |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Currency | GBP |
| Price | £9.91 |
| Market cap | £4.86B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 24.17 |
| EPS (trailing) | £0.00 |
| 52-week high | £15.27 |
| 52-week low | £9.02 |
| Dividend yield | 0.76% |
| Ex-dividend date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Beta | 0.86 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 33.68% |
| Debt-to-equity | 174.51% |
| Average volume | 2.39M |
| Shares outstanding | 490.48M |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Engineering & Construction |
| Employees | 30,481 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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