Preliminary Results 2026

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Hays plc has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2026, proposing a final dividend of 0.29 pence per share, which remains unchanged from the previous year and represents 2.8 times the FY26 pre-exceptional earnings cover. This brings the total full-year dividend payment to 0.44 pence per share, with the final dividend scheduled for payment on 26 November 2026 to shareholders on record as of 16 October 2026. A results webcast is scheduled for 9:00 am on 20 August 2026.

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Hays PLC
20 August 2026
 

Hays plc

Preliminary Results 2026

 

20 August 2026

Hays plc ('Hays' or the 'Company') today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2026 ('Preliminary Results'), which is available at: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4022R_1-2026-8-19.pdf

 

The Preliminary Results will also be available on the Hays website www.hays.com/investors, and have been submitted in full unedited text to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism.  A copy will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.


 Final dividend

 

The final dividend proposed of 0.29 pence per share is unchanged from the FY25 final dividend, representing 2.8x FY26 pre-exceptional earnings cover, and applying our historic one-third/two-thirds interim/final split. This brings the full-year payment to 0.44 pence per share.

 

The final dividend will be paid on 26 November 2026 to shareholders on the register on 16 October 2026. A Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) is provided by Equiniti Financial Services Limited. The DRIP enables the Company's shareholders to elect to have their cash dividend payments used to purchase the Company's shares. The deadline to elect to participate in the DRIP is 3 November 2026.

 

Results webcast  

Our results webcast will take place at 9.00am on 20 August 2026. To register for the webcast, please click or copy this link.

 

A recording of the webcast will be available on our website later the same day along with the presentation materials.

 

Enquiries

 

Hays plc

 James Hilton

Chief Financial Officer

+44 (0) 203 978 2520

 Kean Marden

Head of Investor Relations & M&A

+44 (0) 333 010 7092

 

FGS Global

 Guy Lamming

hays@fgsglobal.com

 Richard Crowley


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