3i Group (LON:III) Releases Earnings Results

3i Group (LON:III) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported GBX 539.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. The business had revenue of GBX 549.60 billion for the quarter. 3i Group had a return on equity of 23.76% and a net margin of 352.44%.

Here are the key takeaways from 3i Group’s conference call:

• 3i reported a strong FY 2026 performance with a 22% return on equity, well above its 15% target, and NAV per share rose 19% to GBP 30.30.
• Action remained the main engine of value creation, delivering a 25% gross investment return, 16% net sales growth, and continued strong cash generation, even as France and Germany saw softer traffic late in the year.
• The company said Action’s slower like-for-like growth appears cyclical rather than structural, citing weather, tougher comparables, and geopolitical noise; management also said it is not changing guidance yet.
• 3i announced a GBP 750 million share buyback and a full-year dividend of GBP 0.845 per share, up 15.8% year over year, supported by a very strong balance sheet and ongoing portfolio cash flows.
• The broader portfolio was resilient, with 96% of investments growing earnings, leverage remaining modest, and infrastructure contributing steady cash income; 3i also highlighted another dividend from Action and continued confidence in the long-term compounding story.

3i Group Stock Up 4.4%

LON:III traded up GBX 93.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 2,205.17. 5,295,255 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 29,150,789. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,698.09 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 3,154.02. The company has a current ratio of 5.32, a quick ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.59. 3i Group has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,825 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 4,497. The firm has a market cap of £22.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.40, a PEG ratio of -0.35 and a beta of 1.15.

Insider Buying and Selling at 3i Group

In other news, insider Jasi Halai bought 70 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,572 per share, with a total value of £1,800.40. Also, insider James Hatchley purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,083 per share, with a total value of £208,300. 2.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on III shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,300 target price on shares of 3i Group in a report on Friday. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,600 target price on shares of 3i Group in a report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut 3i Group to an “underperform” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from GBX 3,250 to GBX 3,000 in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on 3i Group from GBX 4,750 to GBX 4,280 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,795.

About 3i Group

3i is an investment company specialising in Private Equity and Infrastructure. We invest in mid-market companies headquartered in Europe and North America.

We generate attractive returns for our shareholders and co-investors by investing in private equity and infrastructure assets.

As proprietary capital investors we have a long-term, responsible approach.

We aim to compound value through thoughtful origination, disciplined investment and active management of our assets, driving sustainable growth in our investment companies.