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Informa plc

INF · LSE · Communication and media, events and publishing · United Kingdom · IFRS · Fiscal year ends December

Latest report: FY2025, the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. Snapshot FY2025_7d0e389e.

Overview

Revenue, fiscal year
+13.7% year on year
Operating profit, fiscal year
−73.9% year on year
Net income, fiscal year
−96.3% year on year
Diluted EPS, fiscal year
−96.4% year on year
Operating margin, fiscal year
−11.8pp year on year
Return on equity, fiscal year
−4.3pp year on year

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Key Findings

Findings for the latest fiscal year, with their history over earlier years.

  1. Revenue for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025 was £4.0 billion, 13.7% higher than in the previous fiscal year.

    Strengthenedin FY2025 · stated since FY2023
    Rule: Revenue against the previous fiscal year · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 3 records
    1. FY2025 StrengthenedRevenue for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025 was £4.0 billion, 13.7% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Recorded from FY2025_7d0e389e · data update
    2. FY2024 WeakenedRevenue for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024 was £3.6 billion, 11.4% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2023 NewRevenue for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2023 was £3.2 billion, 41.0% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Reconstructed · initial
  2. Net income attributable to the company for fiscal 2025 was £11 million, 96.3% lower than in the previous fiscal year.

    Strengthenedin FY2025 · stated since FY2023
    Rule: Net income against the previous fiscal year · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 3 records
    1. FY2025 StrengthenedNet income attributable to the company for fiscal 2025 was £11 million, 96.3% lower than in the previous fiscal year.Recorded from FY2025_7d0e389e · data update
    2. FY2024 WeakenedNet income attributable to the company for fiscal 2024 was £298 million, 28.9% lower than in the previous fiscal year.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2023 NewNet income attributable to the company for fiscal 2023 was £419 million, 74.3% lower than in the previous fiscal year.Reconstructed · initial
  3. The operating margin for fiscal 2025 was 3.5%, 11.8 percentage points lower than a year earlier.

    Strengthenedin FY2025 · stated since FY2024
    Rule: Operating margin against a year earlier · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 4 records
    1. FY2025 StrengthenedThe operating margin for fiscal 2025 was 3.5%, 11.8 percentage points lower than a year earlier.Recorded from FY2025_7d0e389e · data update
    2. FY2024 NewThe operating margin for fiscal 2024 was 15.3%, 0.6 percentage points lower than a year earlier.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2024 RetiredThe finding changed to lower than a year earlier.Reconstructed · data update
    4. FY2023 NewThe operating margin for fiscal 2023 was 15.9%, 7.8 percentage points higher than a year earlier.Reconstructed · initial
  4. Return on equity for fiscal 2025 was 0.2%, against 4.5% a year earlier.

    Strengthenedin FY2025 · stated since FY2023
    Rule: Return on equity against a year earlier · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12, Annual financial report 2024-12
    History of this finding, 3 records
    1. FY2025 StrengthenedReturn on equity for fiscal 2025 was 0.2%, against 4.5% a year earlier.Recorded from FY2025_7d0e389e · data update
    2. FY2024 WeakenedReturn on equity for fiscal 2024 was 4.5%, against 6.0% a year earlier.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2023 NewReturn on equity for fiscal 2023 was 6.0%, against 25.3% a year earlier.Reconstructed · initial
  5. Free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was £849 million, and operating cash flow was 79.7 times net income attributable to the company.

    Interpretation. Operating cash flow paid for all capital expenditure, and the rest is free for dividends, share buybacks or debt repayment.

    Strengthenedin FY2025 · stated since FY2023
    Rule: Free cash flow · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 3 records
    1. FY2025 StrengthenedFree cash flow for fiscal 2025 was £849 million, and operating cash flow was 79.7 times net income attributable to the company.Recorded from FY2025_7d0e389e · data update
    2. FY2024 StrengthenedFree cash flow for fiscal 2024 was £771 million, and operating cash flow was 2.7 times net income attributable to the company.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2023 NewFree cash flow for fiscal 2023 was £593 million, and operating cash flow was 1.5 times net income attributable to the company.Reconstructed · initial
  6. Net debt was £3.1 billion at 31 December 2025.

    Confirmedin FY2025 · stated since FY2023
    Rule: Net debt or net cash · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 3 records
    1. FY2025 ConfirmedNet debt was £3.1 billion at 31 December 2025.Recorded from FY2025_7d0e389e · data update
    2. FY2024 StrengthenedNet debt was £3.0 billion at 31 December 2024.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2023 NewNet debt was £1.4 billion at 31 December 2023.Reconstructed · initial

Records before FY2025 are reconstructed from the latest snapshot. Ledger: findings.json.

Credit, liquidity, earnings quality and score findings: Analysis.

Data

Source documents5 documents, latest Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 2025List
DownloadsExcel workbook · JSON
SnapshotFY2025_7d0e389e

Corporate Events

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Earnings, Returns and Balance Sheet

Revenue

By fiscal year, pounds sterling

Operating Profit

By fiscal year, pounds sterling

Profit Attributable to Owners of the Parent

By fiscal year, pounds sterling

Margins

By fiscal year, per cent

Returns

By fiscal year, per cent

Free Cash Flow

Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, by fiscal year, pounds sterling

Net Debt

Total debt less cash and short-term investments, at fiscal year end, pounds sterling

Diluted Earnings per Share

By fiscal year, as reported

Financial Statements

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Ratios

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Source Documents

Documents of this snapshot, latest first. A report that states no date of publication carries the date on which the public index of structured annual reports added it.

DocumentDateId
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 202512 May 2026, added to the indexAFR:5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20-2025-12-31-0
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 20247 May 2025, added to the indexAFR:5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20-2024-12-31-0
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 20231 May 2024, added to the indexAFR:5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20-2023-12-31-0
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 20222 May 2023, added to the indexAFR:5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20-2022-12-31-0
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 202128 Apr 2022, added to the indexAFR:5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20-2021-12-31-0

Checks

2525 checks, all passed
Fiscal calendar11 passedFiscal years last 350 to 380 days, and each starts on the day after the one before. Checked at error level.
Coverage2 passedThe latest fiscal year gives total assets and a profit figure. Checked at error level.
Balance sheet identity6 passedTotal assets equal total liabilities and equity at each balance sheet date. Checked at error level.
Earnings per share6 passedProfit divided by earnings per share gives a number of shares in line with the other years. Checked at warning level.

Data Quality

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Values published242
Proven by a check7.4%, 18 values
Confirmed by a second document0.0%, 0 values
Derived from reported figures0.0%, 0 values
Values withheld0
Restated figures tracked8
Changes compared on one basis3
Company lines mapped0 of 0 reviewed

Citation

Annalist, Informa plc, snapshot informa/FY2025_7d0e389e (as of FY2025); <item label>, <period>; source <document id> (<document url>)

Snapshot FY2025_7d0e389e · dataset SHA-256 7d0e389ec14e8a7a30f0a4a304dcf5a0670296f6369ef1122af71e03b291caf8 · findings rules 0.4

Data: info.json · dataset.json · validation.json · documents.json