3i Group (LON:III) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

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

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 Trading Up 4.4%

III stock traded up GBX 93.17 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 2,205.17. 5,295,255 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 29,150,789. 3i Group has a 52-week low of GBX 1,825 and a 52-week high of GBX 4,497. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 0.09 and a current ratio of 5.32. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,678.45 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,147.39. The firm has a market capitalization of £22.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.40, a P/E/G ratio of -0.35 and a beta of 1.15.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other 3i Group news, insider James Hatchley bought 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,083 per share, with a total value of £208,300. Also, insider Jasi Halai bought 70 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,572 per share, for a total transaction of £1,800.40. Corporate insiders own 2.08% of the company’s stock.

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.