Costain Group PLC

Costain Group PLC provides smart infrastructure solutions for the energy, water, transportation, and defense markets in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Transportation and Natural Resources. The Transportation segment operates in the road, rail, and integrated transport markets. The Natural Resources segment operates in the water, energy, and defense markets. It offers future shaping strategic consultancy, consultancy and advisory, digital technology, asset optimization, and complex program delivery solutions and services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom.

Costain Group PLC trades as COST.L on LSE. The company is classified in Industrials / Engineering & Construction and reports in GBP.

The current profile places the business in Engineering & Construction. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows £1.05B of revenue and £37.30M of net income.

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Costain Group PLC can be compared against peers such as Capita plc, Elixirr International plc, Galliford Try Holdings PLC, ITM Power Plc, Johnson Service Group PLC, London Security plc.

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of £517.60M, beta of 0.88, and return on equity of +14.4%.

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COST.L currently shows total debt of £25.00M and beta of 0.88. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Company website: https://www.costain.com

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