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RNS Number : 3126D  Balfour Beatty PLC  07 May 2026

News Release

 7 May 2026

BALFOUR BEATTY 2026 AGM TRADING UPDATE

Ahead of today's Annual General Meeting, Balfour Beatty announces an update on
trading for the period 1 January 2026 to date.

Balfour Beatty has performed well year to date with the Board continuing to
expect high single digit percentage growth in profit from operations from its
earnings-based businesses in 2026, and no change to the guidance given at full
year results in March. The Group's contract mix continues to provide strong
protection from the volatile macroeconomic backdrop and related inflationary
pressures.

Positive momentum across Balfour Beatty's key markets has continued into 2026,
with demand remaining strong. The Group continues to apply a disciplined and
selective bidding approach in pursuit of a high‑quality, low‑risk forward
order book, which at the end of Q1 remained in line with the year‑end
position. During the period, the Group made further progress in securing new
contract awards and advancing opportunities for future work across its four
chosen growth markets, including:

-     UK Energy: Strong growth and operational performance continued in
the power transmission business, which is delivering new transmission schemes
for National Grid, SSEN and Scottish Power. Fifteen of these schemes are
currently in the design phase, with the majority expected to enter the
construction phase in the next 18 months, at which point the full value of the
project will be added to the Group's order book;

-     US Buildings: The business secured new contract awards across its
diversified US footprint, the most significant of which were: the c$270
million redevelopment project at Fort Carson US army base in Colorado, where
the Group will build c400 new homes for military families; a $150 million data
centre for a long term customer in the Northwest; and a $140 million order for
a high school in California;

-     UK Transport: In UK Construction, the Group was awarded a £138
million contract to construct a new dual carriageway and two new bridges at
North Hykeham in Lincolnshire, and in Support Services, the Group was awarded
the £315 million seven-year Warwickshire Highways Maintenance contract. This
includes an option to extend the contract by a further six years based on the
successful delivery of the initial term, with the full contract value worth up
to a total of £900 million; and

-     UK Defence: Balfour Beatty remains focused on winning further market
share in the growing UK defence market and in Q1 commenced multiple pursuits
for major Defence Nuclear Enterprise construction frameworks which closely
align with the Group's capabilities.

In Asia, Gammon has also had a positive start to the year for contract awards.
The two largest additions to the order book were a new train station in Hong
Kong's major Northern Metropolis development area and a residential
development on Lantau Island, for which Balfour Beatty's 50% share totalled
c£330 million.

Over the first three months of 2026, the average monthly closing net cash
balance was

£1,554 million (FY 2025 average: £1,212 million, 2025 closing: £1,446
million). The Board continues to expect 2026 average net cash in the range of
£1.3 - £1.5 billion.

The £200 million share buyback is on track to be completed by the end of the
year, with approximately £54 million completed to date.

 

ENDS

 

 

Analyst/investor enquiries:

Jim Ryan

Tel. +44 (0)785 836 8527

jim.ryan@balfourbeatty.com (mailto:jim.ryan@balfourbeatty.com)

 

Media enquiries:

Vivienne Dunn

+44 (0)203 810 2345

vivienne.dunn@balfourbeatty.com (mailto:vivienne.dunn@balfourbeatty.com)

 

Notes to editors:

·    Balfour Beatty (https://www.balfourbeatty.com/) is a leading
international infrastructure group with over 26,000 employees driving the
delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and
inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.

·    We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly
complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and
deliver projects at the heart of local communities.

·    Over the last 117 years we have created iconic buildings and
infrastructure all over the world. Currently, we are working to deliver
Hinkley Point C, the first UK nuclear power station in a generation;
constructing the world-class arts and cultural facility, the Lyric Theatre, in
Hong Kong; and designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining the
Automated People Mover superstructure at one of the busiest airports in the
world, Los Angeles International Airport.

 

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