3i Group (LON:III) Issues Earnings Results

3i Group (LON:III) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported GBX 539.40 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. The business had revenue of GBX 549.60 billion during 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%

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

III has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup dropped 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,300 price objective on shares of 3i Group in a report on Friday. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,600 target price on shares of 3i Group in a research note on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut 3i Group to an “underperform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from GBX 3,250 to GBX 3,000 in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,795.

Insider Activity

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

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.