Consensus

LSEG analyst consensus - 3 November 2026

Basis of consensus

Consensus has been compiled from financial estimates (models) provided by 13 third-party research analysts, prepared and published on a consistent basis.

Download LSEG's 2026-2028 consensus, including highs and lows for each year. 

Analyst ratings Buy Hold Sell
  15 1 1
Consensus target share price (p)           11,759    
Closing share price as of 02/11/2026 (p) 9,524    
£m 
Revenue
2026
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2027
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Total income excl recoveries
Organic constant currency growth %
8.3% 7.1%  
       
Workflows 1,939 2,006 2,074
Data & Feeds 1,956 2,114 2,287
Analytics 245 263 282
Data & Analytics 4,140 4,382 4,642
       
Subscription 667 727 788
Asset based 370 402 437
FTSE Russell 1,037 1,129 1,225
       
Risk Intelligence 633 699 772
       
Subscription businesses 5,810 6,210 6,639
       
Equities 451 458 475
Fixed income, derivatives & other 1,725 1,926 2,113
FX 286 300 317
OTC Derivatives 721 765 824
Securities & Reporting 246 257 268
Non-Cash Collateral 117 121 126
NTI 283 281 285
Markets 3,830 4,107 4,407
       
Other 8 9 9
Total Income (excl. recoveries) 9,648 10,325 11,055
Organic growth % 8.3% 7.1%  
       
Recoveries 371 376 380
Total Income (incl. recoveries) 10,018 10,701 11,435
       
Cost of Sales (1,162) (1,226) (1,291)
Gross Profit 8,856 9,475 10,145
       
Adjusted opex (3,866) (4,082) (4,302)
       
Income from equity investments - - -
Share of profit / (loss) after tax of associates - - -
Adjusted EBITDA 4,991 5,393 5,843
Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) ex-recoveries 51.7% 52.2% 52.8%
       
Underlying depreciation and amortisation (1,054) (1,095) (1,131)
Adjusted operating profit 3,936 4,298 4,711
       
Digital asset gains / losses - - -
Net finance expense (298) (307) (317)
Adjusted profit before tax 3,638 3,991 4,394
       
Tax (885) (975) (1,073)
Tax rate 24.3% 24.4% 24.4%
Adjusted profit after tax 2,753 3,016 3,321
       
Non-controlling interest (385) (430) (473)
Underlying profit from continuing operations 2,368 2,586 2,848
       
Weighted Average number of shares 489.2 467.5 459.3
       
Adjusted basic EPS 484.0 553.3 620.5
       
Total dividend (£m) 819 888 970
Dividend per share (p) 168.2 190.4 211.7

Please note that any opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding London Stock Exchange Group plc performance made by these analysts are theirs alone and do not represent opinions, forecasts or predictions of the London Stock Exchange Group plc or its management. The number of analysts that are included in the above consensus may differ from the total number of analysts that cover the London Stock Exchange Group plc, due to out of date forecasts (from before the latest set of results) or change at the analysts' company.