Consensus

LSEG analyst consensus - 08 May 2026

Basis of consensus

Consensus has been compiled from financial estimates (models) provided by 15 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
  16 0 0
Consensus target share price (p)           12,131    
Closing share price as of 07/05/2026 (p) 9,186    
£m 
Revenue
2026
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2027
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Total income excl. recoveries
Organic constant currency growth %
7.6% 6.7%  
       
Workflows 1,968 2,050 2,143
Data & Feeds 1,935 2,078 2,237
Analytics 242 260 279
Data & Analytics 4,146 4,388 4,659
       
Subscription 671 728 791
Asset based 353 380 409
FTSE Russell 1,025 1,108 1,200
       
Risk Intelligence 633 699 772
       
Equities 436 445 461
Fixed income, derivatives & other 1,719 1,882 2,049
FX 289 300 316
OTC Derivatives 698 739 787
Securities & Reporting 241 250 261
Non-Cash Collateral 121 126 132
NTI 273 276 283
Markets 3,777 4,019 4,289
       
Other 9 9 9
Total Income (excl. recoveries) 9,590 10,222 10,929
Organic (constant currency) growth % 7.6% 6.7%  
       
Recoveries 365 367 369
Total Income (incl. recoveries) 9,954 10,589 11,298
       
Cost of Sales (1,146) (1,202) (1,261)
Gross Profit 8,808 9,387 10,037
       
Adjusted opex (3,875) (4,082) (4,305)
       
Income from equity investments 0 0 0
Share of profit / (loss) after tax of associates (0) (0) (0)
Adjusted EBITDA 4,933 5,305 5,731
Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) ex-recoveries 51.4% 51.9% 52.4%
       
Underlying depreciation and amortisation (1,064) (1,100) (1,139)
Adjusted operating profit 3,869 4,205 4,592
       
Digital asset gains / losses - - -
Net finance expense (273) (286) (287)
Adjusted profit before tax 3,596 3,919 4,305
       
Tax (880) (960) (1,055)
Tax rate 24.5% 24.5% 24.5%
Adjusted profit after tax 2,717 2,959 3,250
       
Non-controlling interest (373) (409) (445)
Underlying profit from continuing operations 2,344 2,550 2,805
       
Weighted Average number of shares 491.5 470.7 462.9
       
Adjusted basic EPS 476.9 541.9 606.4
       
Total dividend (£m) 810 874 956
Dividend per share (p) 165.5 186.0 207.0

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.