Future

FUTR · Main Market · Media · mcap £258m · 309.2p

Future owns specialist websites, magazines and the Go.Compare price-comparison service. It earns money from advertising, affiliate commissions on products sold through its sites, and business-to-business data and services.

Recent signals

Positive 30 Sep 2026

FIL Limited raised holding from 9.7% to 14.8% during 2026

Major holder steadily adding as share price fell from about 540p to about 300p. 30 Sep 2026 19 Jan 2026

Negative 30 Sep 2026

FY26 guidance moved from modest growth to mid-low single-digit organic decline; margin guide cut to 25-27%

Guidance softened over successive reports as high-margin revenue declined; consensus EBITDA fell from £224m to £180m. 30 Sep 2026 14 May 2026 4 Dec 2025

Mixed 30 Sep 2026

Buyback paused to focus on deleveraging

Leverage of 1.6x with consensus 1.7x; capital return shifted to net debt reduction. 30 Sep 2026 14 May 2026

Positive 14 May 2026

Board states Group is fundamentally undervalued and may realise value from non-platform assets

Board signalled possible disposals of brands that do not deliver the platform effect. 14 May 2026

Positive 5 Feb 2026

CEO and a non-executive director bought shares in Dec 2025 and Feb 2026

Small purchases by insiders ahead of further share price decline. 5 Feb 2026 15 Dec 2025

Capital actions

2026-01-22 acquisition · £39.9m – Acquired SheerLuxe for initial cash consideration, earn-out capped at total £80m 22 Jan 2026
2025-12-04 buyback programme · £30m – New share buyback programme of up to £30m announced; paused in September 2026 after about £24m executed 4 Dec 2025
2025-07-04 debt refinancing · £300m – Issued £300m 6.75% bond due 2030 and refinanced £300m four-year revolving credit facility 4 Jul 2025
2025-03 acquisition · £2.8m – Acquired RNWL for initial consideration, with potential earn-out, for Go.Compare loyalty 16 May 2025
2025-01-02 buyback programme · £55m – Share buyback programme of up to £55m launched, running to December 2025 or AGM 2 Jan 2025

From the company's own announcements · not investment advice

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