FDM Group (Holdings) (FDM): Consultant demand and utilisation recovery
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11 Nov 2025 · Early pick-up; training volumes cautiously raised · +17% until the next step
In response to these early indicators we have cautiously increased our volume of consultants in training in the UK, North America and Australia.
28 Jan 2026 · Activity uptick continuing into early 2026 · −27% until the next step
We have been encouraged that the uptick in activity levels which we saw in the last four months of 2025 shows signs of continuing into early 2026.
18 Mar 2026 · Modest uptick continues, Middle East uncertainty added · −4% until the next step
In the last four months of the year we saw a slight uptick in client activity levels. These trends have continued into the early months of 2026.
3 Aug 2026 · First half-year rise in assigned consultants since 2023 · −10% since
While Consultants assigned to clients remain at suppressed levels, we have delivered the first six-monthly increase in this metric since the market downturn in 2023, together with an increase in coach
Consultant demand and utilisation recovery
First half-year rise in assigned consultants since 2023
Next: see whether the first rise in assigned consultants continues
Every step · 4
- 11 Nov 2025 Early pick-up; training volumes cautiously raised – In response to these early indicators we have cautiously increased our volume of consultants in training in the UK, North America and Australia. ↗
- 28 Jan 2026 Activity uptick continuing into early 2026 – We have been encouraged that the uptick in activity levels which we saw in the last four months of 2025 shows signs of continuing into early 2026. ↗
- 18 Mar 2026 Modest uptick continues, Middle East uncertainty added – In the last four months of the year we saw a slight uptick in client activity levels. These trends have continued into the early months of 2026. ↗
- 3 Aug 2026 First half-year rise in assigned consultants since 2023 – While Consultants assigned to clients remain at suppressed levels, we have delivered the first six-monthly increase in this metric since the market downturn... ↗
What is happening
FDM Group (Holdings): Consultant demand and utilisation recovery – First half-year rise in assigned consultants since 2023. ['First half-year rise in assigned consultants since 2023']
- Announced
- 11 Nov 2025 · Early pick-up; training volumes cautiously raised
- Latest
- 3 Aug 2026 · First half-year rise in assigned consultants since 2023
- What it changes
- Modest recovery is now visible in assigned consultants (first rise since 2023) and coaching, but profit and dividend are still falling and the company says it is too early to judge whether it lasts.
What comes next
see whether the first rise in assigned consultants continues.
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