UK's Norman Broadbent FY25 net fee income up 32% driven by executive search

Norman Broadbent

15/01/2026 07:13

Overview

UK executive search firm's FY25 net fee income rose 32% yr/yr

Underlying EBITDA for FY25 increased 333% yr/yr

Q4 NFI was company's strongest quarter for FY25, driven by executive search

Outlook

Norman Broadbent plans targeted investment in headcount to scale business growth

Company continues to explore acquisition opportunities to accelerate growth

Norman Broadbent remains disciplined in executing plans amid challenging market conditions

Result Drivers

EXECUTIVE SEARCH - Q4 performance was driven by executive search, contributing 87% of net fee income

STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS - CEO attributed success to targeted investment in headcount and strategic transformation

ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES - Co continues to explore acquisitions to accelerate growth where strategically and financially sensible

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
FY Adjusted EBITDA
GBP 1.30 mln
FY Net Fee Income
GBP 12.30 mln
FY Pretax Profit
GBP 700,000


Analyst Coverage

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Norman Broadbent PLC is GBP345.00, about 48.4% above its January 14 closing price of GBP232.50

Press Release: ID:nRSO9567Oa

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