Ashtead group revenues slip despite record rental performance

Industrial equipment rental firm Ashtead posted record group rental revenues in the twelve months ended 30 April but said overall revenues had slipped as a result of lower sales of used equipment.

  • Ashtead Technology Holdings
  • 17 June 2025 07:49:52
Ashtead Group

Source: Sharecast

Ashtead delivered 4% year-on-year growth in rental revenues to $9.98bn in FY25 but said group revenues were down 1% at $10.79bn as lower used equipment sales and second-hand values resulted in lower gains on sale.

Operating profits slipped 4% to $2.55bn and pre-tax profits fell 5% to $1.99bn, while adjusted underlying earnings were 3% higher at $5.02bn. Earnings per share were also down 5% at $3.465 each, and stated its proposed final dividend of $0.72 would take its FY dividend payout to $1.08, up three cents year-on-year.

Ashtead also delivered "near record free cash flow" of $1.8bn for the year and said, when with "sustained levels of profitability", this had enabled it to invest $2.4bn of capital into its growth runway, alongside its highest ever level of shareholder returns totalling $886.0m across dividends and share buybacks.

Ashtead added that it was on track to move its primary listing to the US during Q126.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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