Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (BKG.L) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Berkeley Group Holdings PLC is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 13 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 6.

About Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC is a Consumer Cyclical company (Residential Construction) based in the United Kingdom, listed on LSE as BKG.L.

What our checks show for BKG.L

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 7.2 points over 5 years, to 13.4%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 3.3 points, to 25.1%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 7.5% a year.
• Revenue fell 2.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 68% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 4.6 years.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 3.9% a year.
• Earnings per share fell 8% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 11.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• Thinly traded (about 285 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 9.2%.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.18x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 15.3 times over.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 2.2 points from today's 13.4%.
• Free cash flow is 12.8% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
• The price is 10.4 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• The share count fell by 10.4% in 2 years: the company buys back its own shares.

Next earnings report: 2026-12-09

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Questions

What grade does Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (BKG.L) have?

In our weekly check, Berkeley Group Holdings PLC is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 13 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of BKG.L stock?

This week's biggest flags for Berkeley Group Holdings PLC: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Weak revenue forecast. In total 11 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Berkeley Group Holdings PLC do?

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC is a Consumer Cyclical company (Residential Construction) based in the United Kingdom, listed on LSE as BKG.L.

When does Berkeley Group Holdings PLC report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-12-09. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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