Stephen A. Carter, Group Chief Executive, Informa PLC, said: “Informa delivered another period of strong performance and underlying growth.
“Our market-leading Brands, investment in first party data and depth and breadth in both geographic and customer markets are underpinning consistently strong performances in B2B Live Events and Academic Markets. We continue to have forward momentum and are reaffirming full year guidance and increasing our share buyback commitment.”
As reported by Informa:
- Strong underlying growth: Informa delivered Group underlying revenue growth of 6.8% and underlying operating profit growth of 6.9% (excluding non-recurring data contracts, or 5.1% and 2.4% respectively if included in the H1 2025 comparison), with strong performances in both B2B Live Events and Academic Markets;
- Revenue growth: Reported Revenues of £2,063.8m (H1 2025: £2,035.9m), Adjusted Operating Profit of £548.3m (H1 2025: £578.9m) and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share of 26.6p (H1 2025: 29.8p), reflecting underlying revenue growth, year-on-year biennial phasing and in-year events rescheduling within directly impacted conflict markets in IMEA;
- Revenue visibility and quality: Group revenue of $4.5bn± committed or visible through subscriptions, forward bookings and contracts, representing around 80% of 2026 targeted revenues and pacing ahead of last year on a like-for-like basis;
- 2026 guidance reaffirmed: The Group is committed to full year Group Revenue (6%± underlying growth) and Earnings guidance (double-digit underlying growth in adjusted diluted EPS);
- Improving statutory performance: H1 2026 statutory revenue of £2,063.8m (H1 2025: £2,035.9m), statutory operating profit of £323.3m (H1 2025: £137.0m loss) and statutory diluted EPS of 10.4p (H1 2025: (5.9)p);
- Balance sheet strength: €500m 6-year Eurobond completed, extending pro-forma average debt maturity to 4.4 years and securing long-term financing flexibility.
The full report can be read here.
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