BT Group (BT-A) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What BT-A does

BT Group (BT-A) is a large-cap stock listed on the London Stock Exchange in the Communication Services sector, specifically Telecom Services. The company builds, owns, and operates fixed and mobile networks and offers connectivity, cloud, cybersecurity, and managed solutions to consumers and businesses across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Consumer, Business, International, and Openreach segments and trades under the BT, EE, Plusnet, and Openreach brands. As a major UK telecom, BT-A sits alongside peers such as Vodafone Group (VOD) and Airtel Africa (AAF) in the broader communications space.

Key numbers explained

• 1.97 GBP is the latest share price, the amount you would pay for one share at this moment.
• +1.63% is today’s price change, showing the percentage move relative to the previous close.
• 19.37B GBP is the market capitalisation, the total value of all outstanding shares.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 17.9 divides the current share price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (0.11 GBP), a common way to gauge how the market values each pound of earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 10.5 uses expected future earnings, often a more forward-looking view of valuation.
• The dividend yield of 4.23% tells you the annual dividend as a percentage of the share price, a measure of income return.
• The ex-dividend date of 6 aug. 2026 is the cutoff: you must own the stock before this date to receive the next dividend.
• 76% of earnings are paid out as dividends, indicating the portion of profit returned to shareholders.
• 0.43 is the beta, a measure of volatility relative to the market; a beta below 1 suggests lower sensitivity to market swings.
• 19.65B GBP is trailing 12-month revenue, and -3.9% is the year-over-year growth rate, showing a slight decline in top-line sales.
• 5.5% profit margin and 15.9% operating margin describe how much of revenue remains as profit after costs.
• 8.5% return on equity shows how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders’ equity.
• 180.8% debt-to-equity indicates high leverage relative to equity, common in capital-intensive telecoms.
• 154.16 price-to-book compares the share price to the company’s book value per share.
• 1.73 – 2.42 is the 52-week price range, the lowest and highest traded prices over the past year.
• 0% price change over the last 52 weeks means the share price today is roughly the same as one year ago.

What to watch

Investors tracking BT-A often watch the FTSE 100, the index where it is a constituent, because sector rotation and index rebalancing can affect demand. Telecom stocks are sensitive to interest rates, regulatory decisions on pricing and infrastructure, and capital expenditure cycles. The next earnings report, scheduled for 5 nov. 2026, is a key date for updates on revenue trends, margins, and dividend sustainability. The high debt-to-equity ratio and the share of earnings paid out as dividends are also closely watched, as they reflect financial flexibility and the trade-off between reinvestment and shareholder returns.