Legal & General Group Plc Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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Legal & General Group Plc provides various insurance products and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Institutional Retirement, Asset Management, and Retail Retirement segments. The Institutional Retirement segment offers annuity contracts with guaranteed income for a specified time; longevity insurance products; and writes assured payment policies (APP). The Asset Management segment provides unit linked institutional pensions, segregated investment management mandates, and collective investment schemes; index fund management; pooled and segregated active fixed income funds; active equity management; solutions for cash management requirements for institutional investors; solutions and liability driven investment; multi-asset funds; private markets strategies for physical real estate, private corporate debts, infrastructure debts, and real estate loans; and direct investment services. The Retail Retirement segment offers protection products, such as health, disability, critical illness, and accident; individual term assurance; reinsurance; savings and death benefits; annuities; lifetime mortgages; lifetime care plans; retirement interest only mortgages; and workplace and retail savings scheme that provides corporate pension scheme solutions. Legal & General Group Plc was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
63.60
PB ratio
768.58
Dividend yield
8.33%
Beta
0.81
Market cap
£14.32B
Enterprise value
£29.67B
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Asset Management / Financial Services |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 10799 |
| Website | https://group.legalandgeneral.com |
| Mailing address | One Coleman Street London EC2R 5AA United Kingdom |
| Phone / Fax | 44 20 3124 2000 / 44 20 3124 2500 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
8.33%
Dividend amount
£0.21
Payout ratio
484.35%
5Y Avg. yield
-%
Legal & General Group Plc paid £0.21 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 21 Aug 2025.The dividend payout ratio is 484.35%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.LGEN dividend payout ratio is more than 90% making it difficult for the company to maintain the dividends and increase it year by year.
Company Executives
As of Mar 2026, following are the company executives and directors listed on Legal & General Group Plc.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Antonio Pedro Dos Santos Simoes | Group CEO & Director | 50 | |
| Mr. Andrew Kail | Group CFO & Executive Director | 56 | |
| Ms. Katie Worgan | Group Chief Operating Officer | ||
| Andy Sinclair | Chief Strategy & Investor Relations Officer | ||
| Mr. Geoffrey Julian Timms | Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | 65 | |
| Paula Llewellyn | Chief Marketing Officer & Direct MD | ||
| Ms. Emma Holden | Chief People Officer | 50 | |
| Mr. Robert James Barnard-Smith | Head of UK Credit - LGIM | ||
| Mr. Craig Brown | Chief Executive of Legal & General Home Finance | ||
| Ms. Debbie Matthews | Head of LGIM Product Development - Chief Operations Office |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
2.28%
Operating margin
11.22%
Return on assets
0.10%
Return on equity
9.49%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of Legal & General Group Plc is 14.32B and its enterprise value is 29.67B. The enterprise value to revenue ratio of LGEN is 2.38. The enterprise value to EBITDA ratio of LGEN is 32.06.
The LGEN's stocks Beta value is 0.81 making it 19% less volatile compared to LSE market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
Legal & General Group Plc (LSE:LGEN) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Legal & General Group Plc's Stock Symbol?
Legal & General Group Plc trades on LSE under the ticker symbol "LGEN".
2. What is Legal & General Group Plc's stock price today?
One share of LGEN stock can currently be purchased for approximately £254.4.
3. How can I contact Legal & General Group Plc?
Legal & General Group Plc's mailing address is One Coleman Street London EC2R 5AA United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at 44 20 3124 2000.
4. What is Legal & General Group Plc's official website?
The official website of Legal & General Group Plc is https://group.legalandgeneral.com.