Babcock Shares Tick Up Ahead of FY26 Results as Market Eyes Type 31 Risk
London, June 12, 2026, 13:01 BST Babcock International Group PLC shares ticked up Friday as the market waited for the defence contractor’s full-year numbers. A late AJ Bell quote put the stock at a 1,032.50p sell and 1,033.50p buy, up 5.00p, or 0.49%. Market cap stands at about £5.05 billion. The P/E is 18.42. The price-to-earnings ratio compares share price with earnings per share and serves as a quick valuation check. (AJ Bell) Babcock’s small move comes with the stock caught between the defence and nuclear story and ongoing worries about contract execution. In a post-close trading update, the company