Top FTSE 100 Stocks By Earnings Per Share

As on 2024-05-30

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is a crucial measure of a company's profitability, calculated by dividing net profit by the number of outstanding shares. A high EPS generally indicates strong financial health and solid performance. Leading UK companies with high EPS come from various sectors, including technology, finance, healthcare, and consumer goods. These companies consistently demonstrate earnings growth, efficient operations, and strong market positions, making them attractive to investors seeking stable and profitable investment opportunities. Investing in high EPS stocks can potentially yield substantial returns.

Company Name	Company Ticker	Market Cap ( GBP million)	Price (GBX)	Earnings Per Share (GBX)	Revenue TTM (GBP million)	Net Profit Margin (%)	P/E (x)
Next PLC	LSE:NXT	12,546.04	9,976.00	655.9	583.45	14.61%	15.12
AstraZeneca PLC	LSE:AZN	182,623.77	11,780.00	575.46	3,913.45	13.00%	38.04
Rio Tinto PLC	LSE:RIO	81,595.72	4,802.50	573.84	4,251.47	18.61%	9.72
DCC PLC	LSE:DCC	5,092.13	5,150.00	454.49	1,985.88	1.64%	15.62
British American Tobacco plc	LSE:BATS	62,241.28	2,810.00	375.6	2,618.20	-52.66%	-
Shell PLC	LSE:SHEL	159,702.90	2,562.00	326.09	24,065.77	6.11%	12.21
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC	LSE:RKT	31,301.93	4,514.00	323.4	1,432.80	11.19%	20.81
London Stock Exchange Group PLC	LSE:LSEG	54,801.02	10,315.00	322.1	822.3	9.08%	82.16
Spirax Group PLC	LSE:SPX	5,270.63	7,160.00	311.8	165.88	10.91%	27.56
Ashtead Group PLC	LSE:AHT	24,602.43	5,626.00	304.16	854.54	14.72%	21.17
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC	LSE:IHG	12,785.95	8,020.00	297.75	177.11	16.22%	27.7
Imperial Brands PLC	LSE:IMB	18,384.20	2,170.00	278.8	798.6	7.17%	9.41
Intertek Group PLC	LSE:ITRK	8,069.66	5,000.00	223	335.82	8.93%	26.29
Unilever PLC	LSE:ULVR	120,816.51	4,853.00	222.08	5,184.37	10.88%	21.97
Whitbread PLC	LSE:WTB	5,645.11	3,146.00	205.5	296	10.54%	20.12
Spectris PLC	LSE:SXS	2,664.93	2,678.00	199.7	133.64	10.03%	9.97
Bunzl plc	LSE:BNZL	12,089.99	3,576.00	189.9	1,160.18	4.46%	24.7
Anglo American PLC	LSE:AAL	28,477.03	2,129.00	189.59	2,438.82	0.92%	-
Coca Cola HBC AG	LSE:CCH	9,908.22	2,732.00	177.54	886.03	6.25%	18.93
Computacenter PLC	LSE:CCC	2,715.41	2,460.00	174.8	644.17	2.85%	16.44
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC	LSE:HIK	4,220.28	1,902.00	174.58	237.47	6.61%	19.87
Croda International PLC	LSE:CRDA	5,461.14	3,911.00	167.4	162.95	10.09%	33.57
Intermediate Capital Group PLC	LSE:ICGIN	6,719.41	2,312.00	160.1	94.96	48.68%	14.45
Hiscox Ltd	LSE:HSX	3,882.82	1,143.00	158.62	300.71	18.49%	7.34
GSK plc	LSE:GSK	63,668.14	1,536.00	155.1	3,144.60	16.25%	15.68
SSE PLC	LSE:SSE	21,356.36	1,931.50	142.2	1,045.72	16.36%	12.35
Associated British Foods PLC	LSE:ABF	16,632.74	2,237.00	141.8	1,992.40	5.29%	14.47
Johnson Matthey PLC	LSE:JMAT	2,597.98	1,470.00	141.3	390.4	0.84%	25.08
Diageo PLC	LSE:DGE	55,463.35	2,494.50	139.63	1,616.59	19.09%	19.23
Mondi PLC	LSE:MNDI	6,175.36	1,399.00	124.23	611.6	6.77%	18.97
Beazley PLC	LSE:BEZG	4,915.93	767	118.23	429.39	19.70%	5.25
IMI PLC	LSE:IMI	4,757.07	1,838.00	116.4	221	10.81%	18.95
Weir Group PLC	LSE:WEIR	5,462.24	2,104.00	115.3	254.32	8.69%	24.74
RELX PLC	LSE:REL	67,493.37	3,620.00	114	930.3	19.44%	36.16
Experian PLC	LSE:EXPN	35,044.40	3,812.00	113.68	565.28	16.89%	39.01
Admiral Group PLC	LSE:ADML	8,653.11	2,825.00	110.8	360.08	9.06%	21.59
Derwent London PLC	LSE:DLN	2,769.09	2,466.00	101.75	27.25	-179.17%	-
Standard Chartered PLC	LSE:STAN	18,985.79	759.4	99.38	1,490.15	11.08%	8.98
Smiths Group PLC	LSE:SMIN	6,189.05	1,796.00	97	304.7	7.41%	26.96
HSBC Holdings PLC	LSE:HSBA	120,859.57	660.5	95.77	5,306.84	22.24%	7.55
WPP PLC	LSE:WPP	8,296.24	769.2	93.8	1,485.08	0.74%	41.3
Compass Group PLC	LSE:CPG	40,972.30	2,413.00	84.29	3,205.10	4.23%	27.02
Severn Trent PLC	LSE:SVT	7,909.00	2,635.00	79.1	233.82	6.00%	52.62
IG Group Holdings PLC	LSE:IGG	3,299.22	912.5	78.4	98.73	30.83%	11.6
Investec PLC	LSE:INVP	5,326.66	564.5	78.1	204.64	14.57%	8.31
National Grid PLC	LSE:NG	50,617.57	1,036.00	77.11	1,985.00	11.16%	18.87
Prudential PLC	LSE:PRU	16,994.19	627	67.04	801.07	15.96%	26.21
Smith & Nephew PLC	LSE:SN	10,055.29	1,150.00	65.28	449.95	4.74%	43.86
BP PLC	LSE:BP	66,726.21	409.55	63.51	16,226.72	7.36%	12.53
BAE Systems PLC	LSE:BAES	38,408.01	1,270.00	62.4	2,445.90	8.05%	21.13
Britvic PLC	LSE:BVIC	3,168.58	1,273.00	61	183.49	7.09%	24.97
Pearson PLC	LSE:PSON	6,834.78	1,026.00	57.7	354.9	10.29%	20.66
Antofagasta PLC	LSE:ANTO	17,622.19	1,787.50	57.06	499	13.87%	28.67
NatWest Group PLC	LSE:NWG	28,045.49	337.7	51.55	1,415.90	21.43%	7.09
Land Securities Group PLC	LSE:LAND	4,894.18	657	50.1	76.6	-38.71%	-
Howden Joinery Group PLC	LSE:HWDN	5,247.34	954.5	46.3	235.03	11.02%	20.56
Informa PLC	LSE:INF	11,115.52	835.6	45.3	336.44	13.14%	36.75
Easyjet PLC	LSE:EZJ	3,935.59	519.2	45	875	3.97%	10.78
Entain PLC	LSE:ENT	4,700.14	735.2	44.2	491.23	-18.26%	-
RS Group PLC	LSE:RS1R	3,749.67	791	43.7	294.24	6.24%	20.41
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA	LSE:ICAG	10,158.77	207.3	43.17	2,625.35	9.01%	4.93
Glencore PLC	LSE:GLEN	46,204.10	378.7	41.95	17,965.68	1.96%	-
B&M European Value Retail SA	LSE:BMEB	4,221.67	420.9	36.7	631	6.69%	11.52
United Utilities Group PLC	LSE:UU	7,156.42	1,049.50	33.3	194.95	6.51%	56.51
DS Smith PLC	LSE:SMDS	6,465.58	468.4	32.9	682.2	5.64%	16.8
Centrica PLC	LSE:CNA	6,135.55	117.85	32.8	2,617.20	11.77%	5.6
Segro PLC	LSE:SGRO	11,786.09	871.2	32.7	51.1	-33.78%	-
Schroders PLC	LSE:SDR	5,490.72	340.6	31.9	260.21	13.71%	13.93
Sage Group PLC	LSE:SGE	10,155.15	1,011.00	31.75	224.9	9.66%	39.25
Barclays PLC	LSE:BARC	33,078.43	226.75	31.54	2,513.30	12.19%	8.89
QinetiQ Group PLC	LSE:QQ	2587.3	456	29	191.21	7.30%	19.14
British Land Company PLC	LSE:BLND	4,158.78	448.2	28.5	57.5	-0.17%	-
Auto Trader Group PLC	LSE:AUTOA	7,828.20	874.8	28.07	57.09	45.00%	31.16
Barratt Developments P L C	LSE:BDEV	7,250.15	499.7	27.78	416.82	2.74%	43.24
Fresnillo PLC	LSE:FRES	4,321.88	586.5	24.4	221.88	8.65%	23.23
Rightmove PLC	LSE:RMV	5,319.33	674.4	23.7	37.7	54.66%	27.26
Tesco PLC	LSE:TSCO	24,909.15	363.4	23.41	6,818.70	2.58%	14.82
Marks and Spencer Group PLC	LSE:MKS	7,577.88	369.5	23.3	1,304.01	3.31%	17.79
Rentokil Initial PLC	LSE:RTO	9,209.52	364.8	23.08	541	7.09%	23.51
J Sainsbury PLC	LSE:SBRY	6,905.62	292.6	21.6	3,272.10	0.42%	51.12
Kingfisher PLC	LSE:KGF	5,928.80	322.8	21.6	1,285.60	2.66%	17.63
BT Group PLC	LSE:BT	14,538.28	146.05	18.2	2,072.30	4.10%	17.36
Haleon PLC	LSE:HLN	35,496.37	389.4	17.3	1,125.80	9.28%	33.12
M&G PLC	LSE:MNG	4,939.34	207.5	17.09	118.1	5.81%	29.09
Rotork PLC	LSE:ROR	2,797.50	328.4	14.6	74.59	15.73%	23.76
Abrdn PLC	LSE:ABDN	2,817.26	153.05	13.9	134.4	0.81%	8.68
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC	LSE:RR	44,752.77	526.2	13.68	1,664.10	14.63%	19.03
Darktrace PLC	LSE:DARK	4,076.66	582	12.4	48.68	10.81%	45.97
JD Sports Fashion PLC	LSE:JD	7,880.96	152.05	12.14	1,054.20	5.11%	14.56
LondonMetric Property PLC	LSE:LMPL	4,178.36	204.6	10.8	17.81	66.65%	18.52
ConvaTec Group PLC	LSE:CTEC	4,521.84	220.6	10.53	172.14	6.08%	39.43
Taylor Wimpey PLC	LSE:TW	5,860.34	165.55	9.9	339.51	9.93%	23.8
Airtel Africa PLC	LSE:AAF	4,358.60	117.8	8.07	378.8	-3.30%	562.45
Lloyds Banking Group PLC	LSE:LLOY	35,818.81	58.2	7.97	1,713.90	17.59%	8.3
ITV PLC	LSE:ITV	3,170.04	80.65	7.8	358.4	5.79%	7.52
Tritax Big Box Reit PLC	LSE:BBOXT	4,003.81	161.4	7.75	24.03	31.52%	21.45
Vodafone Group PLC	LSE:VOD	19,768.15	75.56	6.45	3,179.85	3.28%	20.46
Harbour Energy PLC	LSE:HBR	3,745.70	260.1	3.12	284.13	0.86%	27.67
Carnival PLC	LSE:CCL	17,854.52	1,274.00	NA	1,870.87	-0.34%	26.75
International Distribution Services PLC	LSE:IDSI	3,260.11	340.2	-14.6	1,267.90	0.43%	60.88