abrdn (LON:ABDN) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

abrdn (LON:ABDN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 8.40 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. abrdn had a net margin of 22.56% and a return on equity of 7.96%.

Here are the key takeaways from abrdn’s conference call:

• 2026 targets reaffirmed: Aberdeen remains confident of delivering adjusted operating profit above £300 million and net capital generation of approximately £300 million, supported by stronger profitability and capital discipline.
• Interactive Investor continued to be the group’s strongest growth engine, with customers up 14% to 525,000, record net inflows of £6.8 billion, assets under administration near £108 billion, and adjusted operating profit up 18% to £84 million.
• Adviser net outflows worsened to £1.3 billion from £0.9 billion a year earlier, and management now expects the return to net inflows to take longer than previously anticipated, despite improved service levels and onboarding.
• Investments delivered improved performance, with 86% of assets outperforming or meeting benchmarks over three years, while costs fell 3% and adjusted operating profit rose 9% to £38 million; management expects a materially stronger second half.
• Capital coverage strengthened to 229%, and Aberdeen plans to redeem £210 million of Tier 1 debt at its December 2026 first call date, subject to regulatory approval, although no additional buyback or special capital return is currently planned.

abrdn Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of LON:ABDN opened at GBX 238.96 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £4.28 billion, a PE ratio of 11.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.39. abrdn has a 12-month low of GBX 177.52 and a 12-month high of GBX 265. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 243.78 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 221.98. The company has a current ratio of 452.75, a quick ratio of 24.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.85.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ABDN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 225 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 234 to GBX 240 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 265 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on abrdn from GBX 225 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 210 price target on shares of abrdn in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 225.67.

abrdn Company Profile

Aberdeen is a Wealth & Investments group that connects investors to the expertise, tools, and solutions they need to grow and manage their wealth with confidence.

We are structured around three businesses – interactive investor, Adviser and Investments. As a diversified group, we have positioned ourselves for growth in a changing investment landscape.

As at 31 December 2025, Aberdeen manages and administers £556bn of client and customer assets.