FirstGroup Plc - Company Profile
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FirstGroup Plc (FirstGroup) is an operator of transport services. It provides scheduled intercity coach transportation, intercity rail network, commuter rail network, and tramlink operations. FirstGroup also offers autonomous vehicle maintenance, public transportation management, and ancillary support services. The company works in collaboration with national government, state and local authorities, healthcare, school boards, and universities. It operates a railway network through the franchises such as Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, Avanti West Coast, South Western Railway, and Lumo. FirstGroup owns a fleet of diesel and electric rolling stock vehicles. It operates rail and bus networks in the UK. FirstGroup is headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, the UK.
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Address
395 King Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB245RP
Website
www.firstgroupplc.com
Telephone
44 1224 650100
No of Employees
30,000
Industry
Transport and Logistics
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
FGP (LON)
Revenue (2025)
$6.3B
-9.2%
(2025 vs 2024)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2025)
XYZ
-7.2%
(2025 vs 2024)
Market Cap*
$1.3B
Net Profit Margin (2025)
XYZ
2.1%
(2025 vs 2024)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Services |
|---|
| Passenger Transportation: |
| Bus Services |
| Rail Services |
| XYZ |
| XYZ |
| XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Plans/Strategy | In July, the company announced its plans to sell Mistral Data Limited to Tracsis plc. |
| 2026 | Contracts/Agreements | In July, the company awarded the Sizewell C bus transport services contract to Specialist Passenger Solutions to manage worker transport and site shuttle services from points across Suffolk, to and from the Sizewell C nuclear power plant construction site. |
| 2026 | New Products/Services | In May, Lumo introduced its direct train service between London Euston and Stirling in Scotland. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | FirstGroup Plc | SNCF Group | CSX Corp | Transdev Group SA | The Go-Ahead Group Ltd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | France | United States of America | France | United Kingdom |
| City | Aberdeen | Saint-Denis | Jacksonville | Issy-les-Moulineaux | London |
| State/Province | Scotland | Ile-de-France | Florida | Ile-de-France | England |
| No. of Employees | 30,000 | 284,511 | 22,200 | 105,117 | 27,063 |
| Entity Type | Public | Private | Public | Private | Private |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Sutherland | Director; Chief Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2022 | 63 |
| Ryan Mangold | Director; Chief Financial Officer | Executive Board | 2019 | 55 |
| Lena Wilson | Chairwoman | Executive Board | 2025 | 62 |
| Claire Hawkings | Director | Non Executive Board | 2022 | 57 |
| Peter Lynas | Director | Non Executive Board | 2021 | 68 |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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