Smiths Group Completes £3.3 Billion Portfolio Reshaping, Posts Fiscal 2026 Growth

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Smiths Group reported organic revenue growth and margin expansion for fiscal 2026 while completing a major portfolio reshaping that left the company focused on its John Crane and Flex-Tek businesses. The company completed the sales of Smiths Interconnect and Smiths Detection, realizing £3.3 billion of enterprise value, acquired DRC Heat Transfer in April for £165 million, and agreed sales of three non-core Flex-Tek industrial businesses for £40 million. Continuing-operations revenue rose 1.2% organically to £1.9 billion, headline operating profit increased 1.9% organically to £399 million, and headline operating margin rose 20 basis points to 20.6%. Headline earnings per share increased 6% to 86.8 pence, total group headline EPS rose 12% to 135.7 pence, and the board recommended a final dividend of 33.5 pence per share, bringing the full-year dividend to 48.5 pence, up 5.4%. For fiscal 2027, Smiths expects organic revenue growth of about 4% and headline operating margin of approximately 21%, and said a further £1.5 billion of buybacks related to the Detection sale remains to be executed and is expected to be substantially completed by the end of calendar 2027.

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Smiths Group PLC
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Smiths Group completed £3.3bn portfolio reshaping with organic revenue growth, margin expansion, higher EPS and dividend, plus a further £1.5bn buyback planned.

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Smiths DetectionPrivate± Mixed
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Smiths Detection was sold as part of the portfolio reshaping, realizing enterprise value, but the article gives no standalone impact on Detection itself.

Smiths InterconnectPrivate± Mixed
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Smiths Interconnect was sold as part of the portfolio reshaping, realizing enterprise value, but no standalone impact on Interconnect is described.

DRC Heat TransferPrivate± Mixed
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DRC Heat Transfer was acquired by Smiths Group for £165 million in April, a transaction mention with no further detail on its own impact.

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