Hays Plc · LSE:HAS
Hays — Q1 FY26 Earnings Presentation
8 slides from Hays's earnings presentation, Oct 10, 2025
Slide 1: Quarterly Update for the Three Months Ended 30 September 2025
HAYS QUARTERLY UPDATE FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 10 October 2025
Slide 2: Financial Summary
HAYS Financial Summary Net fee performance for the quarter ended 30 September 2025 (Q1 26) YoY Growth Actual LFL Germany (5)% (7)% United Kingdom & Ireland (UK&l) (9)% (9)% Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) (10)% (5)% Rest of World (RoW) (2)% (10)% Total (8)% (8)% Temp & Contracting (5)% (5)% Permanent
Slide 3: Group Q1 trading overview
HAYS Group Qi trading overview; A normal seasonal recovery in net fees and good cost discpline Group net fees decreased by 8% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis. On an actual basis, net fees also decreased by 8% due to amodest tailwind from exchange rate movements offset by our previously communi
Slide 4: Consistent global approach to clients; cost base improvement
HAYS Successfully providing a consistent global approach to how we engage with clients, how we contract with them, and how we deliver services, provides opportunities to capture more share of client spend by growing geographically and by cross-selling our suite of services. Enterprise currently has
Slide 5: Divisional Net Fee Analysis
HAYS Divisional Net Fee Analysis Temp & Contracting Perm Total % of % of 6 Divisional net LFL Divisional net LL %0F Group LFL net fees fees fees Germany 85% (5)% 15% (18)% 33% (N% United Kingdom & Ireland 57% (10% 43% (Q)% 20% ()% Australia & New Zealand 69% (2)% 31% (Q% 12% (5)% Rest of World 44% (
Slide 6: UK&I and Australia & New Zealand commentary
HAYS management and optimise our office portfolio, will drive a further structural improvement in costs in FY26. As a result of these actions, pre-exceptional operating profit in the UK&l increased YoY in Q1. Australia & New Zealand: Stable activity through the quarter Net fees in Australia & New Ze
Slide 7: Hays plc, FGS Global
Hays plc FGS Global https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI169debbb683f409db698c736e7c7226b
Slide 8: Sustainability and cautionary statement
HAYS Linked to this and our commitment to Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) matters, Hays has shaped its Sustainability Framework around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG’s), and further details can be found on . Hays is proud to be a part of the FTSE4Good Index Series.