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Bloomsbury starts five-year leadership transition: founder Nigel Newton becomes executive chairman

Bloomsbury has announced a five-year succession plan: founder Nigel Newton will move from chief executive to the role of executive chairman with immediate effect. A new chief executive is to be appointed within two years, overseen by John Bason as deputy chairman and chair of the nomination committee. After the appointment, Newton will remain executive chairman for three years and in 2031 will become non-executive chairman; the board will remain majority independent. » More on de.investing.com
Bloomsbury to receive about $19m from Anthropic copyright settlement

Bloomsbury is a beneficiary of a $1.5bn settlement between Anthropic and thousands of authors, with 14,087 Bloomsbury titles listed and a proposed payment of about $3,000 per title. After roughly 10% deductions for legal fees and expenses, Bloomsbury and the affected authors can each expect about $19m, to be paid in instalments possibly starting in the second half of this fiscal year. The settlement covers about 482,000 works and has been claimed for more than 91% of those covered. » More on theguardian.com
Bloomsbury Publishing to receive around $1.5bn from AI settlement with Anthropic

Bloomsbury Publishing will receive compensation of $1.5 billion from a settlement with Anthropic. A U.S. court identified 14,087 of the publisher’s titles as affected; the proposed payment equals roughly $3,000 per title. The sum is to be split equally between authors and publishers, and a federal judge has approved the class action. » More on de.investing.com

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In 2026, BLOOMSBURY PUB. has already paid €0.14 in dividends. The last payout was in August.

Financials

In the last quarter, BLOOMSBURY PUB. had revenue of €189.42m and net profit of €15.03m

(EUR)	February 2026	YoY
Revenue	189.42m	-
Gross profit	103.48m	-
Net profit	15.03m	-
EBITDA	30.05m	-

Fundamentals

Metric	Value
Market capitalization	€589.31m
Number of shares	80.84m
52-week high/low	€8.06 - €5.08
Dividend yield	2.54%
Dividends TTM	€0.19
Beta	0.42
P/E ratio	18.91
PEG ratio	2.93
P/B ratio	2.36
P/S ratio	1.55

Company profile

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc veröffentlicht wissenschaftliche, pädagogische und allgemeine Belletristik und Sachbücher für Verbraucher, Kinder, Lehrer, Studenten, Forscher und Fachleute weltweit. Das Unternehmen bietet Bücher und digitale Ressourcen für die internationale Forschungsgemeinschaft und Hochschulstudenten, Online-Dienstleistungen in den Bereichen Recht, Buchhaltung und Steuern für britische und irische Fachleute sowie Verlagsdienstleistungen für Unternehmen und Institutionen. Darüber hinaus bietet das Unternehmen unterstützende Inhalte für die berufliche Weiterbildung und den Unterricht von Lehrern und Referendaren an und bedient Interessengemeinschaften in den Bereichen Sport und Sportwissenschaft, Nautik, Militärgeschichte, Naturgeschichte, Kunsthandwerk und Populärwissenschaft sowie Studienmaterial für Studenten der Kunst-, Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften in Backlist-, Print- und eBook-Formaten. Darüber hinaus verlegt das Unternehmen Kochbücher, Belletristik, Sachbücher, Biografien, Essen und Trinken, Geschichte, Memoiren, populärwissenschaftliche und populärpsychologische Titel für Erwachsene sowie Aktivitäts-, Belletristik-, Sach-, Bilder- und Vorschulbücher für Kinder in gedruckter Form, als Hörbücher und als E-Books. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc wurde 1986 gegründet und hat seinen Hauptsitz in London, Vereinigtes Königreich.

Name	BLOOMSBURY PUB.
CEO	John Nigel Newton
Headquarters	London, gl United Kingdom
Website	bloomsbury.com
Sector	Communication Services
Industry	Media
IPO	27/06/1994
Employees	1,321