Legal & General Group (LSE:LGEN) EBIT: £972 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)


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What is Legal & General Group EBIT?

Legal & General Group LSE:LGEN +0.38% 44 EBIT is £972 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LSE:LGEN with a GF Score™ of 44/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Legal & General Group's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was £471 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was £972 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Legal & General Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.12%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Legal & General Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 27.27%.

Legal & General Group  (LSE:LGEN) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Legal & General Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=EBIT * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=942 * ( 1 - 26.71% )/( (545233.1 + 566410.85)/ 2 )
=690.3918/555821.975
=0.12 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents - 5% * Revenue )
=557025 - 137 - ( 12355 - 5% * 14002 )
=545233.1

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents - 5% * Revenue )
=582268 - 161 - ( 17098 - 5% * 28037 )
=566410.85

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Legal & General Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=972/3564.080
=27.27 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Legal & General Group EBIT Related Terms

Legal & General Group EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Legal & General Group's EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Legal & General Group EBIT Chart

Legal & General Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,782.00 1,158.00 423.00 511.00 972.00

Legal & General Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -143.00 407.00 104.00 501.00 471.00

LSE:LGEN vs BLK, BX, KKR: EBIT Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Legal & General Group's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Legal & General Group EV-to-EBIT vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Legal & General Group's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Legal & General Group's EV-to-EBIT falls into.


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Legal & General Group EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £972 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBIT →
What does a EBIT of £972 Mil mean?
Legal & General Group (LSE:LGEN) has a EBIT of £972 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Legal & General Group.
Is Legal & General Group's EBIT too high?
Legal & General Group's current EBIT is £972 Mil. Overall, Legal & General Group has a GF Score™ of 44/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Legal & General Group's EBIT compare to BLK and BX?
Legal & General Group's EBIT of £972 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBIT for an Asset Management company?
A good EBIT depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, EBIT should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBIT mean?
A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Legal & General Group. Legal & General Group's current EBIT is £972 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Legal & General Group stock overvalued right now?
Legal & General Group (LSE:LGEN) has a current EBIT of £972 Mil. The current EBIT is £972 Mil. Legal & General Group's overall GF Score™ is 44/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBIT calculated?
EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Legal & General Group (LSE:LGEN), the current EBIT is £972 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Legal & General Group Business Description

Address One Coleman Street, London, GBR, EC2R 5AA
Legal & General Group PLC operates across five reportable segments, comprising Institutional Retirement, Asset Management, Insurance, Retail Retirement and Corporate Investments. Its revenue includes insurance revenue, fees from fund management and investment contracts and other operational income from contracts with customers. The company operates in United Kingdom, USA and Rest of World.
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