GlobalData Plc has set a date for its planned move to the main market of the London Stock Exchange after reporting a rise in annual revenues.
The UK data giant initially announced a plan to move from the junior AIM market in February 2025; however those plans were delayed as it was individually targeted by PE firms KKR and ICG last summer.
When those talks collapsed, it said it expected to make the transition to the LSE main market before the end of 2025.
Now it says admission will take place at 8am on 5th March.
GlobalData Plc, led by Mike Danson (pictured), is a data, insights, and analytics platform serving the world’s largest industries.
It said that for the year to 31st December 2025, it expects to report revenue of £322 million, representing growth of 13%, following six acquisitions in the year.
Subscription revenue grew by 1% across both its healthcare and non-healthcare divisions on an organic underlying basis, underpinned by consistent renewal rates.
It said that throughout the period, it continued to see improved contracted forward revenue, which is expected to reflect approximately 6% growth.
Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be around £110m, with margins of around 34%. The group said it continues to expect margins to return towards 40% in 2026.
It also expects to report net debt of approximately £110m, after returning over £110m in the year via share buy backs as well as more than £40m spent on acquisitions.
The Group has in excess of £200m available via a facility.
“During 2025, GlobalData embarked on an ambitious period of transformation through our continued investment in AI, our people and go-to-market strategy, as well as integrating six newly acquired businesses into our platform,” said Danson.
“This process is a key part of our Growth Transformation Plan and has been executed on an accelerated basis to drive longer term sustainable value.
“As demonstrated at our AI investor event in November, GlobalData is a clear beneficiary of AI. As a result of our recent investments, we enter 2026 in a strong position with the launch of several AI enabled solutions including digital workers, as well as further investment in our AI hub and AVA, our AI research assistant, which is already creating value for our global customers.
“I believe that we have made significant progress in executing against our Growth Transformation Plan priorities and remain well positioned to drive value for our customers and shareholders in 2026 and beyond.”