IG Group revealed a 12% rise in net trading revenue to £942.8 million for the year ended 31 May 2025, driven by supportive market conditions and strategic progress, including the acquisition of Freetrade. Total revenue rose 9% year on year to £1.08 billion.
IG Group Trading Revenues Rise 12% in FY25
The brokerage stated in its release that adjusted profit before tax climbed 17% to £535.8 million, while statutory profit before tax increased 25% to £499.2 million.
The company said it has returned £397.5 million to shareholders through dividends and buybacks in FY25, and proposed a new £125 million share buyback in the first half of FY26.
Tastytrade, IG’s U.S. options trading platform, delivered a 21% increase in net trading revenue in U.S. dollars.
Freetrade, acquired in April, contributed £4.8 million to group revenue and added over 457,000 active customers. Total active customers rose 137% to 820,000.
“We have made good initial progress delivering on our priorities of improving our product, embedding a high-performance culture and enhancing efficiency,” said CEO Breon Corcoran. “We are confident of meeting market expectations for total revenue and cash EPS in FY26.”
He added that beyond FY26, they “expect total revenue to compound in a mid-to-high single-digit percentage range per annum on an organic basis, accelerating within this range over time, with cost discipline.”
IG also exited several non-core initiatives, including Spectrum, Brightpool, and its South African operations, as part of a sharpened capital allocation framework.
Adjusted basic earnings per share rose 26% to 114.1 pence, and the full-year dividend was lifted to 47.2 pence.
