Hays Logs Higher Preliminary Attributable FY26 Loss; Turnover Down

02:24 AM EDT, 08/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Hays (HAS.L) on Thursday reported a higher preliminary loss for fiscal 2026, while turnover decreased year over year. Loss attributable to equity holders of the parent company for the 12 months ended June 30 was 58.2 million pounds sterling, compared with a loss of 7.8 million pounds a year ago. Loss per share moved to 0.0364 pound from 0.0049 pound. The British specialist recruitment and human resource company's turnover was 6.42 billion pounds, compared with 6.61 billion pounds earlier. Meanwhile, the board proposed an unchanged final dividend of 0.0029 pound per share, payable on Nov. 26 to shareholders on record as of Oct. 16. This takes the full-year dividend to 0.0044 pound per share, down from 0.0124 pound per share in the year-ago period.