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Aberdeen Group PLC on Tuesday hailed a ‘very strong’ performance from retail investment platform interactive investor as it reported slightly better-than-hoped annual adjusted operating profit. The Edinburgh-based wealth and asset management company said pretax profit leapt 76% to £442 million in 2025 from £251 million in 2024. Adjusted operating profit increased 3.5% to £264 million from £255 million, slightly ahead of £261 million consensus. Adjusted diluted earnings per share rose 4.7% to 15.7 pence from 15.0p, ahead of 14.7p consensus. The dividend was unchanged 14.6 pence per share. Assets under management & administration increased 8.7% to £556.0 billion at December 31 from £511.4 billion the year prior. Net outflows, excluding liquidity, declined to £1.7 billion from £6.1 billion. The firm said it delivered £180 million of annualised cost savings in 2025, exceeding its £150 million target. Aberdeen hailed reported a ‘very strong’ performance from retail investment platform interactive investor, where adjusted operating profit jumped 34%. But adjusted operating profit fell 32% at Adviser, its platform provider and technology partner for financial advisers, driven by the previously announced strategic repricing. Here, Aberdeen reported an improvement in net outflows to £2.2 billion in 2025 from £3.9 billion in 2024. Aberdeen now expects to return to positive net flows at Adviser in 2026, with £1 billion net inflow target to be delivered in 2027. Aberdeen said it is confident in its outlook and its 2026 targets of adjusted operating profit of at least £300 million and net capital generation of around £300 million. It is also targeting average net capital generation growth of 5% to 10% per year over the medium term. ‘With higher customer engagement, a pipeline of proposition enhancements and our compelling price point, we see significant opportunities for future growth,’ said Chief Executive Officer Jason Windsor. Shares in Aberdeen were down 7.7% at 205.00p each in London on Tuesday morning. Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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