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everplay group PLC on Tuesday said that ‘2026 has one of the busiest and highest quality new release line-ups in several years,’ as it reported higher profit but flat revenue. The Wakefield, England-based app and video game company said pretax profit jumped 44% to £36.6 million in 2025 from £25.3 million in 2024. Adjusted pretax profit climbed 12% to £48.5 million, beating the Peel Hunt consensus of £48.2 million, from £43.4 million. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose 11% to £48.5 million from £43.5 million. Revenue edged down 0.4% to £166.0 million in 2025 from £166.6 million in 2024. The Peel Hunt consensus was for another revenue of £166.6 million for 2025. everplay said that in 2025, it released 11 new titles across multiple platforms and genres, such as ‘Date Everything!’ and ‘Lego Bluey,’ the latter which passed one million downloads in its first month and became the number one Kids iPad app ‘for a while’ in 117 countries. Cash and cash equivalents as at December 31 were £51.9m, down 17% from £62.9 million a year ago. everplay declared a final dividend of 1.9 pence per share, a 30% cut from its maiden final dividend of 2.7p a year ago. This brings the total payout to 2.9p, up 7.4% from 2.7p a year ago. Meanwhile, everplay announced Mikkel Weider as chief executive officer, having formally joined the board in January. Looking ahead, the firm said it has a pipeline of at least 15 new games and apps expected to launch during 2026. These include ‘Hell Let Loose: Vietnam,’ which it said is on over 500,000 wishlists on gaming platform Steam, and ‘Golf With Your Friends 2’. CEO Weider said: ‘My first three months at everplay have been hugely exciting and reinforced my confidence in the group’s long-term potential. 2025 again showed the benefit of the group’s portfolio strategy. The teams have worked exceptionally hard to deliver an impressive double-digit profit growth, and I thank them all for their dedicated commitment. ‘2026 has one of the busiest and highest quality new release line-ups in several years, packed with first-party IP and exciting third-party titles such as Wardogs. Combined with the new partnerships and acquisitions made in the previous year, I am confident that we are on track for a strong FY 2026.’ everplay shares fell 12% to 227.61 pence each on Tuesday morning in London. Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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