Ahead of full-year results on 17 September, the contractor said revenue for the year to 30 June is expected to rise around 3%, with adjusted pre-tax profit towards the top of analyst expectations of around £53m.
Chief executive Bill Hocking said that the group also had delivered another year of margin improvement as it worked towards a 4% operating margin target by 2030.
Cash generation remained strong, with average month-end cash climbing 21% to £216m and year-end cash rising to nearly £260m.
Galliford Try’s order book has also grown to £4.3bn from £4.1bn, with around 90% of revenue for the new financial year already secured.
Since the start of 2026, the firm has secured a place on the £15.4bn Department for Education Construction Framework 25, the £1.5bn YORbuild Major Works 2 framework, a £750m Sovereign Network Group housing framework, three school projects worth £139m and a £60m munitions handling facility at RAF Lakenheath.

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