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Intermediate Capital Group PLC (ICG.L) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for ICG.L, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 57/100 · S&P 500 fund at 71, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-09
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +5.0% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-12
  • Sector × region Financials in Europe: −0.5% week · −4.4% month · −0.6% quarter · +16.7% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXV1.XETRA+EXV6.XETRA+EXH8.XETRA; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-11
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.04 · down 0.71 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-09
Who it is priced against Financial Services · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Financial Services

Scored names in the same sector from the Closelooknet universe.

Compared against ICG.L on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Intermediate Capital Group PLC

ICG.L in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
ICG is a private equity and private credit manager that invests through debt, mezzanine and equity stakes in mid-market and larger companies. It backs buyouts, refinancings, structured credit deals and secondary fund positions, avoiding property, early-stage and start-up investing. It is based in London and runs funds across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
Where it sits in the stack
ICG carries no seat in our index, Rubin, so it sits outside the AI build-out stack entirely. It belongs to the Financial Services sector of our universe, in the asset-management sleeve alongside other listed fund managers.
Who it is priced against
The diary has not built a peer group for ICG yet. The market comparison the diary notes is 3i Group, another London-listed private-equity investor with a similar mid-market focus.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
ICG carries a Closelooknet score, but only one module has been scored so far, so the read is still being built. It holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, and the diary has not quoted it in any edition.
What the diary watches
The diary watches how private-debt fundraising and deal flow move against the wider credit cycle, since that would change the read on ICG.

Intermediate Capital Group PLC (ICG.L) trades on the LSE exchange in UK, classified under Financial Services.

The Closelooknet company score reads 47/100 composite across 6 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 4.81%, semi-annual · buybacks 78 m GBX in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What ICG.L pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 86.46 GBP per share · a 4.81% yield on the 2026-10-12 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-10-12
  • Change on the year +52.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 56.70 GBP per share
  • Last distribution 58.76 GBP per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-06-08
  • By calendar year 2025: 84.40 GBP (partial) · 2026: 58.76 GBP to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-06-12
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 242 m GBX 51% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2026 78 m GBX
  • Share count −0.5% in FY2026
  • Capital returned 320 m GBX in a year of negative free cash flow dividends and buybacks together

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-13

Quick answers

What is Intermediate Capital Group PLC (ICG.L)?

Intermediate Capital Group PLC trades as ICG.L on the LSE exchange (UK) and is classified under Financial Services in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-13.

Is ICG.L in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Intermediate Capital Group PLC is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-13.

What is Intermediate Capital Group PLC's Closelooknet composite score?

47 out of 100, as of 2026-10-13. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does ICG.L trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -6.6% vs the 50-day and +0.7% vs the 200-day average, 14% below the 52-week high and +30.6% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 53 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-12 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Intermediate Capital Group PLC compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Financial Services), Intermediate Capital Group PLC (ICG.L) sits 14.0% below its 52-week high, 6.6% below its 50-day average; AIB Group PLC (AIBG.L) is 12.0% below, Grupo Cibest S.A. (CIB) is 10.1% below, Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU) is 43.7% below. Put any of them next to ICG.L in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

What does Intermediate Capital Group PLC do?

ICG is a private equity and private credit manager that invests through debt, mezzanine and equity stakes in mid-market and larger companies. It backs buyouts, refinancings, structured credit deals and secondary fund positions, avoiding property, early-stage and start-up investing. It is based in London and runs funds across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. The diary has not built a peer group for ICG yet. The market comparison the diary notes is 3i Group, another London-listed private-equity investor with a similar mid-market focus.

Where does Intermediate Capital Group PLC sit in the AI build-out?

ICG carries no seat in our index, Rubin, so it sits outside the AI build-out stack entirely. It belongs to the Financial Services sector of our universe, in the asset-management sleeve alongside other listed fund managers. ICG carries a Closelooknet score, but only one module has been scored so far, so the read is still being built. It holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, and the diary has not quoted it in any edition.

Does Intermediate Capital Group PLC pay a dividend?

Intermediate Capital Group PLC has paid 86.46 GBP per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 4.81% on the 2026-10-12 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 58.76 GBP on 2026-06-08. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 242 m GBX in dividends and bought back 78 m GBX of its own shares. The share count fell 0.5% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ICG.L, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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