• PageGroup held its Q2 2026 trading update call attended by CFO Kelvin Stagg and CEO Nick Kirk.
• Q2 gross profit was GBP 197.6 million, down 0.2% in constant currencies; H1 gross profit was GBP 385.2 million, down 2.4%.
• Board kept guidance for 2026 operating profit in line with consensus of about GBP 28 million; one-off costs offset stronger drop-through.
• Fee earners fell by 80 to 4,914; productivity rose 5% year over year; net debt was about GBP 7 million with GBP 30-40 million net cash expected at year-end.
• Management cited improving offer-to-placement conversion in US construction and much of Asia; France remained stable at lower levels; Page Executive posted a record quarter.

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