FirstGroup plc operates within the Railroads, line-haul operating sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares FirstGroup plc with three other railroad operators in Europe: Go-Ahead Group PLC (2020 sales of £3.90 billion [US$5.31 billion] of which 75% was Rail), Stagecoach Group PLC (£1.42 billion [US$1.93 billion] of which 71% was Is operating UK Bus (Regional Operations), and Nobina AB (publ) which is based in SWEDEN (10.65 billion Swedish Kronor [US$1.28 billion] of which 68% was Nobina Sweden).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended March of 2020, sales at FirstGroup plc were £7.75 billion (US$10.56 billion). This is an increase of 8.8% versus 2019, when the company's sales were £7.13 billion. This was the fourth straight year of sales growth at FirstGroup plc. Sales of First Rail saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 19.5% in 2020, from £2.67 billion to £3.19 billion. Not all segments of FirstGroup plc experienced an increase in sales in 2020: sales of Greyhound fell 6.5% to £603.20 million. FirstGroup plc also experienced decreases in sales in First Bus (down 4.6% to £835.90 million) .