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Chemring Group PLC (CHG.L) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Chemring Group PLC

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

What it does
Chemring makes defence and security hardware across two main lines: countermeasures and energetic devices such as flares, decoys, explosive bolts, cutters and igniters used to protect aircraft and separate aircraft parts and munitions, and sensor and detection systems, including chemical detectors, radar and reconnaissance tools, sold to military and security customers. It also supplies propellants and explosive materials used in ejection seats, demolition charges and rocket motors. The company operates across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and is headquartered in Romsey, England.
Where it sits in the stack
Chemring carries no seat in our index; it sits in the Industrials sector under Aerospace & Defense in our wider coverage, outside the AI build-out sleeves the diary tracks for chips and infrastructure.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group has not been set for this name; the comparison the market draws is with QinetiQ, another UK-listed defence and security equipment supplier.
Why Closelook tracks it
Chemring holds no seat in our index, carries no Closelook score, and has not yet appeared in our editions; coverage for this name currently rests on chart readings alone.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the shares narrow the gap to their 52-week high, given they now sit below their 50-day average but above their 200-day average, a pattern more consistent with steadying than with a fresh decline.

Chemring Group PLC (CHG.L) trades on the LSE exchange in UK.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’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.

Signals for this name

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

Who it is priced against Aerospace & Defense · UK · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Aerospace & Defense · UK

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

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

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.51%, semi-annual · last 2.80 GBP on 2026-08-13

Dividends and capital return

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

  • Trailing 12 months 8.10 GBP per share · a 1.51% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year +2.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 7.90 GBP per share
  • Last distribution 2.80 GBP per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-13
  • By calendar year 2024: 7.20 GBP (partial) · 2025: 7.90 GBP · 2026: 8.10 GBP to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2024-03-21

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.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

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 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Chemring Group PLC (CHG.L)?

Chemring Group PLC trades as CHG.L on the LSE exchange (UK) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is CHG.L in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Chemring Group PLC is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does CHG.L trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -6% vs the 50-day and +2.2% vs the 200-day average, 17% below the 52-week high and +20.4% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 41 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Chemring Group PLC do?

Chemring makes defence and security hardware across two main lines: countermeasures and energetic devices such as flares, decoys, explosive bolts, cutters and igniters used to protect aircraft and separate aircraft parts and munitions, and sensor and detection systems, including chemical detectors, radar and reconnaissance tools, sold to military and security customers. It also supplies propellants and explosive materials used in ejection seats, demolition charges and rocket motors. The company operates across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and is headquartered in Romsey, England. Closelook's peer group has not been set for this name; the comparison the market draws is with QinetiQ, another UK-listed defence and security equipment supplier.

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

Chemring carries no seat in our index; it sits in the Industrials sector under Aerospace & Defense in our wider coverage, outside the AI build-out sleeves the diary tracks for chips and infrastructure. Chemring holds no seat in our index, carries no Closelook score, and has not yet appeared in our editions; coverage for this name currently rests on chart readings alone.

Does Chemring Group PLC pay a dividend?

Chemring Group PLC has paid 8.10 GBP per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 1.51% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 2.80 GBP on 2026-08-13. 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 CHG.L, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Aerospace & Defense. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.