- Price
- 713.00p
- Market cap
- £418m
- 1M
- +14.0%
- 3M
- +16.6%
- 1Y
- -0.1%
- P/E (trailing)
- 14.5
- Dividend yield
- 2.70%
“Overall, the Board remains confident in delivering further progress, exceeding the underlying profits achieved in FY26 and achieving results in line with market expectations.”
underlying profit before tax
“Overall, this indicates the business is likely to exceed the underlying profits delivered in FY26 and within the range of market expectations.”
underlying operating profit
“We remain on track to meet FY26 expectations and deliver progress in the current year. ... In the closing quarter, we are focused on finishing strongly and delivering record profits for the year”
operating profit
Model estimate: 44% ahead · 35% in line · 21% below. A statistical estimate, not a forecast.
Last 24 months of trading updates, one verdict per announcement (the headline profit measure first). Companies report these themselves and lean positive, so compare against peers: the same tag-based peer group as the Overview, counting peers with at least 2 updates and needing at least 3. Verdicts are machine-extracted; where the quoted wording clearly says otherwise, the wording is used.
“Overall, the Board remains confident in delivering further progress, exceeding the underlying profits achieved in FY26 and achieving results in line with market expectations.”
underlying profit before tax
“Overall, this indicates the business is likely to exceed the underlying profits delivered in FY26 and within the range of market expectations.”
underlying operating profit
“We remain on track to meet FY26 expectations and deliver progress in the current year. ... In the closing quarter, we are focused on finishing strongly and delivering record profits for the year”
operating profit
Model estimate: 44% ahead · 35% in line · 21% below. A statistical estimate, not a forecast.
Last 24 months of trading updates, one verdict per announcement (the headline profit measure first). Companies report these themselves and lean positive, so compare against peers: the same tag-based peer group as the Overview, counting peers with at least 2 updates and needing at least 3. Verdicts are machine-extracted; where the quoted wording clearly says otherwise, the wording is used.