Latest reported quarter: ANNUAL, ended Dec 2025 · reported in GBP
Quarter 2025/FY
This company reports in its own local currency, not U.S. dollars. Every figure below is labeled with its real currency, not automatically converted.
| Line item | 2026 Q2 (GBP) |
2025 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2025 Q4 (GBP) |
2025 Q2 (GBP) |
2024 ANNUAL (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | £15.03B | £14.76B | £14.76B | £14.33B | £15.13B |
| Total Current Assets | £2.92B | £2.96B | £2.96B | £2.73B | £3.00B |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents & Short-Term Investments | £220.00M | £131.00M | £131.00M | £211.00M | £119.00M |
| -Cash and Cash Equivalents | £220.00M | £131.00M | £131.00M | £211.00M | £119.00M |
| -Accounts Receivable | £2.34B | £2.16B | £2.16B | £2.16B | £2.18B |
| Inventory | £326.00M | £311.00M | £311.00M | £307.00M | £331.00M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | £12.12B | £11.80B | £11.80B | £11.59B | £12.14B |
| Net PPE | £180.00M | £159.00M | £159.00M | £155.00M | £171.00M |
| -Gross PPE | £180.00M | £429.00M | £429.00M | £155.00M | £487.00M |
| -Long Term Equity Investment | £184.00M | £295.00M | £295.00M | £182.00M | £261.00M |
| Financial Assets | £70.00M | £62.00M | £62.00M | £45.00M | £39.00M |
| Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | £11.21B | £11.00B | £11.00B | £10.83B | £11.38B |
| -Goodwill | £8.10B | £7.93B | £7.93B | £7.80B | £8.22B |
| -Other Intangible Assets | £3.11B | £3.07B | £3.07B | £3.03B | £3.16B |
| Defined Pension Benefit | £236.00M | £197.00M | £197.00M | £178.00M | £186.00M |
| Total Liabilities | £13.78B | £12.37B | £12.37B | £12.13B | £11.63B |
| Total Current Liabilities | £6.50B | £6.00B | £6.00B | £5.77B | £5.72B |
| Payables | £4.14B | £1.05B | £1.05B | £3.82B | £1.06B |
| -Accounts Payable | £4.01B | £89.00M | £89.00M | £3.69B | £223.00M |
| -Total Tax Payable | £131.00M | £348.00M | £348.00M | £130.00M | £300.00M |
| Short-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligation | £2.34B | £1.57B | £1.57B | £1.94B | £1.41B |
| Current Provisions | £4.00M | £2.00M | £2.00M | £4.00M | £6.00M |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | £7.28B | £6.37B | £6.37B | £6.36B | £5.91B |
| Long Term Accounts Payable and Other Payables | £1.00M | £1.00M | £1.00M | £11.00M | £13.00M |
| Long Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligation | £6.56B | £5.70B | £5.70B | £5.59B | £5.13B |
| Derivative Product Liabilities | £110.00M | £104.00M | £104.00M | £141.00M | £126.00M |
| Non-Current Liabilities | £1.00M | £6.00M | £6.00M | – | £2.00M |
| Total Equity | £1.26B | £2.39B | £2.39B | £2.19B | £3.50B |
| Stockholders' Equity | £1.24B | £2.37B | £2.37B | £2.18B | £3.48B |
| Capital Stock | £264.00M | £264.00M | £264.00M | £272.00M | £272.00M |
| -Common Stock | £264.00M | £264.00M | £264.00M | £272.00M | £272.00M |
| Additional Paid-In Capital | £1.65B | £1.65B | £1.65B | £1.62B | £1.61B |
| Less: Treasury Stock | £2.00B | £406.00M | £406.00M | £1.66B | £722.00M |
| Minority Interests | £17.00M | £24.00M | £24.00M | £14.00M | £23.00M |
| -Taxes Receivable | – | £13.00M | £13.00M | – | £42.00M |
| -Other Receivables | – | £293.00M | £293.00M | – | £283.00M |
| -Accumulated Depreciation | – | -£270.00M | -£270.00M | – | -£316.00M |
| -Other Payable | – | £616.00M | £616.00M | – | £539.00M |
| -Current Debt | – | £1.54B | £1.54B | £1.91B | £1.37B |
| -Current Capital Lease Obligation | – | £30.00M | £30.00M | £28.00M | £38.00M |
| -Long Term Debt | – | £5.63B | £5.63B | £5.53B | £5.07B |
| -Long Term Capital Lease Obligation | – | £67.00M | £67.00M | £64.00M | £65.00M |
| Line item | 2025 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2024 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2023 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2022 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2021 ANNUAL (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue as Reported | £9.59B | £9.43B | £9.16B | £8.55B | £7.24B |
| Total Operating Revenue | £9.59B | £9.43B | £9.16B | £8.55B | £7.24B |
| Cost of Revenue | £3.23B | £3.30B | £3.22B | £3.05B | £2.56B |
| Gross Profit | £6.36B | £6.13B | £5.95B | £5.51B | £4.68B |
| Operating Expense | £3.37B | £3.32B | £3.31B | £3.20B | £2.83B |
| Selling and Admin Expenses | £3.37B | £3.32B | £3.31B | £3.20B | £2.83B |
| -Selling & Marketing Expense | £1.51B | £1.47B | £1.46B | £1.39B | £1.20B |
| -General & Admin Expense | £1.86B | £1.85B | £1.85B | £1.82B | £1.63B |
| Operating Profit | £2.98B | £2.82B | £2.64B | £2.30B | £1.86B |
| Net Non-Operating Interest Income (Expense) | -£258.00M | -£276.00M | -£293.00M | -£183.00M | -£133.00M |
| Non-Operating Interest Income | £12.00M | £6.00M | £8.00M | £4.00M | £1.00M |
| Non-Operating Interest Expense | £273.00M | £281.00M | £300.00M | £182.00M | £125.00M |
| Total Other Finance Costs | -£3.00M | £1.00M | £1.00M | £5.00M | £9.00M |
| Special Income (Charges) | -£3.00M | -£4.00M | -£61.00M | -£18.00M | £39.00M |
| -Less:Other Special Charges | £3.00M | £4.00M | £61.00M | £18.00M | -£39.00M |
| Pretax Profit | £2.75B | £2.56B | £2.30B | £2.11B | £1.80B |
| Tax | £672.00M | £613.00M | £507.00M | £481.00M | £326.00M |
| Net Profit | £2.08B | £1.94B | £1.79B | £1.63B | £1.47B |
| Profit from Continuing Operations | £2.08B | £1.94B | £1.79B | £1.63B | £1.47B |
| Minority Interests | £13.00M | £10.00M | £7.00M | -£2.00M | £0.00 |
| Net Income to Parent Company | £2.07B | £1.93B | £1.78B | £1.63B | £1.47B |
| Other Preferred Stock Dividends | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Net Income to Common Stockholders | £2.07B | £1.93B | £1.78B | £1.63B | £1.47B |
| Basic EPS | £1.13 | £1.04 | £0.94 | £0.85 | £0.76 |
| Diluted EPS | £1.12 | £1.03 | £0.94 | £0.85 | £0.76 |
| Dividend Per Share | £0.64 | £0.61 | £0.55 | £0.50 | £0.48 |
| Line item | 2025 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2024 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2023 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2022 ANNUAL (GBP) |
2021 ANNUAL (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | £2.84B | £2.61B | £2.46B | £2.40B | £2.02B |
| Net Income from Continuing Operations | £3.03B | £2.86B | £2.68B | £2.32B | £1.88B |
| Other Non-Cash Items | £89.00M | £77.00M | £76.00M | £72.00M | £60.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -£63.00M | -£146.00M | -£115.00M | -£74.00M | -£208.00M |
| -Change in Receivables | £14.00M | -£173.00M | -£24.00M | -£251.00M | -£103.00M |
| -Change in Inventory | -£101.00M | -£83.00M | -£90.00M | -£103.00M | -£73.00M |
| Net cash flow from investing | -£770.00M | -£575.00M | -£569.00M | -£859.00M | -£384.00M |
| Capital Expenditure | -£504.00M | -£464.00M | -£447.00M | -£400.00M | -£309.00M |
| Net PPE Purchase and Sale | -£21.00M | -£20.00M | -£23.00M | -£36.00M | -£23.00M |
| Net Business Purchase and Sale | -£243.00M | -£124.00M | -£112.00M | -£390.00M | -£64.00M |
| Net Investment Purchase and Sale | -£42.00M | -£4.00M | -£8.00M | -£66.00M | -£8.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -£2.05B | -£2.07B | -£2.06B | -£1.33B | -£1.61B |
| Net Issuance Payments Of Debt | £736.00M | £155.00M | -£112.00M | £261.00M | -£631.00M |
| Net Common Stock Issuance | -£1.53B | -£1.03B | -£809.00M | -£524.00M | £31.00M |
| Cash Dividends Paid | -£1.18B | -£1.12B | -£1.06B | -£983.00M | -£920.00M |
| Net Other Financing Charges | -£19.00M | -£1.00M | – | -£1.00M | – |
| Ending Cash Balance | £131.00M | £119.00M | £155.00M | £334.00M | £113.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | £15.00M | -£32.00M | -£169.00M | £208.00M | £26.00M |
| Beginning Cash Balance | £119.00M | £155.00M | £334.00M | £113.00M | £88.00M |
| Effect of Exchange Rate Changes | -£3.00M | -£4.00M | -£10.00M | £13.00M | -£1.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | £2.31B | £2.12B | £1.98B | £1.97B | £1.68B |