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At a glance
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Net income
£1.03bn
FY2016FY2025
Total assets
£395.30bn
FY2016FY2025
Shareholders' equity
£9.69bn
FY2016FY2025
Income statement
Fiscal years
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | £1.84bn | £1.27bn | −£126.0m | −£1.62bn | £97.0m | £3.46bn | £4.73bn | £2.74bn | £4.06bn | £3.90bn |
| Net income | £1.03bn | £684.0m | £1.11bn | −£1.03bn | £416.0m | £2.08bn | £2.55bn | £1.57bn | £1.50bn | £703.0m |
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.41 | -0.37 | 0.14 | 0.69 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.23 |
Balance sheet
At each fiscal year end
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £395.30bn | £353.88bn | £328.84bn | £302.26bn | £343.44bn | £466.52bn | £447.69bn | £429.52bn | £442.69bn | £440.42bn |
| Cash and short-term investments | £18.29bn | £23.48bn | £17.27bn | £22.50bn | £12.48bn | £16.90bn | £19.52bn | £15.93bn | £43.35bn | £38.71bn |
| Total liabilities | £385.21bn | £345.26bn | £319.24bn | £289.86bn | £323.99bn | £445.96bn | £429.00bn | £9.17bn | £9.62bn | £9.65bn |
| Debt | — | £6.89bn | £7.37bn | £8.07bn | £7.34bn | £11.13bn | £10.98bn | £10.71bn | £11.02bn | £11.98bn |
| Shareholders' equity | £9.69bn | £8.30bn | £8.79bn | £12.09bn | £19.20bn | £19.55bn | £17.71bn | £17.49bn | £17.90bn | £18.13bn |
| Shares outstanding | 3,743m | 3,167m | 2,718m | 2,788m | 2,979m | 3,005m | 2,975m | 3,037m | 3,093m | 3,100m |
Latest quarters
By quarter end
| Jun 2026 | Dec 2025 | Jun 2025 | Dec 2024 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2023 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | £905.0m | £576.0m | £1.27bn | £289.0m | £978.0m | £1.19bn | £546.0m | −£1.43bn |
| Net income | £407.0m | £226.0m | £807.0m | £41.0m | £643.0m | £719.0m | £404.0m | −£842.0m |
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.15 | -0.30 |
| Total assets | £416.78bn | £395.30bn | £362.14bn | £353.88bn | £348.48bn | £316.43bn | £302.91bn | £302.26bn |
| Cash and short-term investments | £21.20bn | £18.29bn | £19.96bn | £23.48bn | £16.95bn | £17.27bn | £19.84bn | £22.50bn |
| Debt | £6.06bn | £6.90bn | £6.12bn | £6.54bn | £6.34bn | £7.02bn | £6.56bn | £7.75bn |
| Shareholders' equity | £8.91bn | £9.69bn | £8.41bn | £8.30bn | £9.14bn | £8.79bn | £8.91bn | £12.09bn |
Financial ratios
Data as of 28 Sept 2026
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.3% | -0.4% | 6.4% | 0.3% | 11.1% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.7% | 3.2% | -4.5% | 1.3% | 6.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 8.2% | 12.6% | -8.5% | 2.2% | 10.7% |
| Return on assets | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Revenue growth | 43.2% | 19.8% | 47.7% | -27.8% | 2.9% | -53.2% |
| Earnings growth | 51.0% | -38.2% | -207.4% | -347.6% | -80.0% | -18.2% |
| Current ratio | 0.26x | 0.45x | 5.42x | 2.13x | 2.29x | 1.44x |
| Debt to equity | 0.71x | 0.79x | 0.80x | 0.64x | 0.42x | 0.56x |
| Equity ratio | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| Interest coverage | 4.86x | 3.58x | -0.26x | 3.26x | 0.20x | 6.53x |
| Buybacks as a share of market value | -18.2% | -16.5% | 2.5% | 6.4% | 0.9% | -1.0% |
Growth per year
Compound annual rate
| 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 36.3% | 13.5% | 9.5% |
| Operating income | — | -11.8% | 4.4% |
| Net income | — | -13.1% | 1.0% |
Average margins
Over each period
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 5.0% |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 2.7% |
Valuation history
At each fiscal year end
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to earnings | 24.8 | 21.7 | 10.7 | -12.0 | 38.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 21.4 |
| Price to sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Dividends and splits
Per share, in the currency the company pays
Paid for 36 years. Last went ex-dividend on 3 Sept 2026.
| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid in the year | 0.402 | 0.369 | 0.613 | 0.455 | 0.073 | 0.208 | 0.059 | 0.39 |
- 100-to-76 reverse split · 16 May 2022
- 1-to-1 reverse split · 24 Sept 2008
- 1-to-1 reverse split · 22 Jun 2005
Sources and methodology
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