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At a glance
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Net income
£5.29bn
FY2017FY2026
Total assets
£32.34bn
FY2017FY2026
Shareholders' equity
£30.89bn
FY2017FY2026
Income statement
Fiscal years
| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | £5.45bn | £4.99bn | £3.82bn | £4.61bn | £4.03bn | £1.87bn | £211.0m | £1.23bn | £1.45bn | £1.51bn |
| Net income | £5.29bn | £5.04bn | £3.84bn | £4.57bn | £4.01bn | £1.85bn | £214.0m | £1.24bn | £1.46bn | £1.63bn |
| Diluted earnings per share | 5.20 | 5.21 | 3.96 | 4.73 | 4.16 | 1.92 | 0.22 | 1.28 | 1.51 | 1.68 |
Balance sheet
At each fiscal year end
| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £32.34bn | £26.06bn | £21.64bn | £17.82bn | £13.95bn | £10.33bn | £8.57bn | £8.72bn | £7.90bn | £6.71bn |
| Cash and short-term investments | £635.0m | £412.0m | £358.0m | £162.0m | £212.0m | £216.0m | £771.0m | £983.0m | £972.0m | £931.0m |
| Total liabilities | £1.45bn | £1.45bn | £1.47bn | £975.0m | £1.19bn | £1.17bn | £810.0m | £812.0m | £875.0m | £877.0m |
| Debt | £1.26bn | £1.24bn | £1.25bn | £785.0m | £994.0m | £992.0m | £595.0m | £575.0m | £575.0m | £575.0m |
| Shareholders' equity | £30.89bn | £24.61bn | £20.17bn | £16.84bn | £12.75bn | £9.16bn | £7.76bn | £7.91bn | £7.02bn | £5.84bn |
| Shares outstanding | 1,018m | 967m | 968m | 966m | 964m | 968m | 965m | 970m | 971m | 968m |
Latest quarters
By quarter end
| Mar 2026 | Sept 2025 | Mar 2025 | Sept 2024 | Mar 2024 | Sept 2023 | Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | £2.05bn | £3.44bn | £3.02bn | £1.97bn | £2.16bn | £1.67bn | £819.0m | £2.87bn |
| Net income | £2.01bn | £3.29bn | £2.99bn | £2.05bn | £2.16bn | £1.67bn | £836.0m | £2.81bn |
| Diluted earnings per share | 1.97 | 3.40 | 3.09 | 2.12 | 2.24 | 1.73 | 0.87 | 2.91 |
| Total assets | £32.34bn | £29.64bn | £26.06bn | £23.30bn | £21.64bn | £19.65bn | £19.65bn | £17.82bn |
| Cash and short-term investments | £635.0m | £408.0m | £412.0m | £369.0m | £358.0m | £41.0m | £41.0m | £162.0m |
| Debt | £5.0m | £4.0m | — | £3.0m | £4.0m | £9.0m | £1.22bn | £5.0m |
| Shareholders' equity | £30.89bn | £28.23bn | £24.61bn | £21.89bn | £20.17bn | £18.25bn | £18.25bn | £16.84bn |
Financial ratios
Data as of 20 Sept 2026
| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 97.6% | 97.1% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 96.9% | 94.1% | — |
| Net margin | 94.8% | 98.0% | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.5% | 93.4% | — |
| Return on equity | 17.1% | 20.5% | 19.0% | 27.1% | 31.5% | 20.2% | — |
| Return on assets | 16.4% | 19.3% | 17.7% | 25.7% | 28.8% | 18.0% | — |
| Revenue growth | 8.6% | 29.3% | -16.3% | 14.2% | 109.4% | 511.4% | — |
| Earnings growth | 5.1% | 31.3% | -16.1% | 14.0% | 116.3% | 766.8% | — |
| Current ratio | 131.80x | 3.07x | 3.25x | 2.34x | 1.17x | 3.06x | — |
| Debt to equity | 0.00x | — | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.02x | 0.11x | 0.07x |
| Equity ratio | 95.5% | 94.5% | 93.2% | 94.5% | 91.4% | 88.7% | — |
| Interest coverage | 83.82x | 63.19x | 34.07x | 50.09x | 40.71x | 34.63x | — |
| Buybacks as a share of market value | -5.2% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% | -0.3% | — |
Growth per year
Compound annual rate
| 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.5% | 22.9% | 20.1% |
| Operating income | 5.7% | 23.8% | 21.3% |
| Net income | 5.0% | 23.3% | 20.5% |
Average margins
Over each period
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 97.4% | 97.0% | 96.8% | 95.5% |
| Net margin | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.1% | 95.5% |
Valuation history
At each fiscal year end
| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to earnings | 4.9 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 52.2 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Price to sales | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 34.4 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
Dividends and splits
Per share, in the currency the company pays
Paid for 32 years. Last went ex-dividend on 18 Jun 2026.
| FY2027 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid in the year | 0.48 | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.563 | 0.505 | 0.402 | 0.35 | 0.375 |
- 1.002-to-1 reverse split · 16 Jul 2007
- 1.007-to-1 reverse split · 17 Jul 2006
- 1-to-1 reverse split · 11 Jul 2005
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