Trading statements


JD Wetherspoon quarterly sales rise but costs to cause profit miss

JD Wetherspoon PLC on Wednesday reported higher quarterly sales but cautioned that higher costs may lead to slightly lower-than-expected profit.

Shares in the Watford, England-based...

Wed, 06/05/2026 - 10:22


Renishaw backs full-year outlook after record third-quarter revenue

Renishaw PLC on Wednesday reported record financial third-quarter sales as it retained recently increased full-year guidance.

The Gloucestershire, England-based supplier of manufacturing technologies, analytical instruments, and...

Wed, 06/05/2026 - 09:49


Smith & Nephew retains outlook despite creaking US knee implant sales

Smith & Nephew PLC on Wednesday reported broadly in line first quarter sales figures with strength in Sports Medicine offsetting weakness in US Knee Implants.

The...

Wed, 06/05/2026 - 09:19


Trainline annual profit up but ‘headwinds’ to hit near-term progress

Trainline PLC on Wednesday reported annual results in line with expectations but cautioned on a tough outlook amid a UK rail fare freeze and the...

Wed, 06/05/2026 - 08:49


Next nudges up profit outlook but takes extra costs from Middle East

Next PLC on Wednesday raised annual pretax profit guidance after a strong start to the financial year, although growth slowed during the period as the...

Wed, 06/05/2026 - 08:47


Diageo sales beat forecast but North America ‘biggest challenge’

Diageo PLC on Wednesday backed its annual outlook and reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales, despite spirits market weakness in the US.

Diageo shares were up 3.9%...

Wed, 06/05/2026 - 08:39


Crimson Tide celebrates ‘return to profitability’ in latest year

Crimson Tide PLC on Tuesday said it expects to report positive Ebitda for financial 2026, although revenue for the period was flat on a pro-rata...

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 14:31


Ferguson expects to outperform market as operating profit jumps

Ferguson Enterprises Inc on Tuesday announced a sharply higher first quarter operating profit, as the operating margin and net sales improved.

The Newport News, Virginia-based heating...

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 12:30


Autins returns to profit as margins improve, wins contracts

Autins Group PLC on Tuesday said it returned to net profit for the first time since 2017, as margin expansion and new contract wins supported...

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 11:04


Ryanair and Wizz Air both report big annual traffic jumps in April

Ryanair Holdings PLC and Wizz Air Holdings PLC on Tuesday both reported strong increases in passenger traffic last month despite the US-Israeli war on Iran...

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 09:16


Pages