Financial headlines 

  As at 12th September 2026

£19.6bn

Group revenue

£1,508m

Adjusted operating profit*

£1,433m

Gross investment*

131.9p

Basic earnings per share

£1,327m

Operating profit

£1,276m

Profit before tax

£1,457m

Adjusted profit before tax*

156.0p

Adjusted earnings per share*

£305m

Net cash before lease liabilities* 

£2,845m

Net debt including lease liabilities*

12.7%

Return on average capital employed* (‘ROACE’) 

63.0p

Dividends per share

56%

Women in the workforce

2,079kt

ABF Group scope 1 & 2 (market based)

508

Primark stores and 20.6m sq ft of total selling space

Retail in numbers - 2026

 

£9.8bn

Retail revenue

£1,005m

Retail adjusted operating profit

81,358

Number of employees in Retail

508

Number of Retail stores
(includes 4 franchise stores)

Food in numbers - 2026

 

£9.3bn

Food revenue

£637m

Food adjusted operating profit

57,713

Number of employees across Food

178

Number of manufacturing sites across Food

*Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) as defined on pages 216 to 220 in the Annual Report.

Our approach to ESG

Corporate governance

ABF remains committed to maintaining high standards of business ethics and integrity across the Group.

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Responsibility

Learn more about the responsible initiatives and efforts across our business.

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ESG investor days
 

Watch our past ESG investor events to hear more about our approach and work on Environmental, Social and Governance topics.

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Our purpose and values

Our purpose is to provide safe, nutritious, affordable food, and clothing that is great value for money.

 

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How we create value 

Find out how our operating model works to create long term value for our stakeholders. 

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Annual Report 

Our Annual Report for the 52 weeks ended 12th September 2026 is available here

Annual Report

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Annual general meeting

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Dividend history

The last dividend payments and dividend history.

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Broker coverage

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