Company Profile · Consumer Cyclical

Next PLC

NXT · LSE
Industry
Retail
Exchange
LSE
Country
UK
Employees
31,589
Website
www.nextplc.co.uk
Current Price
143.65
Live · Oct 4, 2026
Fair Buy
≤ 105
Margin-of-safety entry
Baillie Growth Score
43/100
Weak
Buffett Score
78/100
Strong
Intrinsic Value · Three-Tier Range Current price 143.65 Live · Within the fair intrinsic-value range

Composite valuation range · conservative 100–105 / fair 135–182 / optimistic 207–220. At 143.65, Within the fair intrinsic-value range.

At publication 155.75 (Aug 30, 2026)

Financial snapshot
Market cap£16.4B
Revenue (TTM)£7.2B
EBITDA£1.48B
Profit margin12.89%
ROE54.54%
P/E (TTM)18.28
Forward P/E16.61
PEG2.91
EPS£0.08
Dividend yield1.93%
52-week range£116.44 – £159.00

Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.

About the company

NEXT plc engages in the retail of clothing, homeware, and beauty products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. It operates through Retail Stores, Online (UK), Online (International), NEXT Finance, Total Platform, and Other Business Activities segments. The company offers NEXT branded products; and women's, men's, children's fashion clothing, and accessories; and third-party branded products. It also provides consumer credit; services to third-party brands, including websites, marketing, warehousing, distribution networks, and contact centers; and property management, which holds and leases properties. The company operates through retail stores, online retail platforms, and franchise stores. The company was formerly known as J Hepworth & Son and changed its name to NEXT plc in 1986. NEXT plc was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Enderby, the United Kingdom.

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Research on this stock
43/100 Hold NEXT plc: 23.9% International Growth, a £16.9 Million Platform, and 19.2 Times Earnings NEXT plc is a UK omnichannel fashion and home retailer whose profit now runs through four engines: UK online, which earned £524 million of statutory pre-tax profit in the year to 2026-01-31 against £226 million from stores; international online, up 23.9% in the 26 weeks to 2026-08-01; NEXT Finance, contributing £195 million; and a portfolio of distressed brands bought cheaply. Management raised guidance for the year to January 2027 to £1.243 billion, though £10 million of the £25 million upgrade came from investments rather than retail, and Total Platform services earned only £16.9 million. Rating Hold: the international re-rating is real, but £155.75 is 19.2 times guided earnings and a 3.8% owner-cash yield against a 5.15% gilt, leaving no margin of safety above the £100–105 ideal buy range. NEXT plcNXT · LSERetailAug 30, 2026