Bunzl plc

LSE:BNZL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£6.9b

Bunzl Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Bunzl is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 4.9% and 2.1% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 5.6% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 20.9% in 3 years.

Key information

4.9%

Earnings growth rate

5.65%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors earnings growth12.4%
Revenue growth rate2.1%
Future return on equity20.90%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated03 Dec 2025

Recent future growth updates

Analysts Are Updating Their Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Estimates After Its Interim Results

Aug 28
Analysts Are Updating Their Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Estimates After Its Interim Results

Recent updates

Does Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 10
Does Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.202

Oct 28
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.202

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be £0.202

Oct 10
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be £0.202

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Oct 07
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Sep 14
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.202

Aug 29
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.202

Analysts Are Updating Their Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Estimates After Its Interim Results

Aug 28
Analysts Are Updating Their Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Estimates After Its Interim Results

Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

May 18
Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

May 02
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.538

Apr 18
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.538

It's Unlikely That Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Apr 16
It's Unlikely That Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Apr 11
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.538

Mar 22
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.538

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 07
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
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US Retail Model Changes And Acquisitions To Strengthen Market Position

Acquisitions and brand penetration aim to boost revenue and profitability through expanded markets and improved margins.

There's Reason For Concern Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) Price

Jan 13
There's Reason For Concern Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) Price

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Dec 26
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:BNZL - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202712,2475016611,02617
12/31/202611,9574706331,00118
12/31/202511,76644761096817
6/30/202511,825484823887N/A
3/31/202511,800492840899N/A
12/31/202411,776500857911N/A
9/30/202411,689494867923N/A
6/30/202411,602488877935N/A
3/31/202411,699507862919N/A
12/31/202311,797526846904N/A
9/30/202312,046508902957N/A
6/30/202312,2964909581,011N/A
3/31/202312,168482931981N/A
12/31/202212,040474905952N/A
9/30/202211,554464810852N/A
6/30/202211,069453715752N/A
3/31/202210,677448708743N/A
12/31/202110,285443700733N/A
9/30/202110,208449705738N/A
6/30/202110,131456709743N/A
3/31/202110,121443733767N/A
12/31/202010,111430757790N/A
9/30/20209,878405741774N/A
6/30/20209,645380725757N/A
3/31/20209,486364679713N/A
12/31/20199,327349632669N/A
9/30/20199,295341579616N/A
6/30/20199,264332526564N/A
3/31/20199,172329N/A522N/A
12/31/20189,079327N/A480N/A
9/30/20188,942327N/A476N/A
6/30/20188,805328N/A472N/A
3/31/20188,693319N/A474N/A
12/31/20178,581311N/A476N/A
9/30/20178,341298N/A461N/A
6/30/20178,102286N/A446N/A
3/31/20177,765276N/A426N/A
12/31/20167,429266N/A407N/A
9/30/20167,115252N/A388N/A
6/30/20166,801239N/A370N/A
3/31/20166,646236N/A350N/A
12/31/20156,490233N/A330N/A
9/30/20156,421229N/A318N/A
6/30/20156,353226N/A306N/A
3/31/20156,255218N/A317N/A
12/31/20146,157211N/A328N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: BNZL's forecast earnings growth (4.9% per year) is above the savings rate (3%).

Earnings vs Market: BNZL's earnings (4.9% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (14.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: BNZL's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: BNZL's revenue (2.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (4.3% per year).

High Growth Revenue: BNZL's revenue (2.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: BNZL's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (20.9%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/08 10:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/05 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Bunzl plc is covered by 31 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Paul Daniel CheckettsBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays
Thomas BurltonBerenberg