J D Wetherspoon has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 63.6%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 45.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 17.2% per year. J D Wetherspoon's return on equity is 16.4%, and it has net margins of 2.5%.
Key information
63.58%
Earnings growth rate
64.78%
EPS growth rate
Hospitality Industry Growth
1.31%
Revenue growth rate
17.22%
Return on equity
16.44%
Net Margin
2.52%
Next Earnings Update
02 Oct 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How J D Wetherspoon makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BATS-CHIXE:JDWL Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
25 Jan 26
2,186
55
1
0
25 Oct 25
2,157
62
1
0
27 Jul 25
2,128
68
1
0
27 Apr 25
2,101
65
1
0
26 Jan 25
2,074
62
1
0
26 Oct 24
2,055
56
1
0
28 Jul 24
2,036
49
1
0
28 Apr 24
2,018
45
0
0
28 Jan 24
2,000
41
0
0
28 Oct 23
1,963
50
0
0
30 Jul 23
1,925
60
0
0
29 Apr 23
1,887
64
0
0
29 Jan 23
1,849
68
0
0
29 Oct 22
1,795
43
0
0
31 Jul 22
1,740
19
0
0
30 Apr 22
1,445
-55
0
0
23 Jan 22
1,149
-130
0
0
23 Oct 21
961
-153
0
0
25 Jul 21
773
-177
0
0
25 Apr 21
766
-180
0
0
24 Jan 21
760
-183
0
0
24 Oct 20
1,011
-140
0
0
26 Jul 20
1,262
-98
0
0
26 Apr 20
1,562
-18
9
0
26 Jan 20
1,862
61
18
0
26 Oct 19
1,841
67
28
0
28 Jul 19
1,819
73
38
0
28 Apr 19
1,786
68
40
0
27 Jan 19
1,753
63
41
0
27 Oct 18
1,723
65
42
0
29 Jul 18
1,694
67
43
0
29 Apr 18
1,692
67
43
0
28 Jan 18
1,690
68
44
0
28 Oct 17
1,675
62
44
0
30 Jul 17
1,661
57
45
0
29 Apr 17
1,634
54
60
0
22 Jan 17
1,606
51
75
0
22 Oct 16
1,601
51
63
0
24 Jul 16
1,595
51
51
0
24 Apr 16
1,578
50
52
0
24 Jan 16
1,560
48
53
0
24 Oct 15
1,537
46
53
0
26 Jul 15
1,514
45
53
0
Quality Earnings: JDWL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: JDWL's current net profit margins (2.5%) are lower than last year (3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: JDWL has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 63.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: JDWL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: JDWL had negative earnings growth (-11.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Hospitality industry average (9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: JDWL's Return on Equity (16.4%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
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Company Analysis
2026/05/20 16:02
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/20 00:00
Earnings
2026/01/25
Annual Earnings
2025/07/27
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Analyst Sources
J D Wetherspoon plc is covered by 25 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.