Marston's PLC

LSE:MARS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£335.4m

Marston's Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Marston's has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 58%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 45.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.1% per year. Marston's's return on equity is 9.2%, and it has net margins of 8.4%.

Key information

57.96%

Earnings growth rate

57.97%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth1.31%
Revenue growth rate14.14%
Return on equity9.18%
Net Margin8.35%
Last Earnings Update28 Mar 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

New Narrative Jun 27

Format Risks Around Format Rollout And Margins Will Define Future Pub Returns

Catalysts About Marston's Marston's operates a large, predominantly freehold pub estate in the U.K., focused on local, community-led formats. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
New Narrative Jun 13

Format Conversions And Property Backing Will Support Stronger Long Term Pub Earnings Potential

Catalysts About Marston's Marston's operates a mainly freehold, community focused pub estate in the U.K., targeting high margin and strong cash generation. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
Analysis Article Nov 29

Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Shares Bounce 29% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Despite an already strong run, Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 29% in the last...
Analysis Article Nov 26

Is There Now An Opportunity In Marston's PLC (LON:MARS)?

Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw a significant share price rise of 63% in...
Analysis Article May 14

Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Shares Bounce 28% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 28% after a shaky period beforehand. The...
Analysis Article Mar 06

Does Marston's (LON:MARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article Dec 05

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Revenues Yet

When you see that almost half of the companies in the Hospitality industry in the United Kingdom have price-to-sales...
Analysis Article Jul 28

Marston's PLC (LON:MARS) Surges 26% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Despite an already strong run, Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 26% in the last...
Analysis Article Jul 12

Marston's (LON:MARS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company...
Analysis Article Nov 04

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Marston's PLC (LON:MARS)?

While Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ) might not be the most widely known stock at the moment, it saw a decent share price...
Analysis Article Dec 15

Marston's (LON:MARS) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article Nov 27

Is There An Opportunity With Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) 40% Undervaluation?

How far off is Marston's PLC (LON:MARS) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Marston's makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:MARS Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Mar 268937500
28 Dec 258967300
27 Sep 258987200
27 Jun 258986200
29 Mar 258985200
29 Dec 248983500
28 Sep 248991800
30 Mar 24893-1000
30 Dec 23883-1500
30 Sep 23872-1900
30 Jun 238554000
01 Apr 238378900
01 Jan 2381811300
01 Oct 2280013700
01 Jul 227586000
02 Apr 22716-1600
02 Jan 22559-7200
02 Oct 21402-12800
02 Jul 21315-27200
03 Apr 21227-41600
03 Jan 21371-38200
03 Oct 20516-34800
28 Mar 20574-7600
28 Dec 19679-5700
28 Sep 19784-3700
28 Jun 191,1692600
30 Mar 191,1657200
30 Dec 181,1535900
29 Sep 181,1414500
29 Jun 181,1154300
31 Mar 181,0894200
31 Dec 171,0506300
30 Sep 171,0118500
30 Jun 179788200
01 Apr 179457910
01 Jan 179417600
01 Oct 169377300
01 Jul 169307200
02 Apr 169227100
02 Jan 169014700
03 Oct 158792300

Quality Earnings: MARS has a large one-off gain of £24.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 28th March, 2026.

Growing Profit Margin: MARS's current net profit margins (8.4%) are higher than last year (5.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MARS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 58% per year.

Accelerating Growth: MARS's earnings growth over the past year (44.5%) is below its 5-year average (58% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MARS earnings growth over the past year (44.5%) exceeded the Hospitality industry -1.3%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: MARS's Return on Equity (9.2%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/06 03:47
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/03 00:00
Earnings2026/03/28
Annual Earnings2025/09/27

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Analyst Sources

Marston's PLC is covered by 22 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Julian EasthopeBarclays
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Nicholas ThomasBofA Global Research