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NEXT Full Year 2025 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags

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NEXT (LON:NXT) Full Year 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: UK£6.12b (up 11% from FY 2024).
  • Net income: UK£736.1m (down 8.3% from FY 2024).
  • Profit margin: 12% (down from 15% in FY 2024). The decrease in margin was driven by higher expenses.
  • EPS: UK£6.15 (down from UK£6.61 in FY 2024).
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LSE:NXT Revenue and Expenses Breakdown April 12th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

NEXT Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 4.9%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 2.5%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Next Online segment contributing a total revenue of UK£3.20b (52% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth UK£3.46b amounted to 56% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The largest operating expense was Sales & Marketing costs, amounting to UK£878.8m (46% of total expenses). Explore how NXT's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 4.6% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 10% growth forecast for the Multiline Retail industry in Europe.

Performance of the market in the United Kingdom.

The company's shares are up 2.9% from a week ago.

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