Grafton Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -8%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 5.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.9% per year. Grafton Group's return on equity is 8.3%, and it has net margins of 5.4%.
Key information
-8.04%
Earnings growth rate
-3.31%
EPS growth rate
Trade Distributors Industry Growth
23.44%
Revenue growth rate
4.87%
Return on equity
8.28%
Net Margin
5.42%
Next Earnings Update
03 Sep 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Grafton Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
OTCPK:GROU.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
2,520
137
641
0
30 Sep 25
2,459
135
599
0
30 Jun 25
2,398
133
556
0
31 Mar 25
2,340
128
556
0
31 Dec 24
2,282
122
556
0
30 Sep 24
2,275
127
548
0
30 Jun 24
2,267
131
540
0
31 Mar 24
2,293
140
540
0
31 Dec 23
2,319
149
540
0
30 Sep 23
2,329
161
524
0
30 Jun 23
2,338
174
509
0
31 Mar 23
2,320
191
509
0
31 Dec 22
2,301
209
508
0
30 Sep 22
2,268
204
489
0
30 Jun 22
2,235
200
469
0
31 Mar 22
2,172
204
470
0
31 Dec 21
2,110
207
470
0
30 Sep 21
2,057
205
426
0
30 Jun 21
2,003
202
382
0
31 Mar 21
1,841
156
382
0
31 Dec 20
1,679
109
382
0
30 Sep 20
1,871
103
493
0
30 Jun 20
2,062
97
605
0
31 Mar 20
2,367
121
605
0
31 Dec 19
2,672
144
605
0
30 Sep 19
2,593
143
632
0
30 Jun 19
2,514
143
658
0
31 Mar 19
2,559
144
658
0
31 Dec 18
2,603
145
658
0
30 Sep 18
2,691
142
672
0
30 Jun 18
2,780
139
685
0
31 Mar 18
2,748
133
685
0
31 Dec 17
2,716
128
685
0
30 Sep 17
2,667
115
653
0
30 Jun 17
2,618
103
621
0
31 Mar 17
2,562
98
620
0
31 Dec 16
2,507
93
620
0
30 Sep 16
2,432
97
584
0
30 Jun 16
2,357
101
548
0
31 Mar 16
2,284
99
548
0
31 Dec 15
2,212
97
548
0
30 Sep 15
2,181
94
535
0
Quality Earnings: GROU.F has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: GROU.F's current net profit margins (5.4%) are higher than last year (5.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GROU.F's earnings have declined by 8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: GROU.F's earnings growth over the past year (11.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (-8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: GROU.F earnings growth over the past year (11.9%) exceeded the Trade Distributors industry 4.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: GROU.F's Return on Equity (8.3%) 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
2026/07/08 21:25
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/11 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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