The earnings call presented a generally positive outlook with highlights including a return to profit growth, strong capital returns, and robust performances in Ireland and Spain. However, challenges in Finland and continued weakness in the UK market, particularly in RMI demand, were noted as lowlights.

Company Guidance

In the recent call, Grafton Group provided detailed guidance on its financial performance, highlighting a return to profit growth for the first time in several years. The company reported a 10% increase in adjusted operating profit and a 6.5% rise in adjusted earnings per share. Strong free cash conversion bolstered the group's balance sheet, which showed net cash of GBP 246 million at the end of June. The company returned GBP 81 million to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, and announced a new GBP 25 million buyback program. Revenue increased by 10.1% to GBP 1.25 billion, with a 60 basis point improvement in gross margin, maintaining a first-half margin of 7.3%. The effective tax rate was 19.5%, and adjusted return on capital employed stood at 10.9%. The call emphasized continued growth in Ireland and Spain, with a cautious outlook for the U.K. and Finland due to challenging market conditions.

Return to Profit Growth

Adjusted operating profit increased by almost 10%, and adjusted earnings per share rose by 6.5%.

Strong Capital Returns

GBP 81 million returned to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks. A new buyback program for GBP 25 million announced.

Revenue Growth

Revenue of GBP 1.25 billion was 10.1% higher than the same period last year, with a 60 basis point improvement in gross margin.

Strong Performance in Ireland and Spain

Irish distribution business delivered a 7.3% increase in adjusted operating profit, and Spain's Salvador Escoda showed a 6.9% increase in like-for-like revenue.

Grafton (GB:GFTU) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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GB:GFTU Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Mar 05, 2026	2025 (Q4)	- / -	0.325	―	―	―
Sep 04, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.35 / 0.35	0.334	6.29% (+0.02)	―	―
Mar 06, 2025	2024 (Q4)	- / 0.33	0.398	-18.34% (-0.07)	―	―
Aug 29, 2024	2024 (Q2)	- / 0.33	0.381	-12.34% (-0.05)	―	―
Mar 07, 2024	2023 (Q4)	- / 0.40	0.435	-8.51% (-0.04)	―	―
Aug 31, 2023	2023 (Q2)	- / 0.38	0.458	-16.81% (-0.08)	―	―
Mar 02, 2023	2022 (Q4)	- / 0.43	0.384	13.28% (+0.05)	―	―
Aug 25, 2022	2022 (Q2)	- / 0.46	0.504	-9.13% (-0.05)	―	―
Feb 24, 2022	2021 (Q4)	- / 0.38	0.383	0.26% (<+0.01)	―	―
Aug 25, 2021	2021 (Q2)	- / 0.50	0.081	522.22% (+0.42)	―	―

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GB:GFTU Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Sep 04, 2025	851.76p	854.53p	+0.33%
Mar 06, 2025	788.63p	827.09p	+4.88%
Aug 29, 2024	997.76p	1005.36p	+0.76%
Mar 07, 2024	892.00p	895.88p	+0.43%

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