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Marks & Spencer Group

Current Price 339.60p Bid 339.40p Ask 339.60p Change 0.50%
Last Updated: 05/12/2025 09:04. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Marks & Spencer, the high street retail chain, first took formation as a retail venture in 1894, becoming a listed company in 1926. The group generates almost all of its revenue from UK clothing and food sales. Marks has a chain of some 400 stores throughout the UK with a further 150 overseas.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 29/03/2025

Revenue
£13,816.80m
Operating Profit/Loss
£624.30m
Dividend yield (%)
1.00
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
8.86
P/E Ratio
11.10

Key Personnel

Mr Archie Norman
Chairman
Mr Stuart Machin
Chief Executive Officer
Ms Alison Dolan
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Cheryl Potter
Non-Executive Director
Mr Roger Burnley
Non-Executive Director
Mr Sean Doyle
Non-Executive Director
Mrs Sapna Sood
Non-Executive Director
Mrs Tamara Ingram
Non-Executive Director
Ms Evelyn Bourke
Non-Executive Director
Ms Fiona Dawson
Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
MKSL
ISIN
GB0031274896
Shares in Issue
1,626.12m
Market cap
£5,522.32m

Analyst Views (6)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
66.67%
Hold
 
33.33%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
339.60p
Bid Price
339.40p
Ask Price
339.60p
Volume
89,592
Change Today
1.70p
% Change Today
0.50%
Open
339.10p
Previous Close
337.90p
Intraday High
342.10p
Intraday Low
338.60p
52 Week High
411.30p
52 Week Low
319.40p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

News

Marks & Spencer appoints BA CEO to its board 12/11/2025 14:19:19 Food inflation eases as grocers ramp up promotions 11/11/2025 08:54:15 M&S interim profits drop 55% as it takes £136m hit from cyber attack 05/11/2025 07:14:06 RBC Capital downgrades Marks & Spencer to 'sector perform' 20/10/2025 10:31:30 Marks & Spencer to extend chairman Archie Norman's tenure 14/10/2025 10:59:02 UK grocery inflation edges higher 14/10/2025 09:45:48 JPMorgan places M&S on 'positive catalyst watch', reiterates 'overweight' rating 07/10/2025 13:13:39 Sun shines on Next as profits, sales surge 18/09/2025 07:01:18 M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higman to leave - report 11/09/2025 12:58:09 Marks & Spencer appoints AF Blakemore & Son as wholesale partner 09/09/2025 13:27:26 Citi upgrades Marks & Spencer to 'buy', sees attractive entry point 08/09/2025 08:53:42 Sorted Group renews contract with M&S 21/08/2025 16:02:06 Marks & Spencer to pour £340m into new National Distribution Centre 21/08/2025 07:39:00 Four arrested over cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op, Harrods 10/07/2025 13:01:18 M&S expects online business to be "fully" operational by August 01/07/2025 12:44:00 Sunny weather and healthy diets boost supermarket sales - NIQ 25/06/2025 11:05:17 M&S resumes online orders after cyber attack 10/06/2025 07:56:31 Jefferies ups rating on M&S, downgrades Sainsbury's 22/05/2025 13:33:18 M&S estimates £300m hit from cyberattack as FY profits tank 21/05/2025 07:24:17 Some customer data stolen in cyberattack, M&S reveals 13/05/2025 08:47:20 Warm weather and late Easter boost grocery sales - NIQ 30/04/2025 08:48:09 M&S suspends online orders after cyber incident 25/04/2025 14:31:55 RBC sees further upside at M&S as momentum builds 07/04/2025 08:57:04 Tesco, Sainsbury's slide as Asda says overhaul will dent profits 14/03/2025 15:54:50 Marks & Spencer raises retail staff pay with £95m investment 05/03/2025 13:10:32

Income Statement

Year End Date
29 Mar 2025
30 Mar 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
13,816.80
13,040.10
Operating Profit/Loss
624.30
714.20
Net Interest
-112.50
-41.70
Pre-Tax Profit
511.80
672.50
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
291.90
425.20
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
291.90
425.20
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
295.70
431.20
Minority Interests
-3.80
-6.00
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
29 Mar 2025
30 Mar 2024
Basic
14.60p
21.90p
Diluted
14.00p
20.80p
Adjusted
31.90p
24.60p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
29 Mar 2025
30 Mar 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
5,408.50
5,190.10
Intangible Assets
187.40
179.50
Investment Properties
11.20
11.60
Investments
392.50
684.20
Other Financial Assets
21.40
13.30
Other Non-Current Assets
396.70
450.20
Current Assets
Inventories
843.90
776.90
Trade & Other Receivables
327.50
302.00
Cash at Bank & In Hand
864.50
1,022.40
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
367.80
52.00
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
8,821.40
8,682.20

Liabilities

Year End Date
29 Mar 2025
30 Mar 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
355.80
250.40
Other Current Liabilities
2,421.70
2,265.80
Total Current Liabilities
2,777.50
2,516.20
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
2,588.70
2,882.80
Provisions
345.60
309.90
Other Non-Current Liabilities
158.20
143.20
Total Non-Current Liabilities
3,092.50
3,335.90
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
5,870.00
5,852.10

Net Assets

Year End Date
29 Mar 2025
30 Mar 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
2,951.40
2,830.10

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
29 Mar 2025
30 Mar 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
20.60
20.50
Share Premium Account
982.70
967.00
Other Reserves
-3,951.70
-3,945.90
Retained Earnings
5,888.50
5,789.60
Shareholders Funds
2,940.10
2,831.20
Minority Interests/Other Equity
11.30
-1.10
Total Equity
2,951.40
2,830.10

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Interim
27 Nov 2025
09 Jan 2026
1.20p
Final
29 May 2025
04 Jul 2025
2.60p
Interim
28 Nov 2024
10 Jan 2025
1.00p
Interim
28 Nov 2024
10 Jan 2025
1.00p
Final
30 May 2024
05 Jul 2024
2.00p
Interim
16 Nov 2023
12 Jan 2024
1.00p
Interim
16 Nov 2023
12 Jan 2024
1.00p
Interim
14 Nov 2019
10 Jan 2020
3.90p
Interim
14 Nov 2019
10 Jan 2020
3.90p
Final
30 May 2019
12 Jul 2019
7.10p
Final
30 May 2019
12 Jul 2019
7.10p
Interim
15 Nov 2018
11 Jan 2019
6.80p
Final
31 May 2018
13 Jul 2018
11.90p
Interim
16 Nov 2017
12 Jan 2018
6.80p
Final
01 Jun 2017
14 Jul 2017
11.90p
Interim
17 Nov 2016
13 Jan 2017
6.80p
Final
02 Jun 2016
15 Jul 2016
11.90p
Final
02 Jun 2016
15 Jul 2016
11.90p
Special
02 Jun 2016
15 Jul 2016
4.60p
Special
02 Jun 2016
15 Jul 2016
4.60p
Special
02 Jun 2016
15 Jul 2016
4.60p
Interim
12 Nov 2015
08 Jan 2016
6.80p
Final
28 May 2015
10 Jul 2015
11.60p
Interim
13 Nov 2014
09 Jan 2015
6.40p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
29 Mar 2025
30 Mar 2024
Dividend growth
20.00%
n/a%
Dividend yield
1.00%
1.10%
Dividend cover
8.86
8.20


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