UK's Croda beats annual profit expectations
24/02/2026 07:10
Feb 24 (Reuters) - British specialty chemicals maker Croda International CRDA.L posted better-than-expected annual profit on Tuesday, helped by growth in its consumer care and life sciences divisions. The company logged 276.2 million pounds ($372.51 million) in adjusted pretax profit for the year, above analysts' average expectations of 267.8 million pounds, as per a company-compiled poll. ($1 = 0.7415 pounds) (Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman) ((Yamini.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com;))