UK's McBride falls after lower first-half profit

McBride

24/02/2026 08:10

** Shares of cleaning products maker McBride MCB.L down 1.8% at 164 pence

** Co reports H1 adjusted pretax profit of 26.2 mln pounds ($35.32 million) vs 26.7 mln pounds a year earlier

** Reports H1 adjusted operating profit of 31.5 mln pounds vs 32.0 mln pounds a year ago

** Says remains on track to deliver full‑year results in line with analysts' expectations

** MCB up ~13.92% this year, as of last close

($1 = 0.7418 pounds)

 (Reporting by Megha Kumari)

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