Brief: Pepco Group Reports Q4 Constant Currency Revenue Growth Of 15.6%, Lifts FY Net Earnings Outlook
BRIEF-Pepco Group Reports Q4 Constant Currency Revenue Growth Of 15.6%, Lifts FY Net Earnings Outlook Sept 29 (Reuters) - Pepco Group NV PCOP.WA:
ANNOUNCES FY26 PRE-CLOSE TRADING UPDATE
FOURTH QUARTER CONSTANT CURRENCY REVENUE GROWTH OF +15.6%
LIKE-FOR-LIKE (“LFL”) REVENUE GROWTH EXCLUDING FMCG OF +9.5% IN THE QUARTER TO DATE TO 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 (+9.4% INCLUDING FMCG)
FULL YEAR REVENUES EXPECTED TO EXCEED €4.5 BILLION, REPRESENTING CONSTANT-CURRENCY GROWTH OF C. +8%, AT THE TOP OF THE 6–8% GUIDANCE RANGE
BOTH FY26 GROSS MARGIN OF C. 51% AND MID-TEENS UNDERLYING EBITDA (IFRS 16) GROWTH ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE
FOR THE 51 WEEKS TO 20 SEPTEMBER 2026, LFL REVENUE GROWTH EXCLUDING FMCG WAS +5.9%, (+3.8% INCLUDING FMCG)
FY26 UNDERLYING NET EARNINGS GROWTH IS NOW EXPECTED TO EXCEED 60%, AHEAD OF PRIOR GUIDANCE OF ABOVE 50%
FY26 UNLEVERED FREE CASH FLOW NOW EXPECTED TO EXCEED €350M, AHEAD OF GUIDANCE OF C. €300M
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