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Can Next grind out yet another upgrade?
Thursday 11 Sep 2025CEO Simon Wolfson’s ‘Big Picture’ thoughts on the business and the growth avenues ahead, as well as his read on the UK consumer, will be in focus when Next (NXT) delivers first-half results on 18 September. Shareholders will be hoping the fashion-to-homewares seller has maintained its positive...
FedEx will offer a barometer of the economy when it reports earnings
Thursday 11 Sep 2025Given it operates in a fast-changing industry like global logistics and delivery, whose fortunes are so closely tied to the wider economy, earnings from FedEx (FDX:NYSE) are likely to attract broad interest when they are reported on 17 September. Back in June FedEx reported revenue for the fourth...
Can Chewy impress with second-quarter earnings?
Thursday 04 Sep 2025US specialist retailer Chewy (CHWY:NYSE) is a pretty similar beast to UK-listed Pets at Home (PETS) , selling pet food, treats and toys while also offering grooming and veterinary services. Like Pets at Home, the shares have come back to earth having gone somewhat stratospheric during the pandemic...
Is the bad news baked-in at Associated British Foods?
Thursday 04 Sep 2025Trading trends at cut-price clothing chain Primark and the synergies promised by a planned merger of Kingsmill-owning Allied Bakeries and Hovis will be in focus when Associated British Foods (ABF) updates the market on 10 September. The FTSE 100 foods-to-fashion conglomerate’s shares are down 13%...
Ashtead to be quizzed over growth outlook after lacklustre performance
Thursday 28 Aug 2025Investors in US-focused plant and equipment hire group Ashtead (AHT) are in line for a double update next week as it celebrates its AGM (annual general meeting) on 2 September and reports its first-quarter figures a day later. In June, the firm published its results for the year to April, which...
JD Sports Fashion to reveal the impact of tariffs with its half-year results
Thursday 21 Aug 2025Back in May, sports kit retailer JD Sports Fashion (JD.) posted an impressive set of results for the year to the start of February but cautioned the outlook for the year to February 2026 was clouded by the potential impact of tariffs. Revenue for the 12 months to 1 February 2025 was up 12%, with...
Balfour Beatty half-year results expected to show growth in order book
Thursday 07 Aug 2025International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty (BBY) is riding high on positive momentum in its key markets, with its shares trading at all-time highs. Which makes next week’s interim results (1 August) all the more important for investors, and for analysts who have consistently underestimated...
Visa seen posting 18% increase in third-quarter earnings
Thursday 24 Jul 2025The message from Wall Street so far this earnings season seems to be the US economy and the consumer are doing all right. Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE) and someone who has warned of investors being complacent about the market and the risks to the economy, even admitted things were...
Can MONY maintain momentum with its first-half results?
Thursday 17 Jul 2025Moneysupermarket owner MONY Group (MONY) is due to report first-half year results on 21 July. Investors will be looking to see whether the price comparison site can continue the strong trading momentum demonstrated in February when the company reported record group revenue of £439.2 million for the...
Netflix set to smash second-quarter earnings forecasts
Thursday 10 Jul 2025Global content and streaming service Netflix (NFLX:NASDAQ) is due to report its second-quarter earnings on 17 July after the market close. Analysts expect the firm to report an adjusted profit of $7.05 per share, up 44.5% from $4.88 per share reported in the same quarter a year ago. Alicia Reese,...