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J D Wetherspoon/£JDW

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About J D Wetherspoon

J D Wetherspoon PLC, commonly referred to as Wetherspoons, is a pub company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, the company operates pubs throughout the UK and Ireland, offering a variety of beverages and food with an emphasis on value. Wetherspoon is known for converting unconventional premises into pubs, and it also runs a number of hotels.
Ticker
£JDW
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Primary listing
LSE
Employees
43,502
Headquarters
Watford, United Kingdom
Website
www.jdwetherspoon.com

J D Wetherspoon Metrics

BasicAdvanced
£940M
16.27
£0.56
1.13
£0.12
1.32%

What the Analysts think about J D Wetherspoon

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for J D Wetherspoon stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of J D Wetherspoon stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Wetherspoon’s value-led offer is still attracting customers: like-for-like sales rose 4.2% in FY2026, and the company says it outperformed the hospitality tracker for 48 consecutive months. Sales then rose 8.6% in the first nine weeks of the new year, although some of that uplift came from unusually warm weather. (Investegate)
The group has room to grow through new sites and franchising: it plans around 15 managed pub openings and 15–20 franchise openings in the current year. Management says the existing franchise pubs have delivered encouraging sales and operating standards. (Investegate, Morning Advertiser)
Cash generation improved despite lower profits: free cash inflow per share nearly doubled to 92.4p, and the company held its full-year dividend at 12p. That gives it more capacity to fund investment and shareholder returns while trading remains challenging. (Investegate)
Sales growth is not translating into profits. FY2026 profit before tax before separately disclosed items fell 28% to £58.6m, while the operating margin narrowed to 5.37% from 6.88%, as wage, repair and business-rates costs rose. (Investegate)
Debt remains sizeable relative to earnings: year-end net debt was expected to be about £720m, while the company’s total cost of debt was 6.11%. That leaves less room to absorb weaker trading or further cost increases. (Investegate, Investegate)
Recent sales strength may not persist: Wetherspoon said the 8.6% rise in like-for-like sales in the first nine weeks was partly weather-driven and that conditions would return to normal. Earlier, weaker-than-expected final-quarter sales and rising costs triggered the company’s fourth profit warning of the year. (Investegate, Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Oct 2026.

J D Wetherspoon Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
Income statement
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
Net income
Profit margin

J D Wetherspoon Earnings Performance

Company profitability
Earnings per share
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
Expected
Surprise

Funds containing J D Wetherspoon

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£JDW weighting
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD
£661M0.20%
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID
£1.6B0.18%
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J
€3.2B0.04%
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC
£2.8B0.04%
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML
$9B0.01%
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