The Wetherspoon (J D) plc board proposes, subject to shareholders' consent at the annual general meeting, to pay a final dividend of 8.0p (2024: 12.0p) per share, on 27 November 2025, to those shareholders on the register on 24 October 2025, resulting in a total dividend for the year of 12.0p per share (2024: 12.0p). The dividend is covered 4.0 times (2024: 3.9 times).
Other financial highlights include:
Like-for-like sales (vs FY2024)
+5.1%
Revenue £2,127.5m (2024: £2,035.5m)
+4.5%
Profit before tax £81.4m (2024: £73.9m)
+10.1%
Operating profit £146.4m (2024: £139.5m)
+4.9%
Basic earnings per share 50.8p (2024: 48.6p)
+4.5%
Free cash inflow per share 47.3p (2024: 26.4p)
+79.2%
