The Fuller Smith & Turner plc Board is to announce an interim dividend of 7.85p (H1 2025: 7.41p) per 40p 'A' and 'C' ordinary share and 0.785p (H1 2025: 0.741p) per 4p 'B' ordinary share. This will be paid on 2 January 2026 to shareholders on the share register as at 12 December 2025.
Other financial highlights include:
Like for like sales for their Managed Pubs & Hotels in H1 up 4.6%, maintaining continued market outperformance
Adjusted profit before tax increased by 28% to £22.5 million (H1 2025: £17.6 million)
Statutory profit before tax of £21.1 million (H1 2025: £29.0 million) - prior period reflects book profit of £17.2 million arising from the disposal of The Mad Hatter hotel
Adjusted earnings per share up by 38%
Net debt of £138.3 million (H1 2025: £128.2 million) with cash generated from the business invested in enhancing the existing estate and financing shareholder returns
Continuing share buyback programme, with 1.2 million 'A' shares repurchased in the period.
