The McBride Board is recommending a final dividend of 3.1 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 June 2026, subject to approval by shareholders at the Company's 2026 AGM. If approved, the recommended final dividend will be paid as a cash dividend on 27 November 2026 to all holders of ordinary shares who are on the register of members on 30 October 2026. The ordinary shares will be marked as ex‑dividend on 29 October 2026.
Other financial highlights include:
Revenue of £934.2m (2025: £926.5m), with 0.4% volume growth from private label
Adjusted EBITDA of £80.0m (2025: £85.8m), representing 8.6% of revenue (2025: 9.3%)
Reduced profit levels mostly a result of Q4 margin recovery lag following the Middle East crisis driving inflationary pressures and necessary price increases from customers
Adjusted basic EPS of 21.6p (2025: 22.1p)
Significant return to shareholders of £18.0m comprising dividend payments of £5.2m, a share buyback programme of £6.4m, together with £6.4m direct share purchases by the Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) reducing future equity dilution on incentive awards
Net debt at £122.8m (2025: £105.2m), representing 1.5x adjusted EBITDA (2025: 1.2x)
