profit from every £100 of sales.
£0£100
Marks and Spencer Group
£4.66+0.91% today
+14.2% in 1 year
1-year low £3.091-year high £4.66
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay £37.15 for every £1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Marks and Spencer Group sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from £11.9 billion in 2023 to £17.3 billion in 2026, with £259 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Marks and Spencer Group handed back 18% of the cash it generated last year.
£77M
Free cash flow 2026£549M
Bought back its own shares£21M
Paid as dividends£77M
Cash vs. debt£997M vs. £3.4B
Marks and Spencer Group vs. similar companies
Marks and Spencer Group grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from £100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per £1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marks and Spencer Group | 37.2× · Expensive | ||
 Aeon | 48.9× · Expensive | ||
 Falabella | 12.7× · Cheap | ||
 Ryohin Keikaku | 50.6× · Expensive | ||
 Shoprite Holdings | 24.2× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Marks and Spencer Group's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of GBP | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,931 | 13,040 | 13,817 | 17,274 | |
| 4,145 | 4,328 | 4,738 | 5,552 | |
| 559 | 794 | 668 | 995 | |
| 1,247 | 1,418 | 1,542 | 1,310 | |
| 363 | 431 | 296 | 259 | |
| 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.12 | |
| 34.7% | 33.2% | 34.3% | 32.1% | |
| 4.7% | 6.1% | 4.8% | 5.8% | |
| 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of GBP | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 9,098 | 8,682 | 8,821 | 10,115 |
| Cash | 1,068 | 1,022 | 865 | 997 |
| Total debt | 3,628 | 3,133 | 2,945 | 3,419 |
| Total liabilities | 6,417 | 5,972 | 5,990 | 6,892 |
| 2,676 | 2,712 | 2,821 | 3,056 | |
| 2,034 | 2,076 | 2,111 | 2,115 | |
| 8.0% | 10.9% | 8.8% | 6.5% | |
| 13.6% | 15.9% | 10.5% | 8.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of GBP | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,030 | 1,302 | 1,313 | 1,176 | |
| 410 | 429 | 507 | 627 | |
| 620 | 872 | 806 | 549 | |
| Dividends paid | – | 20 | 61 | 77 |
| 0 | 83 | 81 | 21 | |
| 38 | 48 | 52 | 39 |
Valuation
- 37.2×
- –
- –
- 2.5×
- 0.6×
- 17.6×
- 9.2×
- 5.7%
- 2.7%
- 0.8%
Profitability
- 32.1%
- 5.8%
- 1.5%
- –
- 8.6%
- 8.5%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- +13.1%
- −11.8%
- –
- –
- +1.3%
Financial health
- 1.7×
- 1.00
- –
- 4.1×
- 0.87
- –
- –
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 46%of 976
Bottom 33%of 992
Bottom 23%of 852
Top 31%of 992
Top 44%of 979
0.8%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$8a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
29.7% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 14.0%
News
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
41No pass
Benjamin Graham
36No pass
Philip Fisher
32No pass
Peter Lynch
26No pass
Joel Greenblatt
21No pass
Charlie Munger
22No pass
Terry Smith
31No pass
Questions about Marks and Spencer Group
Is Marks and Spencer Group a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Marks and Spencer Group AI analysis
What does Marks and Spencer Group do?
Marks and Spencer Group plc operates various retail stores. It operates through Fashion, Home & Beauty; Food; International; and Ocado segments. The company offers womenswear, menswear, lingerie, kids wear, beauty and home products through UK and ROI retail stores and online. It is in Department Stores, based in London, United Kingdom, with 51,405 employees.
Does Marks and Spencer Group pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.8% a year, about 30% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out £77.0 million in dividends.
Is Marks and Spencer Group stock halal?
No. Marks and Spencer Group does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 36% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Marks and Spencer Group stock done over the past year?
Up 14.2% over the past twelve months, to £4.66. It traded between £3.09 and £4.66, close to its high.
Who are Marks and Spencer Group's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Aeon, Falabella, Ryohin Keikaku and Shoprite Holdings. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Marks and Spencer Group's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.