profit from every £100 of sales.
£0£100
Wickes Group
£2.41-0.21% today
+8.8% in 1 year
1-year low £1.711-year high £2.55
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay £13.72 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 Wickes Group sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from £1.56 billion in 2022 to £1.64 billion in 2025, with £38.5 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Wickes Group handed back 34% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks £33M£25M
Free cash flow 2025£169M
Bought back its own shares£33M
Paid as dividends£25M
Cash vs. debt£92M vs. £720M
Wickes Group vs. similar companies
Wickes Group grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from £100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per £1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickes Group | 13.7× · Cheap | ||
 Home Depot | 24.6× · Fair price | ||
 Lowe's | 19.2× · Fair price | ||
 Wesfarmers | 31.4× · Expensive | ||
 Kingfisher | 24.8× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Wickes 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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,562 | 1,554 | 1,545 | 1,636 | |
| 572 | 565 | 567 | 604 | |
| 69 | 63 | 47 | 71 | |
| 173 | 171 | 159 | 185 | |
| 32 | 30 | 18 | 39 | |
| 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.16 | |
| 36.6% | 36.4% | 36.7% | 36.9% | |
| 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.3% | |
| 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,105 | 1,073 | 1,079 | 1,101 |
| Cash | 100 | 98 | 86 | 92 |
| Total debt | 691 | 676 | 705 | 720 |
| Total liabilities | 940 | 910 | 933 | 970 |
| 164 | 163 | 145 | 131 | |
| 254 | 255 | 244 | 235 | |
| 6.1% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.1% | |
| 19.4% | 18.2% | 12.5% | 29.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | 179 | 162 | 194 | |
| 40 | 38 | 26 | 25 | |
| 116 | 141 | 136 | 169 | |
| Dividends paid | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 0 | 10 | 15 | 33 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Valuation
- 13.7×
- –
- 1.45
- 3.0×
- 0.3×
- 3.1×
- 6.3×
- 31.9%
- 7.3%
- 4.7%
Profitability
- 36.9%
- 4.3%
- 2.4%
- –
- 7.1%
- 6.0%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- +1.6%
- +9.5%
- –
- –
- −2.6%
Financial health
- 3.4×
- 5.52
- –
- 2.6×
- 1.07
- –
- –
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.
Bottom 44%of 976
Bottom 24%of 992
Top 29%of 852
Bottom 23%of 992
Top 2%of 980
4.7%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$47a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
64.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 14.7%
News
Wix outlines full-year 2026 ~16% free cash flow margin as Base44 nears $250M ARR and Q4 S&M risesSeeking Alpha · Nov 10, 2026Why Wix.com Stock Soared 60% In AugustYahoo Finance · Sep 3, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
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
42No pass
Benjamin Graham
42No pass
Philip Fisher
45No pass
Peter Lynch
35No pass
Joel Greenblatt
36No pass
Charlie Munger
32No pass
Terry Smith
29No pass
Questions about Wickes Group
Is Wickes Group a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 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 Wickes Group AI analysis
What does Wickes Group do?
Wickes Group plc operates as a retailer of home improvement products and services in the United Kingdom. The company supports customers' home improvement projects through Local Trade, Design and Installation, and do-it-yourself (DIY) prepositions. It is in Home Improvement Retail, based in Watford, United Kingdom, with 4,472 employees.
Does Wickes Group pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 4.7% a year, about 64% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out £24.8 million in dividends.
Is Wickes Group stock halal?
No. Wickes Group does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 136% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Wickes Group stock done over the past year?
Up 8.8% over the past twelve months, to £2.41. It traded between £1.71 and £2.55 and is 5.5% below its high.
Who are Wickes Group's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Home Depot, Lowe's, Wesfarmers and Kingfisher. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Wickes Group's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.