Next lifts full-year pretax profit forecast by £25 million to £1.24 billion

• Next lifted 2026/27 pre-tax profit guidance by GBP 25 million to GBP 1.24 billion, driven by stronger-than-expected Q2 trading.
• Q2 full-price sales rose 9.2% versus last year, materially ahead of a 4% forecast, leaving sales GBP 70 million above plan.
• Full-year full-price sales guidance increased to GBP 6 billion, implying 6.3% growth; total group sales forecast raised to GBP 7.5 billion, up 6.6%.
• Guidance kept for H2 full-price sales growth of 5%, with UK seen up 2.8% and international up 14%.
• Post-tax EPS outlook lifted to 812.9p, up 9.2%, assuming GBP 524 million of share buybacks.

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