After our inaugural wrap of results incoming last Friday, this week we spin through what to expect from Kingfisher (KGF), Next (NXT) and US firm Cintas (CTAS).
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Kingfisher (KGF)
There will be keen interest in FY earnings from Kingfisher (KGF) next Tuesday, after Wickes (WIX) beat forecasts this week.
Analysts are expecting group sales of £12.9 billion with LFL growth of 1.1%, in with the nine-month run rate. Pre-tax profit is seen between £540 million and £570 million after the firm raised its guidance in November 2025.
The heavy lifting will be down to B&Q and Screwfix, with LFL sales growth of 3.5% and 3.1% respectively. The firm said in November it was gaining market share in the UK despite a ‘soft’ market for home improvement sales.
The French businesses, Brico Depot and Castorama, are seen posting negative LFL sales growth of 2.1%. The Polish business is also expected to post negative LFL growth, but slightly better than the French operations.
Investors will no doubt be looking for the group to renew its buyback once the current £300 million programme completes. Meanwhile, the dividend is seen inching up to 12.5p per share after it was held at 12.4p last year. (IC)
| FY26E | FY27E | |
| Revenue | £12.9bn | £13.2bn |
| Adjusted pre-tax profit | £559m | £596m |
| Adjusted EPS | 23.7p | 26.0p |
Soource: Company-complied consensus, correct as of 12 February 2026
Next (NXT)
Clothing-to-homewares seller Next (NXT) has a well-earned reputation for under-promising and over-delivering. The high street retailer has also been on a hot streak in terms of raising its financial outlook.
As such, Sharesify believes Next could pull another rabbit out of the hat alongside FY26 results on 26 March. Don’t bet against better-than-expected sales for the opening weeks of FY27 and a bump up to profit guidance from the FTSE 100 giant.
Though shopper confidence is weak, investors will be counting on the continued outperformance of Next’s online business and poring over CEO Simon Wolfson’s comments on the consumer economy.
In January, Next delivered a strong Christmas trading update with full price sales up 10.6% in the nine weeks to 27 December 2025. Growth did slow in the UK, but not by as much as management had feared. As a result, Next said FY26 sales would be around £50 million above its previous forecast for a 13.7% year-on-year jump in pre-tax profits to £1.15 billion.
For FY27, Next guided for 4.5% growth in full price sales and pre-tax profits up by a similar percentage to £1.2 billion. By this time next week, analysts may well be taking those numbers up a smidge. (JC)
Cintas (CTAS)
One of those ‘dull but desirable’ stocks, many UK investors may not know Cintas (CTAS), but they probably should. Next week offers the perfect opportunity for an introduction with the Ohio-based company set to report Q3 2026 earnings before Wall Street opens on Wednesday, 25 March.
Cintas provides clients with branded uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, safety courses and more. Effectively, it helps businesses keep workplaces clean, safe and professional.
Cintas consensus
| Q3 2025 | Q3 2026 forecast | FY 2026 forecast | |
| Revenue | $1.13 | $1.24 | $4.88 |
| EPS | $2.61bn | $2.82bn | $11.21bn |
Source: Koyfin consensus
It’s big business. Last year (end May 2025) it reported $1.8 billion+ net profit on more than $10 billion revenue. Cintas has a market cap of $72.5 billion.
Analysts anticipate Q3 EPS of $1.23 on roughly $2.82 billion revenue and revenue of $2.817 billion. Perhaps more, given forecasts have been inching higher in recent weeks following a strong Q2 beat that led the company raise FY2026 guidance to $4.81–$4.88 EPS. Cintas has matched or beaten expectations every quarter since Covid. (SF)
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