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Diageo lowers profit guidance in H1 results


By Dan McGrath

Diageo has lowered its operating profit guidance for the full year in its H1 update, as a result of weaker sales in the US.

The beverages firm, which owns brands including Guinness, Smirnoff and Captain Morgan, saw its net sales drop by 4% year-on-year in the six months to 31 December to $10.4bn


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Haleon profits up although revenue growth slower than expected

Haleon has posted a 10.5% jump in adjusted operating profit to £2.5bn in its latest annual results

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St. James’s Place closes 2025 with record FuM

St. James’s Place (SJP) has announced that it closed 2025 with a record £220bn in funds under management (FuM), up from £190.2bn a year previously

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Corporate Finance Awards 2026: Open to entries

The Corporate Finance Awards 2026 have been launched and entries are now being welcomed from organisations based in the UK

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Croda International ‘encouraged’ by latest annual sales

Croda International has reported a 4.4% jump in annual sales to £1.7bn in its latest full-year results.

The speciality chemicals company said it was “encouraged” by its performance in 2025, as it acknowledged an “uncertain trading environment”

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Essensys share price drops following acquisition offer

Essensys has recorded a 10% drop in its share price after it accepted an £11.3m acquisition offer from its founder and chief executive officer, Mark Furness, to take the company private

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Unite Group lowers EPS guidance for 2026

Unite Group has lowered its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) guidance to between 41.5p and 43p, reflecting the impact of lower income from the recently acquired Empiric Student Property and occupancy across its portfolio

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Johnson Matthey lowers sale price of Catalyst Technologies to £1.3bn

Johnson Matthey (JM) has lowered the price for the sale of its Catalyst Technologies (CT) business to US conglomerate Honeywell to £1.3bn

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MONY preliminary results mark share price improvement

MONY Group has seen its share price increase by over 2% after reaching record revenue and earnings in the year to 31 December

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JD Sports to return £200m to shareholders

JD Sports has announced that it will return £200m to shareholders via a share buyback scheme

GSK acquires 35Pharma for $950m

GSK has agreed to acquire Canada-based private clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, 35Pharma, for $950m
Segro hits record new contracted rent commitments in 2025

Segro has reported a "strong operational performance" in 2025, after reaching a record £99m in new contracted rent commitments
Aston Martin warns of profit slowdown

Aston Martin has revealed it expects to report lower-than-expected annual profits after citing a “highly challenging” trading environment last year.

The luxury carmaker said that heightened tariffs in the US had impacted its figures, which are expected to be at the lower end of previous guidance when it reports its results next week


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