NEXT (NXT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Founded as a tailoring business in Leeds in 1864 by Joseph Hepworth and Son, today, the company offers clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty and home products to our UK and International customers. NEXT has over 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire, and over 180 franchise branches across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The company's main divisions are NEXT Online, NEXT Retail and NEXT Finance. We also launched Total Platform, an online, distribution, tech and logistics solution, in 2020. Total Platform aims to leverage NEXT’s Online infrastructure and provide partners with a comprehensive solution to trading online. As a multinational fashion and homeware business, we seek always to conduct our business in a fair and responsible way. We continuously look for ways to improve what we do and how we do it in order to limit impact on the people and the environment around us.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: £124.85 to £131.75
• 50-Day Range: £119.75 to £135.20
• 52-Week Range: £112 to £146.40
• Volume: 677,406 shs
• Average Volume: 6.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £15.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.61
• Dividend Yield: 2.06%
• Price Target: £140.98
• Consensus Rating: Hold

NEXT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NEXT scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

NEXT has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for NEXT is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NEXT has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NEXT is 17.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NEXT is 17.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 72.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NEXT has a PEG Ratio of 5.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NEXT has a P/B Ratio of 10.70. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NXT.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

NEXT pays a meaningful dividend of 2.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NEXT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NEXT is 32.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.24

News Sentiment

NEXT has a news sentiment score of 0.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for NEXT this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for NXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NEXT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.60% of the stock of NEXT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.49% of the stock of NEXT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NXT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NXT shares performed this year?

NEXT's stock was trading at £136.80 at the start of the year. Since then, NXT stock has decreased by 4.0% and is now trading at £131.27.

How were NEXT's earnings last quarter?

NEXT plc (LON:NXT) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 26th. The company reported $760.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NEXT had a net margin of 12.87% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 52.86%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of NEXT?

Shares of NXT stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of NEXT own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NEXT investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP), Barclays (BARC), Glencore (GLEN), HSBC (HSBA) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/26/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Apparel Retail
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: LON:NXT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nextplc.co.uk
• Phone: +44-333-7778245
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,947
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NEXT: £140.98
• High Price Target: £180
• Low Price Target: £116
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 745.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.87
• P/E Growth: 5.66
• Net Income: £784.86 million
• Net Margins: 12.87%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 52.86%
• Return on Assets: 14.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 108.79
• Current Ratio: 1.76
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £6.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.18
• Cash Flow: GBX 532.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.67
• Book Value: GBX 1,227.30 per share
• Price / Book: 10.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 114,649,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £15.05 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.05