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Kingfisher Plc reports strong H1 2025/26, upgraded profit and cash flow guidance
['Amilia Stone']
News – DirectorsTalk Interviews
Kingfisher Plc reports strong H1 2025/26, upgraded profit and cash flow guidanceKingfisher Plc (LON:KGF) has announced its half year results for the six months ended 31 July 2025 (unaudited)Strong H1 performance.
In the UK, we onboarded 33 additional trade sales partners at B&Q, and our recently launched Tradepoint app has driven a 24.4% increase in click & collect trade sales, generating increased footfall to store.
Brico Dépôt grew trade sales by +23.8% through a combination of initiatives including recruitment of trade sales partners, membership recruitment and targeting campaigns.
The estimated impact of the leap year on Q1 25/26 LFL sales was -1.1%, carrying through to an impact on H1 25/26 LFL sales of -0.5%.
The estimated impact of the annual calendar shift on Q1 25/26 LFL sales was +0.2%, and for Q2 25/26 LFL sales was -0.5%, carrying through to an overall impact on H1 25/26 LFL sales of -0.1%.
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