Analyst consensus

The consensus below was collated by the company using contributions from 13 registered investment analysts and was published on 24 March 2026.

You can download company guidance for financial year 2025/26 using the link below.

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Retail Underlying Operating Profit (£m)

24/25 Actual 1,036
25/26 Consensus 1,030
26/27 Consensus 1,080
27/28 Consensus 1,134

Underlying Profit Before Tax* (£m)

24/25 Actual 709
25/26 Consensus 730
26/27 Consensus 797
27/28 Consensus 857

Ordinary Dividend Per Share (p)

24/25 Actual 13.6
25/26 Consensus 13.9
26/27 Consensus 14.9
27/28 Consensus 15.9

Underlying Diluted Earnings Per Share* (p)

24/25 Actual 20.9
25/26 Consensus 22.1
26/27 Consensus 25.1
27/28 Consensus 27.9

Detailed consensus tables

Retail Underlying Operating Profit (£m)Total ConsensusMinimumMaximum
2025/261,0301,0201,076
2026/271,0801,0431,134
2027/281,1341,0841,189
Underlying Profit Before Tax (£m)Total ConsensusMinimumMaximum
2025/26730714770
2026/27797759838
2027/28857805894
Ordinary Dividend Per Share (p)Total ConsensusMinimumMaximum
2025/2613.913.016.1
2026/2714.914.016.4
2027/2815.914.618.1
Underlying Diluted Earnings Per Share (p)Total ConsensusMinimumMaximum
2025/2622.121.523.6
2026/2725.123.727.3
2027/2827.926.328.9

*The FY24/25 comparative results have been restated and re-presented to reflect the reclassification of Travel Money as discontinued following the announced sale in July 2025. Discontinued operations (comprising Core Banking, Argos Financial Services, ATMs and Travel Money) have subsequently been reclassified to non-underlying. Further details can be found in note 7 on page 32 of our FY25/26 Interim Results.

Where Brokers' PBT forecasts use a different accounting basis, the above numbers have been adjusted to be consistent with J Sainsbury plc's (Sainsbury's) accounting basis under IFRS, that is, they are pre one-off items.

The forecasts above have been provided to Sainsbury's by 13 registered investment analysts. Sainsbury's has not commented on any individual forecasts, nor does it intend to do so in future.

It should be noted that forecasts are by definition forward looking and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties that may materially affect eventual results. Although Sainsbury's will endeavour to procure that the information is kept updated, Sainsbury's assumes no obligation to update or revise such information to reflect circumstances existing after the date hereof.

This information is updated on a regular basis.

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