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Rolls-Royce shares reach all-time high as it upgrades guidance


By Dan McGrath

Shares in Rolls-Royce jumped by over 6% in early trading to an all-time high after the engineering firm increased its mid-term operating profit guidance.

The FTSE 100 company described 2025 as "another year of strong strategic and financial delivery", with significant improvements across all financial metrics


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Ocado cuts 1,000 jobs in cost-saving drive

Ocado is planning to cut 1,000 jobs, an estimated 5% of its workforce, as the online grocery retailer seeks to cut costs

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LSEG launches £3bn share buyback alongside final results

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced plans to launch a £3bn share buyback scheme in 2026, after returning £2.1bn to shareholders through buybacks in 2025

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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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Howdens boosted by 2025 revenue growth

Howdens has reported a 4.1% climb in annual revenue to £2.42bn in its latest full-year results

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Diageo lowers profit guidance in H1 results

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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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

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
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
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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