4imprint Group plc (LON:FOUR), a direct marketer of promotional products, today announces its half year results for the 26 weeks ended 27 June 2026. The results for the half year and prior half year are unaudited.
| Financial highlights | Half year 2026 $m | Half year 2025 $m | Change |
| Revenue | 666.4 | 659.4 | +1% |
| Adjusted operating profit1 | 62.5 | 70.7 | -12% |
| Operating profit | 59.6 | 70.7 | -16% |
| Adjusted profit before tax1 | 64.8 | 74.0 | -12% |
| Profit before tax | 59.6 | 74.0 | -19% |
| Cash and bank deposits | 136.9 | 102.3 | +34% |
| Adjusted basic earnings per share (cents)1 | 173.2 | 197.4 | -12% |
| Basic earnings per share (cents) | 155.1 | 197.4 | -21% |
| Interim dividend per share (cents) | 80.0 | 80.0 | – |
| Interim dividend per share (pence) | 59.4 | 60.1 | -1% |
1 Excluding adjusting items. Please see note 4 for more information.
| Operational overview |
| · Strong retention of existing customers; new customer acquisition and new customer order intake improving: o 1,040,000 total orders received (H1 2025: 1,054,000) o New customer orders of 202,000, a decrease of 7% year over year, improving as the first half progressed (Q1 -9%, Q2 -5%) o 117,000 new customers acquired, a decrease of 6% (Q1 -8%, Q2 -4%) o Average order value 3% above H1 2025 driven by carefully considered price adjustments · Gross profit margin of 31.5% (H1 2025 32.8%), reflecting higher tariff-related supplier costs partially offset by the improved average order value · Adjusted operating profit margin of 9.4% (H1 2025 10.7%), reflecting a slightly lower gross profit margin · Group well financed with cash and bank deposits of $136.9m at 27 June 2026, after the $45.2m of 2025 final dividends paid in the first half · Interim dividend of 80.0c per share declared (H1 2025: 80.0c) |
Paul Forman, Chairman said:
“The Board is encouraged by the Group’s first half performance, in particular the improvement in new customer orders through the period and the effective management of gross profit margin pressure resulting from tariff-related cost increases realised in the period.
Based on the first half results and anticipated trading in the second half of the year, the Board expects that full year 2026 revenue and earnings will be above the current range of analysts’ forecasts with Group revenue slightly above 2025 ($1.35bn), and adjusted profit before tax of approximately $130m.
In my first few months as Chairman, I’ve been impressed by the quality of the business and management team. The resilience and cash-generative nature of the business model is evident, and the Board remains confident in the Group’s strategy, competitive position and long-term growth opportunity.”
