Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C.
Registered name: MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP P.L.C.
Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C. made £17.3bn revenue and £236m profit in the year to 28 Mar 2026.
Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C.’s revenue grew 25% to £17.3bn in the year to 28 Mar 2026, with £236m profit and 73,301 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 28 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 28 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13bn | £13.8bn | £13.8bn | £17.3bn |
| Operating profit | £714m | £624m | £624m | £537m |
| Profit before tax | £673m | £512m | £512m | £365m |
| Profit after tax | £425m | £292m | £292m | £236m |
| Profit (best available) | £425m | £292m | £292m | £236m |
| Employees (average) | 74,297 | 73,333 | 73,333 | 73,301 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £176k | £188k | £188k | £236k |
| Profit per employee | £5.7k | £4k | £4k | £3.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6% | — | ▲25% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼31.4% | — | ▼19.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.3% | — | ▼0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £236k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼0%
- Now 73,301
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Marks and Spencer P.L.C.Rev. £14bn · Profit £294m
- Marks and Spencer (A2B) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Marks and Spencer (Initial LP) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Marks and Spencer Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Marks and Spencer Pension Trust LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Mar 2026 (profit £236m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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