Kingfisher closes 2025/26 with a 1.3 per cent increase

The British Kingfisher Group has reported a 1.3 per cent increase in turnover for the 2025/2026 financial year (ending 31 January 2026). Total turnover amounted to GBP 12.945 bn (EUR 14.969 bn). Like-for-like growth stood at 1.1 per cent, whilst currency-adjusted growth was 0.2 per cent. Adjusted for calendar effects, this equates to an increase of 1.4 per cent.

Much of the overall growth came from the UK and Ireland. Here, there was an increase of 4.2 per cent to GBP 6.726 bn (EUR 7.778 bn). Unlike in previous years, the growth rate of the Screwfix retail chain, at 4.5 per cent, was no longer significantly higher than that of the B&Q DIY stores, at 4.0 per cent.

In France, the two retail chains Castorama (-0.7 per cent) and Brico Dépôt (-0.2 per cent) recorded declines. Total turnover fell by 0.4 per cent to GBP 3.866 billion (EUR 4.470 bn); however, on a like-for-like basis, the…