Five year review

 

  IFRS 2025
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IFRS 2024
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IFRS 2023
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IFRS 2022
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IFRS 2021
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Revenue 11,845.4 11,776.4 11,797.1 12,039.5 10,285.1
Operating profit 735.3 799.3 789.1 701.6 623.3
Finance income 54.6 72.6 60.4 22.3 10.7
Finance expense 181.3                     (178.0)               (150.9)                     (90.2)             (65.3)
Disposal of businesses 11.9 (20.3) - 0.9 -
Profit before income tax 620.5 673.6 698.6 634.6 568.7
Income tax (160.7)                     (172.6)               (172.4)                  (160.2)           (125.9)
Profit for the year 459.2 501.0 526.2 474.4 442.8
Basic earnings per share attributable to the Company's equity holders 141.5 149.6p 157.1p 141.7p 132.7p
           
Alternative performance measures*          
Adjusted operating profit 910.3 976.1 944.2 885.9 752.8
Adjusted profit before income tax 787.1 872.9 853.7 818.0 698.2
Adjusted profit for the year 581.9 649.9 640.3 616.8 542.5
Adjusted earnings per share attributable to the Company's equity holders 179.3 194.3p 191.1 184.3 162.5p
  • *See Note 3 on pages 147-149 of the 2025 Annual Report for further details of the alternative performance measures.