Sainsbury's (SBRY) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What SBRY does

Sainsbury's (SBRY) is a UK-based retailer operating through two segments: Retail and Financial Services. It sells food, household goods, general merchandise, clothing, and fuel through supermarkets, convenience stores, and online channels, and also offers banking and insurance services. The business trades under well-known brand names including Sainsbury's, Argos, Habitat, Tu, Smart Charge, Nectar, Nectar360, and Sainsbury's Bank. Founded in 1869 and headquartered in London, Sainsbury's (SBRY) is part of the London Stock Exchange stocks universe and is often compared with peers such as Diageo (DGE), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Associated British Foods (ABF), Reckitt (RKT), Unilever (ULVR), British American Tobacco (BATS), and Bunzl (BNZL).

Key numbers explained

• 3.37 GBP is the current share price, representing the cost to buy one unit of ownership in the company today.
• 18.7 is the trailing P/E ratio, which divides the current share price by the last twelve months of earnings per share (0.18 GBP); a higher P/E can mean the market expects stronger future growth.
• 12.8 is the forward P/E ratio, based on expected future earnings rather than past results, and is often used to gauge how the market views the company's outlook.
• 4.07% is the dividend yield, showing the annual dividend as a percentage of the current share price; it reflects the income return if the dividend is maintained.
• 78% is the share of earnings paid out as dividends, indicating how much of the company's profit is returned to shareholders rather than retained for reinvestment.
• 1.2% is the profit margin, meaning the company keeps 1.2 pence of profit for every pound of revenue, a measure of operating efficiency.
• 33.65 mld. GBP is the trailing twelve-month revenue, and 2.6% is the year-over-year revenue growth, showing how quickly top-line sales are expanding.
• 107.3% is the debt-to-equity ratio, expressing total debt relative to shareholders' equity and highlighting the company's leverage level.

What to watch

• Sainsbury's (SBRY) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Grocery Stores industry, where demand is generally stable but sensitive to consumer spending and inflation.
• The exDividendDate of 4 iun. 2026 is the key date to note for anyone seeking the next dividend payment.
• The nextEarningsDate of 22 oct. 2026 is when the company is scheduled to report updated results, which can move the share price.
• The 52-week range of 2,94 – 3,8 shows the price band over the past year, while the 2,1% price change over that period indicates modest long-term movement.
• The beta of 1 means the stock's volatility tends to move in line with the overall market.