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Consumer Defensive

Bunzl plc(BZLFF)

Live Price

Offline

$33.51

+0.00% today

1Y Change

+7.23%

Window

Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 17, 2026

Market Cap
$7.88B
Revenue Growth
+0.6%
EPS Growth
-5.3%
Dividend Yield
3.0%

Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 17, 2026

Research Briefing

A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.

Decision context

Research Snapshot

Bunzl plc (BZLFF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $7.88B. The stock last traded around $33.51 and up 7.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.6%, EPS growth of -5.3%, a dividend yield of 3.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.6%, EPS -5.3%, free cash flow -10.7% with operating margin 8.4% and ROIC 8.9%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.0%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 17.3 and price/sales 0.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines BZLFF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.

Sector Context

How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.

Revenue Growth

Near sector median

+0.6% vs +1.7% peer median

Operating Margin

Near sector median

+8.4% vs +6.6% peer median

P/E

Above sector median

17.3 vs 14.0 peer median

What Changed This Quarter

Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.

Latest report landed above expectations

2026 was reported on Mar 2, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +3.0% and a revenue surprise of +1.8%.

The operating picture looks softer than before

Revenue is at +0.6% and EPS is at -5.3%, with operating margin around 8.4%.

The next real check-in already has a date

The next earnings event is scheduled for Sep 1, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.

Earnings Reaction Memory

How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.

Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +5.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.

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2026
Mar 2, 2026
+3.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%
2025
Aug 26, 2025
-29.4%+10.1%+15.2%+15.2%
2025
Mar 3, 2025
-13.8%+0.0%+0.0%-1.6%

Benchmark Edge

BZLFF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs

Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.

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Relative to SPY

BZLFF Max Drawdown

-20.73%

Trailing 1Y

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Company Overview

Bunzl plc

Last Updated
May 7, 2026

Key Fundamentals

Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.

Valuation

P/E
17.3
EV/EBITDA
8.8
Price/Sales
0.9
Price/Book
2.8

Growth

Revenue
+0.6%
EPS
-5.3%
Free Cash Flow
-10.7%

Profitability

Gross Margin
19.8%
Operating Margin
8.4%
Net Margin
5.1%
ROE
17.2%
ROIC
8.9%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
1.04
Current Ratio
1.39

Earnings Reports

๐Ÿ“… Next earningsSep 1, 2026
PeriodB/MEPSEPS ฮ”RevenueRev ฮ”
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Sep 1, 26
TBD
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Est 1.07
โ€”
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Est 7665256.0B
โ€”
โ€”
Mar 2, 26
โœ“
1.36
Est 1.32
+3.0%
8198790.0B
Est 8052732.0B
+1.8%
โ€”
Aug 26, 25
โœ—
0.76
Est 1.07
-29.4%
7848722.1B
Est 7933707.7B
-1.1%
โ€”
Mar 3, 25
โœ—
1.12
Est 1.30
-13.8%
7587978.3B
Est 7528686.9B
+0.8%
โ€”
Aug 27, 24
โœ—
0.74
Est 1.10
-32.3%
7229045.5B
Est 7134144.0B
+1.3%
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Feb 26, 24
โœ—
1.09
Est 1.20
-9.2%
7445347.6B
Est 7467541.5B
-0.3%
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Jun 30, 23
โœ—
0.89
Est 1.08
-17.7%
7479928.5B
Est 7492043.3B
-0.2%
โ€”
Dec 31, 22
โœ—
0.92
Est 1.15
-19.7%
7852159.5B
Est 7702255.0B
+1.9%
โ€”
Aug 30, 22
โœ—
0.80
Est 0.99
-19.5%
6859323.4B
Est 6889372.0B
-0.4%
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Feb 28, 22
โœ—
0.93
Est 1.09
-14.9%
7309130.6B
Est 7239720.4B
+1.0%
โ€”
Aug 31, 21
โœ“
0.87
Est 0.30
+190.3%
6724408.3B
Est 6768481.8B
-0.7%
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Mar 1, 21
โœ—
0.99
Est 1.24
-20.1%
7161425.8B
Est 7132129.3B
+0.4%
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Aug 24, 20
โœ—
0.69
Est 0.82
-15.2%
6040218.3B
Est 5881714.7B
+2.7%
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Feb 24, 20
โœ—
0.74
Est 0.91
-18.0%
6150319.7B
Est 6400319.8B
-3.9%
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Aug 27, 19
0.59
Est โ€”
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5739405.9B
Est โ€”
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Feb 25, 19
0.71
Est โ€”
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6361064.6B
Est โ€”
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