J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW)

London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBp
604.00
+11.50 (1.94%)
Feb 21, 2025, 6:05 PM BST
-24.59%
Market Cap 715.65M
Revenue (ttm) 2.04B
Net Income (ttm) 48.79M
Shares Out 118.49M
EPS (ttm) 0.39
PE Ratio 15.49
Forward PE 12.20
Dividend 0.12 (1.99%)
Ex-Dividend Date Oct 24, 2024
Volume 174,105
Average Volume 297,673
Open 591.08
Previous Close 592.50
Day's Range 589.50 - 615.00
52-Week Range 572.50 - 833.00
Beta 1.37
RSI 49.58
Earnings Date Mar 21, 2025

About J D Wetherspoon

J D Wetherspoon plc owns and operates pubs and hotels in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Watford, the United Kingdom. [Read more]

Industry Restaurants
Founded 1979
Employees 42,309
Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol JDW
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, J D Wetherspoon's revenue was 2.04 billion, an increase of 5.74% compared to the previous year's 1.93 billion. Earnings were 48.79 million, a decrease of -18.13%.

Financial Statements

News

Big chains like Wetherspoons will be able absorb extra costs - but frustrations at government are palpable

At a time when economic growth is at the heart of what the government wants to achieve, business believes ministers have shot themselves in the foot, making growth more expensive and thus less likely.

3 days ago - Sky News

Wetherspoons in London: All the pubs in Zone 1 ranked from best to worst

Love them or hate them, Wetherspoon pubs exist. Here’s our pick of the best in central London

18 days ago - Evening Standard

JD Wetherspoons gender pay gap in Ireland has halved in the last year

UK pub and restaurant group JD Wetherspoon has seen their mean gender pay gap in Ireland go down to almost half of what was reported in 2023.

4 weeks ago - Independent Ireland

Wetherspoons pub closures: Full list for London, the UK and Ireland

The pub chain is rejigging its portfolio to concentrate on fewer, larger sites, and has offloaded more than a hundred in recent years

4 weeks ago - Evening Standard

British pub group J D Wetherspoon reports higher sales but cost challenges loom

British pub group J D Wetherspoon said on Wednesday its like-for-like sales rose 5% in the 25 weeks to Jan. 19, helped by strong demand for its food and drinks during the holiday season.

4 weeks ago - Reuters

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin blames "dinner party classes" for catastrophic decline of pubs

Pub boss warned “The VAT distortions that exist today will inevitably create more supermarkets and less pubs.”

4 weeks ago - Evening Standard

UK Stock Market News: easyJet, Wetherspoon, Great Portland Estates

easyJet holiday arm delivers low-season profits, Wetherspoons sees Christmas sales advance but costs rise, Great Portland vacancy rate rises

4 weeks ago - The Armchair Trader

BUSINESS LIVE: Borrowing hits £17.8bn; Herald IT faces Saba vote; EasyJet losses narrow

Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are EasyJet, JD Wetherspoon, EnQuest and Herald Investment Trust.

4 weeks ago - This is Money

Prince William enjoys pint with fellow Aston Villa fans in Wetherspoons ahead of Everton match

Prince William enjoyed a pint with fellow Aston Villa fans in a Wetherspoons before the team's midweek match against Everton.

5 weeks ago - Sky News

TV tonight: Joe Lycett and David O’Doherty’s dreamy Spanish holiday

The comedians eat and drink their way around Málaga. Plus: Brie Larson talks to Graham Norton about her West End show. Here’s what to watch this evening 8.30pm, Channel 4 Joe Lycett embarks on more Eu...

6 weeks ago - The Guardian

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary’s 2024 list of enemies: From the Wetherspoons boss to Boeing

Michael O'Leary has found time to rile rival airlines, local government, and even a pub landlord.

7 weeks ago - Fortune

Michael Adex: the entrepreneur aiming to inspire black-founded tech startups

Manchester-raised entertainment mogul is ambassador for scheme helping businesses in creative industries succeed He is the man behind 3bn streams, a string of chart-topping artists – and Wetherspoon’s...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Bouncing back: UK soft play centres recover after Covid closures

Chains expand and high street cafes thrive but businesses face new pressures after budget “It will go all the way up there, with four floors, and a net maze,” says Jonathan Laznik, the owner of Gambad...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Diageo ‘better get brewing’, says Wetherspoons head amid Guinness shortage

Pub chains have criticised drinks group for shortfall of Irish stout after soaring demand

2 months ago - Financial Times

JD Wetherspoon plans 13-foot-high glass screen to limit Dublin superpub noise

UK pub giant JD Wetherspoon is proposing to deploy a two-inch thick and 13-foot-high acoustic glass screen, with a four-inch thick acoustic quilt, at one of its venues in Dublin, in a bid to allay loc...

2 months ago - Independent Ireland

Wetherspoons to ditch Conor McGregor stout after civil case defeat as Dublin and Cork airports drop whiskey linked to fighter

Conor McGregor has been hit with another brand blow after JD Wetherspoon pulled the fighters stout from its Irish pubs.

3 months ago - Independent Ireland

Wetherspoons ditch Conor McGregor stout after civil case defeat as Dublin and Cork airports drop whiskey linked to fighter

Conor McGregor has been hit with another brand blow after JD Wetherspoon pulled the fighters stout from its Irish pubs.

3 months ago - Independent Ireland

Wax Museum removes Conor McGregor sculpture as Wetherspoons joins retailers dropping alcohol brands linked to MMA star

The National Wax Museum has removed its statue of Conor McGregor, becoming the latest organisation to cut links with the MMA fighter after a High Court jury found he had assaulted a woman who had accu...

3 months ago - Independent Ireland

The cult of the ‘Spoons’: Inside the spartan, cavernous pubs that divide Britain | CNN

Loathed and loved in equal measures, Wetherspoon pubs have become an essential part of the British cultural landscape, but the unorthodox experiences offered in these cut-price watering holes can ofte...

3 months ago - CNN

Why is Wetherspoons axing San Miguel?

Some customers reacted negatively to the news

3 months ago - Evening Standard

Hospitality shares hit by Budget tax hikes

Shore Capital noted Mitchells & Butlers shares were 13 per cent down compared to 23 October, while JD Wetherspoon shares have slid 12 per cent, and Marston's shares are 10 per cent lower.

3 months ago - This is Money

£500mn and counting: companies reckon with UK Budget costs

Sainsbury’s, BT and Wetherspoons among those warning that changes may force price rises for customers

3 months ago - Financial Times

JD Wetherspoon warns of near-£60mn jump in taxes and costs following UK Budget

Pub chain says rise from higher taxes and NI contributions will fuel inflation

3 months ago - Financial Times

Wetherspoon’s boss warns of pub price rises as result of Labour budget

Tim Martin blamed increases to the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions Pubgoers should expect prices to go up as a result of Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the politically...

3 months ago - The Guardian

BUSINESS LIVE: Dollar soars as Trump declares victory; Hospitality price hikes; M&S smashes forecasts

Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are JD Wetherspoon, Marks & Spencer, Persimmon and YouGov.

3 months ago - This is Money