NEXT plc Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 20 analysts polled by S&P Global, NEXT plc stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of 16,460p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 5.65% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 14,400p (-7.57%) and the highest is 18,700p (+20.03%).

Price Target: 16,460p (+5.65%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	14,400p	16,460p	16,225p	18,700p
Change	-7.57%	+5.65%	+4.14%	+20.03%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for NEXT plc stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26	Nov '26
Strong Buy	8	8	8	9	9	9
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	10	10	10	9	9	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	20	20	20	20	20	20

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Richard Edwards Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Buy Maintains 17,000p → 17,200p	Buy	Maintains	17,000p → 17,200p	+10.40%	Nov 6, 2026
Matthew Clements Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains 15,400p → 15,500p	Hold	Maintains	15,400p → 15,500p	-0.51%	Nov 6, 2026
Frederick Wild Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Reiterates 15,800p	Hold	Reiterates	15,800p	+1.41%	Nov 5, 2026
Sreedhar Mahamkali UBS	UBS	Buy Maintains 16,800p	Buy	Maintains	16,800p	+7.83%	Nov 5, 2026
Georgina Johanan J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Maintains 14,040p → 14,400p	Hold	Maintains	14,040p → 14,400p	-7.57%	Oct 13, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

7.38B

from 6.90B

6.88%

from 6.90B

Revenue Next Year

7.81B

from 7.38B

5.86%

from 7.38B

EPS This Year

8.23

from 7.36

11.78%

from 7.36

EPS Next Year

8.82

from 8.23

7.15%

from 8.23

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jan 29, 2022	Jan 28, 2023	Jan 27, 2024	Jan 25, 2025	Jan 31, 2026	Jan 31, 2027
Revenue	4.63B	5.03B	5.49B	6.12B	6.90B	7.38B
Revenue Growth	30.88%	8.82%	9.08%	11.42%	12.80%	6.88%
Gross Profit	1.98B	2.21B	2.46B	2.66B	3.05B	3.26B
Gross Margin	42.90%	43.83%	44.74%	43.50%	44.25%	44.23%
Operating Income	881.90M	943.50M	968.70M	1.09B	1.28B	1.33B
Net Income	677.50M	711.70M	802.30M	736.10M	888.50M	941.84M
EPS	-	-	-	-	7.36	8.23
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	18.24%	11.78%
Forward PE	13.66	12.90	14.28	13.88	17.21	18.93
Dividend / Share	1.27	2.06	2.07	2.33	2.68	3.14
Dividend Growth	-	62.21%	0.49%	12.56%	15.02%	17.21%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	1.06B	843.40M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2027	2028	2029
High	7.6B
Avg	7.4B
Low	7.0B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	10.0%
Avg	6.9%
Low	1.0%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	8.42
Avg	8.23
Low	8.06

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	14.4%
Avg	11.8%
Low	9.5%