NEXT plc (LON:NXT)

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 14,867p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.15% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 13,030p (-12.23%) and the highest is 18,000p (+21.25%).

Price Target: 14,867p (+0.15%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	13,030p	14,867p	14,750p	18,000p
Change	-12.23%	+0.15%	-0.64%	+21.25%

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	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	6	7	7	8	8	8
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	12	10	10	10	10	10
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	20	19	19	20	20	20

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Unknown Analyst Shore Capital No rating	Shore Capital	Buy Reiterates 15,000p	Buy	Reiterates	15,000p	+1.04%	Jul 29, 2026
Frederick Wild Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Maintains 14,500p	Hold	Maintains	14,500p	-2.32%	Jul 22, 2026
Richard Chamberlain RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates 16,000p → 16,300p	Buy	Reiterates	16,000p → 16,300p	+9.80%	Jul 13, 2026
William Woods Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains 16,000p	Buy	Maintains	16,000p	+7.78%	Jul 10, 2026
Richard Edwards Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Buy Reiterates 16,500p	Buy	Reiterates	16,500p	+11.15%	Jul 9, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

7.20B

Increased by 4.40%

from 6.90B

Revenue Next Year

7.60B

Increased by 5.49%

from 7.20B

EPS This Year

7.99

Increased by 8.56%

from 7.36

EPS Next Year

8.66

Increased by 8.36%

from 7.99

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	7.20B
Revenue Growth	30.88%	8.82%	9.08%	11.42%	12.80%	4.40%
Gross Profit	1.98B	2.21B	2.46B	2.66B	3.05B	3.27B
Gross Margin	42.90%	43.83%	44.74%	43.50%	44.25%	45.42%
Operating Income	881.90M	943.50M	968.70M	1.09B	1.28B	1.31B
Net Income	677.50M	711.70M	802.30M	736.10M	888.50M	917.80M
EPS	-	-	-	-	7.36	7.99
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	18.24%	8.56%
Forward PE	13.66	12.90	14.28	13.88	17.21	18.58
Dividend / Share	1.27	2.06	2.07	2.33	2.68	2.85
Dividend Growth	-	62.20%	0.49%	12.56%	15.02%	6.19%
Free Cash Flow	381.63M	416.80M	689.06M	694.04M	829.13M	826.16M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17

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	7.5B
Avg	7.2B
Low	6.9B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	8.6%
Avg	4.4%
Low	-0.5%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	8.22
Avg	7.99
Low	7.80

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	11.6%
Avg	8.6%
Low	6.0%

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence and TipRanks Last updated: Jul 29, 2026

Price targets, consensus ratings and financial forecasts are provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Individual analyst data is provided by TipRanks. Price targets and consensus ratings update every hour to every three days, while individual analyst data updates in near real-time.

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