Tesco plc stock analysis
Tesco plc (TCO0) Stock Price & Analysis
TCO0 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 6.55 - EUR 6.65
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 4.74 - EUR 6.85
- Previous Close
- EUR 6.55
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 8,660
- Market Cap
- EUR 40.82B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 39.38B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 4.44B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 14.77B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 18.4
- Beta
- 0.08
- Next Earnings
- Apr 14, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.18
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 2.63%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Sustained Revenue And Profit Growth
Several years of revenue growth alongside sharply higher net income indicate improving scale and operating execution. Although grocery margins remain modest, the expansion in profitability suggests Tesco is converting resilient customer demand into stronger earnings power over the medium term.
Market Share And Online Momentum
Market-share gains demonstrate that Tesco is strengthening its competitive position rather than merely benefiting from industry growth. Continued online expansion, higher orders and broader customer reach can reinforce customer engagement and support durable sales growth across store and digital channels.
Strong Cash Generation And Cost Savings
Improving operating and free cash flow gives Tesco capacity to fund store productivity, digital investment and shareholder returns from internally generated resources. The savings program adds support for cash conversion and can help protect earnings as the business continues investing for growth.
Bears Say
Structurally Thin Retail Margins
Thin grocery margins leave limited room to absorb higher operating costs, promotional investment or weaker pricing. Even modest adverse movements in inflation or competitive pricing can therefore have an outsized effect on profit, making sustained margin expansion important for Tesco’s earnings durability.
Meaningful Leverage Limits Flexibility
Meaningful leverage reduces financial flexibility in a low-margin business and can constrain the pace of investment or shareholder distributions if trading conditions weaken. Debt also makes Tesco more exposed to refinancing and interest-cost pressure than a more conservatively funded retailer.
Competitive And Promotional Pressure
Rising promotional participation can pressure realised prices and gross margins as retailers compete for value-conscious shoppers. In an exceptionally competitive market, Tesco may need to sustain elevated investment and promotions to defend share, limiting how much sales growth converts into profit.
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Company Description
Tesco plc
Tesco PLC, encompassing its various subsidiaries, is a major player in both consumer retail and banking sectors. The company delivers a wide assortment of food items to customers via a vast network of approximately 4,752 physical stores situated in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary, alongside robust online shopping platforms. Beyond direct consumer sales, Tesco is also active in the wholesale distribution of food and beverages. Within the UK, it further diversifies its portfolio by offering a range of financial products, including banking and insurance services. Its operations extend to managing a chain of One Stop convenience stores, and the firm also provides expert services in data science, technological solutions, software development, and strategic consultancy. Tesco PLC, founded in 1919, maintains its corporate headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom.
- Sector
- Consumerdefensive
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- CEO
- Ken Murphy
- Employees
- 340,000
- Website
- www.tescoplc.com
- Address
- Tesco House, Welwyn Garden City, HD, AL7 1GA, GB
Tesco plc (TCO0) Earnings & Revenues
TCO0 Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly positive, supported by record customer satisfaction, broad-based profit, EPS and cash growth, market-share gains, rapid-delivery momentum, ongoing cost savings, and increased investment and shareholder returns. The main cautions were moderated U.K. like-for-like growth, declining convenience sales driven by tobacco, a higher promotional rate, intense competition, and uncertainty around the second half, inflation, AI, and rapid-delivery capacity.
View all DE:TCO0 earnings summariesTCO0 Net sales Breakdown
- 91.56% UK & ROI
- 6.79% Central Europe
- 1.68% Tesco Bank
TCO0 Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Moving Averages | 10 | 0 | 2 |









