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    Key performance indicators demonstrating our commitment to serving customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

    H1 2026/27 performance

    Interim results, 26 weeks ended 29 August 2026

    £33.8bnΔ,1
    Group sales (exc. VAT, exc. fuel)
    H1 25/26: £33.1bn | +2.0%
    27.8%2
    UK market share
    (24)bps year on year
    £1,783mΔ
    Adjusted operating profit
    H1 25/26: £1,674m | +6.5%
    17.3pΔ
    Adjusted diluted EPS
    H1 25/26: 15.4p | +12.2%
    £1,570mΔ,3
    Free cash flow
    H1 25/26: £1,298m | +21.0%
    5.05p
    Interim dividend per share
    H1 25/26: 4.80p | +5.2%
    £⁠(10,037)mΔ,4
    Net debt
    H1 25/26: £⁠(9,884)m
    £37.4bn
    Statutory revenue (inc. fuel)
    H1 25/26: £36.0bn | +3.7%
    £1,709m
    Statutory operating profit
    H1 25/26: £1,603m | +6.6%
    £1,455m
    Statutory profit before tax
    H1 25/26: £1,305m | +11.5%
    16.7p
    Statutory diluted EPS
    H1 25/26: 14.2p | +17.4%
    £1,062m
    Profit for the period (after tax)
    H1 25/26: £950m | +11.8%

    Notes

    Δ Alternative Performance Measure (APM), as defined in the Tesco PLC interim results.

    1 Group sales excludes VAT and fuel. At constant exchange rates, Group sales increased by 1.6%.

    2 UK market share: Worldpanel by Numerator, 12 weeks ended 6 September 2026. Down (24)bps year on year against an exceptionally strong prior year; up +23bps on a two-year basis.

    3 Free cash flow up +21.0%, reflecting higher cash profit and working capital inflows, partly offset by increased capital expenditure.

    4 Net debt at the end of the first half. Net debt/EBITDA ratio at 2.0x (FY 25/26: 2.1x).

    Source: Tesco PLC Interim Results 2026/27, 8 October 2026. Half year to 29 August 2026, compared with the same period last year.

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