Manchester-based cleaning products firm McBride plc said its revenue rose 0.8% to £475.2 million in the six months to December 31, 2025, with volume growth from both private label and contract manufacturing.
Profit before tax slipped 2.7% to £23 million.
McBride said it made “significant return to shareholders of £12.9m comprising dividend payments of £5.2m, a share buyback programme of £1.3m together with £6.4m share purchases by the Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) to reduce future equity dilution on incentive awards.”
McBride is a leading European manufacturer and supplier of private label and contract manufactured products for the domestic household and professional cleaning and hygiene markets.
The company reported a positive outlook with the second half of the financial year starting in line with expectations.
“Good momentum expected through the second half as healthy pipeline of contract wins set to launch, supporting a solid foundation for growth in the financial year 2027,” said McBride.
“Market share for private label overall still growing ahead of recent all-time highs.
“Material costs expected to remain flat and overhead costs under control.
“Remain on track to deliver full‑year results in line with analysts’ expectations …”
McBride CEO Chris Smith said: “Our performance in the first half demonstrates for the third consecutive year that the Group is now consistently delivering profitability levels in line with our strategic ambition.
“Our markets continue to see private label growth ensuring resilient demand for our leading, high-quality and excellent value products and expertise.
“During the period, we continued to deepen our customer partnerships and have secured a healthy pipeline of new contracts due to start in the second half, providing visibility and positive momentum for the rest of the year and into next year.
“A significant milestone was the launch of our SAP S/4HANA system in the UK. Our team worked tirelessly to deal with certain start-up challenges and the platform stabilised quickly and is now ready to provide the scalable infrastructure required for our future growth.
“We look forward to the next wave of the rollout, which is expected to go live across a number of our sites in the next financial year.
“Underpinning our strategy is a steadfast commitment to shareholder returns. Our robust cash generation supports a balanced capital allocation policy. In the reporting period, we have paid the reinstated dividend alongside the commencement of a share buyback programme.
“Furthermore, we have supported the purchase of shares via our Employee Benefit Trust, reflecting our focus on effective use of capital to reduce future equity dilution from vesting incentive awards.”