Manchester-based European private label cleaning products firm McBride plc said its revenue rose 0.8% to £934.2 million in the year to June 30, 2026, but adjusted profit before tax slipped 6.1% to £48.8 million.
Dividend per share rose to 3.1p from 3p.
In its outlook, McBride said: “Volumes in the early part of the new financial year in line with internal expectations, with some possible early signs of stronger market growth in certain regions …
“Cost environment difficult to predict given ongoing geopolitical tensions, further price rises increasingly likely …”
McBride shares have risen almost 80% over the past year to around £1.95 to give the firm a stock market value of about £337 million.
McBride CEO Chris Smith said: “It is pleasing to report results which demonstrate the fundamentally more agile and capable business that McBride is today.
“While the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East created major macroeconomic volatility and significant immediate raw material and logistics cost pressures in the second half, we remained firmly in control with prompt actions to mitigate the material cost impact we faced.
“We expect further input cost uncertainty as we start the new financial year, and we continue to monitor and be ready to respond to possible further rises.
“Despite these headwinds, we have not paused our strategic momentum. Our private label offering continues to resonate powerfully with our retail customers and value-conscious consumers, with the prospects for market growth as strong as ever against the backdrop of rising household inflation.
“The Transformation programme is successfully embedding structural efficiencies across the Group. Our growth prospects are further enhanced with the recently completed acquisition of Eurotab and the announcement of a new strategic contract manufacturing partnership with Vestacy.
“Both of these growth projects broaden our category capabilities, drive further scale and bring significant revenue and profit growth, supporting progress toward our 10% adjusted EBITDA margin ambition.
“We enter 2027 with a strong balance sheet, an agile commercial model and a deep confidence in our ability to deliver sustainable growth and enhanced returns for our shareholders.”