Bunzl plc (BZLFF) Stock

About Bunzl plc

Bunzl plc operates as a global distribution and services enterprise, with a significant presence across North America, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. The company supplies a wide array of essential products to diverse sectors. It furnishes grocery stores, supermarkets, and convenience outlets with food packaging, films, labels, cleaning and hygiene supplies, and personal protection equipment. For the hospitality sector, including hotels, restaurants, contract caterers, and leisure businesses, as well as food processors and commercial growers, Bunzl provides items like food packaging, disposable tableware, guest amenities, catering equipment, agricultural provisions, and safety gear. Industrial, construction, and e-commerce clients source workwear (such as gloves, boots, hard hats, and eye/ear protection), alongside cleaning and hygiene supplies, and asset protection products. The company also delivers chemicals and hygiene paper to cleaning and facilities management companies, as well as industrial and public customers. In the healthcare sector, servicing hospitals and care homes, Bunzl supplies medical equipment including gloves, masks, swabs, gowns, bandages, and other devices. Additionally, it offers packaging and various store supplies to a broad range of retail channels, from boutiques and department stores to home improvement and office supply chains, including their e-commerce operations. Bunzl plc was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Bunzl plc is headquartered in GB.

Bunzl plc (BZLFF) stock trades at $35.87 with a market capitalization of $11.52B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.52, price-to-book of 3.20, price-to-sales of 0.99. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $26.09 and $41.45, and currently trades 13.5% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 4.04%.

On profitability, Bunzl plc generates a return on equity (ROE) of 17.21%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 13.22%, an operating margin of 8.43%, a net profit margin of 5.12%.

Official website: www.bunzl.com

Bunzl plc by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Bunzl plc reported revenue of $7.4B rising to $11.8B, a change of +59.4% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 3.2% a year over five years, -0.6% over three, 0.6% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $459.0M.

Operating margin went from 6.0% in 2016 to 6.4% in 2025, essentially unchanged. The most recent net margin is 5.12%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Dec '25, revenue is $23.6B and net profit $960.0M.

Borrowings rose from $1.5B to $2.9B, cash on hand is $540.0M, cash from operations was $836.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 17.9% over five years, and was 16.5% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at 4.1% a year over five years, 1.9% over three, 17.5% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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