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Tesco: Britain's Premier Supermarket Has Further Upside
Tesco Plc maintains its dominant UK market share at 28.5%, delivering robust growth and profitability despite aggressive competition from Lidl and Aldi. Profitability improved in FY26, with profit after tax up 9.67% to £1.79b, driven by the 'Save to Invest' program and operational efficiencies. Growth engines Tesco Media and Whoosh are delivering incremental upside; Whoosh UK sales grew 51% and contributed £400m in FY26 revenue.
Tesco: Resilient Execution, Limited Investment Upside
Tesco remains a 'Hold' as valuation approaches my $19–$20 price target, with fundamentals intact but limited near-term upside. TSCDY's barbell strategy—Aldi Price Match expansion and premium Finest line—drives resilient sales and margin defense against discounters. FY 2027 guidance is reiterated: EBIT £3–£3.3B, FCF £1.5–£2B, supporting robust 8–10% shareholder yield via buybacks and dividends.
Tesco's trading update shows profits on track but like-for-like sales disappoint, yet brokers see buying opportunity
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) reported first-quarter sales that met expectations but disappointed on underlying store traffic, prompting divergent views from major brokers on the supermarket's near-term prospects. The grocer's UK like-for-like sales, which strip out new store openings and closures, increased 1.8% but fell 50 basis points short of consensus expectations, reflecting what Citi described as a slightly softer start to the quarter.
Tesco's slowdown comes with plenty of caveats from analysts
Tesco PLC's (LSE:TSCO) first-quarter update showed a slowdown in sales growth, but for investors keen to look behind the numbers, analysts had lots of good explanations. The country's biggest supermarket chain reported like-for-like sales growth at 1.8%, down from 3.1% in the previous quarter and well below the 5.1% delivered in the comparable period last year.
Tesco PLC (TSCDY) Q1 2027 Sales/Trading Call Transcript
Tesco PLC (TSCDY) Q1 2027 Sales/Trading Call Transcript
Tesco backs outlook despite sales slowdown
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) reported a slowdown in first-quarter sales growth but maintained profit guidance for the current financial year after a strong performance in its core UK business. The UK's largest grocery chain said sales excluding VAT and fuel rose 1.0% to £16.8 billion in the 13 weeks to 30 May.
Tesco Sales Bolstered by Online Growth
The company reported online growth of 8.9% in the U.K and of 17% in Central Europe.
Tesco share price in focus ahead of Q1 earnings as a bullish pattern forms
Tesco's share price will be in focus as the company publishes its first-quarter trading statement on June 18. The update should provide greater insight into its revenue growth, profitability trends, and market share performance.
Tesco sales forecasts trimmed but UBS says lack of price war bodes well for profits
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) is expected to reassure investors on profit growth when it delivers its first-quarter trading update later this month, despite signs that sales growth has moderated after a strong comparative period, according to UBS. The Swiss bank said rivals including Asda and Morrisons appear increasingly focused on profitability, reducing the likelihood of a damaging price war in the UK grocery market.
Tesco and Sainsbury gain comfort from Asda's continuing struggles
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) and J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) shares received a boost from Asda's latest trading update, with analysts arguing that the struggling supermarket group's continued market share losses underline the resilience of its larger listed rivals. Asda reported first-quarter like-for-like sales down 1.3%, an improvement on the 4.2% decline recorded in the previous quarter but still well short of the stabilisation many investors had hoped for.
Tesco faces slower first-quarter sales growth, says Citi
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) is expected to report slower first-quarter sales growth next month as the supermarket group laps a period of unusually strong weather-driven demand, according to analysts at Citi. The investment bank trimmed its forecast for the FTSE 100 grocer's UK like-for-like sales growth in Q1 of the current financial year to 2.2% from 4%, below market expectations of about 3%.
Tesco and Sainsbury's shares greet retail sales slump with a collective shrug
Shares in Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO), the UK's largest supermarket group, and rival J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) were barely moved in early trading on Friday despite official data showing retail sales tumbled at their fastest rate in almost a year. The muted reaction comes against a backdrop of mounting political pressure on the sector, with the Treasury pushing major supermarkets to voluntarily cap prices on staples such as eggs, bread and milk in exchange for regulatory relief.
