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Nichols Stock

Nichols plc

NICL.LLSEMarkt
£11.30
+2.7% today

Company data

Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Country
United Kingdom
CEO
Andrew Paul Milne
Employees
296
Market cap
£413 M
IPO
01/07/1988

Nichols plc, along with its subsidiary companies, serves as a prominent provider of soft beverages to diverse industries throughout the United Kingdom, including retail, wholesale, catering, licensed establishments, and leisure facilities. The company organizes its operations into two main divisions: Still and…

Nichols stock: price history

16/10/25+6.1 %16/10/26

1D

+2.7%

1W

+4.1%

1M

-1.7%

6M

+18.9%

YTD

+18.4%

1Y

+6.1%

2Y

+9.7%

5Y

-5.8%

10Y

-19.3%

Next earnings date

Next earnings date

03/03/2027 (in 137 days)

Volatility around earnings

~40% stronger price swings than usual

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Nichols stock metrics

P/E

17.38

P/B

4.16

EV/EBITDA

10.09

RETURN ON EQUITY

11.2%

NET MARGIN

12.4%

DEBT/EQUITY

0.03

DIVIDEND YIELD

3.4%

AS OF

30/06/2026

Free float & liquidity

FREE FLOAT

65.2%

FLOAT SHARES

23,833,660

AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)

43,911

Dividends & Stock splits

Dividends

EX-DATEPAY DATEAMOUNTYIELD
06/08/202611/09/2026£20.203.7 %
19/03/202628/04/2026£18.703.6 %
07/08/202512/09/2025£15.002.7 %
20/03/202501/05/2025£17.106.6 %
01/08/202406/09/2024£69.707.7 %
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Stock splits

DATERATIO
08/10/19935:2

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Frequently asked questions about Nichols stock

What does Nichols do?

Nichols plc is a company in the Consumer Defensive sector, Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.

The CEO is Andrew Paul Milne, the company employs around 296 people.

The IPO was on 01/07/1988; the stock trades on LSE under the ticker NICL.L.

When does Nichols report next?

The next earnings date is 03/03/2027.

Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 40% stronger than usual.

Does Nichols pay a dividend?

Yes. The last dividend was £20.20 per share, ex-date 06/08/2026, paid on 11/09/2026.

The dividend yield is 3.4% (as of 30/06/2026).

Which stocks are comparable to Nichols?

Comparable stocks include Fevertree Drinks, Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Monster Beverage, Keurig Dr Pepper and Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V..

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