Tesco Stock
Tesco PLC
Company data
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- Country
- United Kingdom
- CEO
- Ken Murphy
- Employees
- 340,000
- Market cap
- £33.3 B
- IPO
- 01/07/1988
Tesco PLC is a major player within the Consumer Defensive sector and operates in the Grocery Stores industry. Founded in 1919, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom. With approximately 340,000 employees, the firm serves a wide assortment of customers through an…
Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.
Tesco stock: price history
1D
+0.1%
1W
+6.2%
1M
+12.3%
6M
+10.3%
YTD
+21.1%
1Y
+20.7%
2Y
+50.7%
5Y
+99.7%
10Y
+162.6%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
14/04/2027 (in 179 days)
Volatility around earnings
~30% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 14/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Double bottom
BullishThe price bounced off a similar low twice, with a rally in between. This W-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from a downtrend into an uptrend.
Chart patterns are a purely technical signal derived from price action. At Market Jury they do not feed into the agents' buy or sell decisions, they are supplementary information only.
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Analyst assessment of Tesco
0
STRONG BUY
1
BUY
0
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
1
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 08/07/2021
Tesco stock metrics
P/E
17.83
P/B
2.9
EV/EBITDA
8.76
RETURN ON EQUITY
9.1%
NET MARGIN
2.8%
DEBT/EQUITY
1.27
DIVIDEND YIELD
2.8%
AS OF
31/08/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
96.0%
FLOAT SHARES
5,978,553,414
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
14,940,716
Institutional holders
Dividends & Stock splits
Dividends
Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Tesco stock
What does Tesco do?
Tesco PLC is a company in the Consumer Defensive sector, Grocery Stores industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.
The CEO is Ken Murphy, the company employs around 340,000 people.
The IPO was on 01/07/1988; the stock trades on LSE under the ticker TSCO.L.
What do analysts say about Tesco stock?
1 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 08/07/2021).
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Tesco report next?
The next earnings date is 14/04/2027.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 30% stronger than usual.
Does Tesco pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was £5.05 per share, ex-date 15/10/2026, paid on 20/11/2026.
The dividend yield is 2.8% (as of 31/08/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Tesco?
Comparable stocks include Ocado Group, Kroger, Imperial Brands, B&M European Value Retail, M.P. Evans Group, Fevertree Drinks, AEP Plantations and Hilton Food Group.
How can I get Tesco stock analyzed?
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