DJ Halfords Group PLC: Trading update
Halfords Group PLC (HFD)
Halfords Group PLC: Trading update
27-Aug-2026 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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27 August 2026
Halfords Group plc
Strong trading results in upgrade to FY27 forecasts
Halfords Group plc ("Halfords" or "the Group"), the UK's leading provider of motoring and cycling products and
services, is today releasing a trading update based on strong performance in the year to date. We now expect FY27
underlying profit before tax to be between GBP55m and GBP65m, ahead of current consensus of GBP52.6m (with a range of GBP48.9m
to GBP55.1m).
Building on the strong current trading noted in our FY26 results announcement, Halfords has continued to outperform
over recent months. This reflects momentum in the underlying business as we continue to deliver against our strategic
priorities alongside a very strong performance in seasonal categories, in part reflecting unusually warm summer
weather. We estimate that this heightened seasonal demand has resulted in incremental profit in the mid-single digit
millions of pounds.
Reflecting the factors set out above, we now expect FY27 performance to be further weighted towards the first half of
the year as we accelerate investment in technology and marketing in the second half.
Halfords' Annual General Meeting will be held on 10th September 2026. Our trading update for the 26 weeks ending 2nd
October 2026 ("HY27") is scheduled for 21st October 2026.
The person responsible for releasing this announcement is Tim O'Gorman, Company Secretary.
For further information
Investors:
Holly Cassell, Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs investor.relations@halfords.co.uk
Media:
Jonathan Sibun / Will Palfreyman, Teneo halfords@teneo.com
Notes to Editors
www.halfords.com www.avayler.com www.tredz.co.uk www.halfordscompany.com
Halfords is the UK's leading provider of motoring and cycling services and products. We operate via 370 Halfords
stores, two Performance Cycling stores (trading as Tredz), 496 consumer garages and a network of 92 commercial fleet
locations nationwide. Customers also have access to c.250 mobile service vans (trading as Halfords Mobile Expert and
National) and c.550 commercial vans. Customers can shop at halfords.com and tredz.co.uk for pick up at their local
store or direct home delivery, as well as booking garage services online at halfords.com. Through its subsidiary
Avayler, Halfords also sells the Group's bespoke, internally developed SaaS solution to clients in the USA and
Australia.
Cautionary statement
This report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations,
and businesses of Halfords Group plc. These statements and forecasts involve risk, uncertainty and assumptions because
they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that
could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as at the date of this announcement. Nothing
in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast. Except as required by law, Halfords Group plc has no
obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to correct any inaccuracies therein.
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