Shoprite FY26 profit for the year rises 6.9% to R 8.08 billion; sale of merchandise climbs 7.2% to R 270.78 billion

• Shoprite posted 52-week headline earnings per share up 12.2% to 1,532.5 cents, lifted by trading profit growth of 8.4% to R 16.16 billion.
• Sale of merchandise climbed 7.2% to R 270.78 billion, with Supermarkets RSA up 7.1% and representing 84.5% of group sales.
• Final dividend rose 14.11% to 566 cents per share, taking the full-year payout up 11.8% to 873 cents.
• Sixty60 sales increased 34.5% to R 25.5 billion, while Petshop Science sales jumped 74.5% as its footprint reached 185 stores.
• Management cited 0.8% average internal selling price inflation in Supermarkets RSA, below Stats SA food inflation of 3.9%.

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