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JD Sports

LSE:JD. · GB00BM8Q5M07
Specialty RetailX-Large

360

63
EV / EBIT81
Price / Owner Earnings85
Owner Earnings Yield78
Dividend Yield43
Price/Sales41
EV / Gross Profit100
Price/Book54
Return on Capital56
Cash Return on Capital56
Return on Equity37
EBIT Margin50
Gross Profitability86
Cash Conversion83
Accruals85
Owner Earnings Margin55
Sales growth27
Profit Growth96
Long-Term EPS Growth23
Owner Earnings Growth37
Reinvestment33
Price momentum59
Debt load51
Refinancing76
Debt Payback47
Liquidity68
Analyst ratings39
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside55
Market mood45
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

JD Sports generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryJersey
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1985
Employees9,010
ISINGB00BM8Q5M07
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
LifestyleFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFashionRetailSporting GoodsTextiles

Description

JD Sports Fashion Plc operates primarily in the retail sector, focusing on sports fashion and outdoor apparel. The company is recognized for its extensive range of products that cater to a varied consumer demographic, from the sports enthusiast to th…

Analysis

Bargain bin

JD Sports Fashion Plc is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 9.3×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -4% a year, against analyst forecasts of 4%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
78
2023202420252026

All-time high

88

Mar 2026

All-time low

36

Jan 2026

Average rank

71

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
41
44
25
37
Price/Earnings
64
90
44
42
Price/Book
54
48
19
21
Dividend Yield
43
49
55
67
Value (overall)
58
82
51
37

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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