Fashion and homewares retailer Next has reported a growth in sales and profit.

According to its full year trading update ended January 2026, total sales rose 10.8% to £7bn from £6.3bn in 2025.

Retail store sales rose 2.4% to £1.8bn, with online sales up 10.2% to £2.8bn. Total UK sales rose 6.9% to £4.6bn. International online sales rose 39.5% to £1.2bn.

Pre-tax profit resulted at £1.1bn, up 14.5% from £1bn the previous year. This is +£8m higher than its previous guidance due to better-than-expected full price sales in January, along with improved clearance rates in its end-of-season sale.

Detailed within its report, Next said that home furniture sales accounted for £9m for the period, while its wholly-owned brand and licences sales (which includes MADE.com and Laura Ashley) totalled £226m, an uptick of 26.5%.

Looking ahead, Next expects to see full price sales grow at 4.5%, with pre-ta profit guidance to increased by 4.5% to £1.2bn.

Michael Roney, Chairman, commented: “The year ending January 2026 was a very good year for NEXT. Group profit before tax of £1,158m was up +14.5%, and Earnings Per Share (EPS) grew by +17.0%. Cash flow remained strong and we returned £839m to shareholders through a combination of dividends (£286.5m), share buybacks (£131.4m) and the B Share Scheme capital distribution (£421.5m).”