Inchcape Posts Lower H1 Profit; Revenue Up

02:22 AM EDT, 07/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Inchcape (INCH.L) said Tuesday that attributable profit for the first half fell, while revenue rose year over year. Profit attributable to owners of the parent company for the six months ended June 30 was 85 million pounds sterling, compared with 125 million pounds earlier. EPS moved to 0.236 pound from 0.318 pound. The automotive distributor's revenue was 4.72 billion pounds, compared with 4.32 billion pounds a year ago. Meanwhile, the board approved a dividend of 0.108 pound per share for the interim period, payable Sept. 14 to shareholders on record Aug. 7. It paid 0.095 pound per share in the year-ago period. Inchcape expects to deliver adjusted EPS growth of more than 10% for 2026, in line with its medium term guidance.