Latest financial results

Revenue

+6.0%

Underlying profit before tax*

+8.5%

Underlying diluted earnings per share*

+7.5%

Diluted earnings per share

+17.3%

Return on capital employed*

+20bps

Dividend per share

+10.0%

Profit before tax

+6.7%

 

* Before separately disclosed items (see note 2 in the financial statements of our Annual Report). The relevance of these measures and calculations are also discussed in note 2, note 25 and the glossary on page 160 of our Annual Report. For reconciliations to equivalent GAAP measures, please see note 34 in the financial statements and the five year history on page 162 of our Annual Report.