FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / JD Sports / 30 September 2026

JD Sports (JD): news on Wednesday 30 September 2026

−1.0 neutral

Coverage was mixed: JD Sports blamed the cost-of-living crisis for falling sales and profits, while plans for more than 140 shops in Mexico and a Berenberg buy rating offered some support. Shore Capital's hold rating was neutral.

What drove it

falling sales and profits
Mexico expansion
analyst ratings

The 5 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+10.0 JD Sports to open more than 140 shops in Mexico as it steps up overseas expansion This is Money
Major overseas expansion with over 140 Mexican shops
−9.7 JD Sports blames the cost-of-living crisis hitting young people as sales and profits fall This is Money
Sales and profits fall, blamed on cost of living
+8.3 JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) Earns Buy Rating from Berenberg Bank marketbeat.com
Berenberg buy rating is a positive analyst view
+5.0 JD SPORTS AND NIKE CELEBRATE LIVERPOOL’S DEEP-ROOTED LOVE FOR THE AIR MAX 95! vergemagazine.co.uk
Nike partnership promotion, positive brand activity
0.0 JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) Given Hold Rating at Shore Capital Group marketbeat.com
Hold rating from Shore Capital, neutral analyst view

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