FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Next / 3 October 2026

Next (NXT): news on Saturday 3 October 2026

+9.7 strongly positive

Coverage was dominated by Next raising its profit guidance, with its shares holding firm. Other items were routine disclosures of executive share awards and director shareholdings, which carried little weight.

What drove it

raised profit guidance
executive share awards
director shareholding notices

The 3 stories

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

+10.0 Next raises profit guidance as Next stock holds above EUR 170.95 AD HOC NEWS
Profit guidance raised; share price holding firm, clearly positive for Next.
+1.3 Next plc executives receive new LTIP share awards and expand joint holdings TipRanks
Routine executive share awards under long-term incentive plan; mildly positive, largely factual.
+0.5 REG - Next PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding TradingView
Standard director/PDMR shareholding notice; essentially procedural.

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