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title: "JDW: Profits are set to miss expectations as higher costs offset steady sales growth"
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description: "Like-for-like sales grew 4.0% in the latest 12 weeks and 4.2% year-to-date, with 793 managed pubs now operated. Full-year profits are expected to fall below market expectations due to higher costs and slightly lower final quarter sales.Original document: J D Wetherspoon plc [JDW] Earnings Release — Jul. 22 2026DisclaimerThis is an AI-generated summary and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify any important information with the original source."
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# JDW: Profits are set to miss expectations as higher costs offset steady sales growth

Like-for-like sales grew 4.0% in the latest 12 weeks and 4.2% year-to-date, with 793 managed pubs now operated. Full-year profits are expected to fall below market expectations due to higher costs and slightly lower final quarter sales.

Original document: J D Wetherspoon plc \[JDW\] Earnings Release — Jul. 22 2026

**Disclaimer**

This is an AI-generated summary and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify any important information with the original source.

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