Card Factory plc

ESEF

Annual consolidated revenue for 2026: about GBP 582.7M, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2025, was about GBP 542.5M.

Watchlist

Latest fiscal year

Revenue

583 million GBP

2026 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

10.19%

2026 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 59400000 GBP Source
  • Revenue: 582700000 GBP Source

Operating cash flow

110 million GBP

2026 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 110300000 GBP Source

Free cash flow

98.6 million GBP

2026 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 110300000 GBP Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 11700000 GBP Source
Cash and cash equivalents
17.4 million GBP Source
Exact value

17400000 GBP

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
Not available

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-05-27.

Financial data available through: 2026-01-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • Operating income: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • net income: No compatible figures in this window
  • Operating cash flow: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • Capital expenditure: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • Total assets: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • Total liabilities: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • Current assets: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • Current liabilities: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-31
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +7.4%

    Prior period

    GBP 542.5 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 582.7 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    582700000 − 542500000 = 40200000 GBP

    542500000 GBP · 2024-02-01 – 2025-01-31

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    582700000 GBP · 2025-02-01 – 2026-01-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +24.1%

    Prior period

    GBP 88.9 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 110.3 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    110300000 − 88900000 = 21400000 GBP

    88900000 GBP · 2024-02-01 – 2025-01-31

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    110300000 GBP · 2025-02-01 – 2026-01-31

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  • Capital expenditure

    +2.6%

    Prior period

    GBP 11.4 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 11.7 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    11700000 − 11400000 = 300000 GBP

    11400000 GBP · 2024-02-01 – 2025-01-31

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    11700000 GBP · 2025-02-01 – 2026-01-31

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Net income.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2026 2025-02-01 – 2026-01-31

  • Revenue GBP 582.7 million 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived GBP 523.3 million 90% of revenue
  • Operating income GBP 59.4 million 10% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Net income Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Cash

  • Operating cash flow GBP 110.3 million 19% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure GBP 11.7 million 2% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived GBP 98.6 million 17% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2021 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2022 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2023 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2024 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2025 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2026 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2021 2020-02-01 – 2021-01-31285100000 292600000 Derived -7500000 UnavailableUnavailable68700000 Derived
Source
2022 2021-02-01 – 2022-01-31364400000 332800000 Derived 31600000 UnavailableUnavailable110100000 Derived
Source
2023 2022-02-01 – 2023-01-31463400000 399600000 Derived 63800000 UnavailableUnavailable91100000 Derived
Source
2024 2023-02-01 – 2024-01-31510900000 434500000 Derived 76400000 UnavailableUnavailable86400000 Derived
Source
2025 2024-02-01 – 2025-01-31542500000 463200000 Derived 79300000 UnavailableUnavailable77500000 Derived
Source
2026 2025-02-01 – 2026-01-31582700000 523300000 Derived 59400000 UnavailableUnavailable98600000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in GBP.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

GBP 582.7M 2026
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.629.3M472.0M314.7M157.3M0.0202120242026
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Revenue285100000
2022Revenue364400000
2023Revenue463400000
2024Revenue510900000
2025Revenue542500000
2026Revenue582700000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

7.4% 2026
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.30.0%22.5%15.0%7.5%0.0%202120242026
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2022Year over year27.8%
2023Year over year27.2%
2024Year over year10.3%
2025Year over year6.2%
2026Year over year7.4%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 10.2% 2026
Free cash flow margin 16.9% 2026
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.32.8%23.3%13.8%4.3%-5.3%202120242026
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Operating margin-2.6%
2022Operating margin8.7%
2023Operating margin13.8%
2024Operating margin15%
2025Operating margin14.6%
2026Operating margin10.2%
2021-01-31Net marginNot reported
2022-01-31Net marginNot reported
2023-01-31Net marginNot reported
2024-01-31Net marginNot reported
2025-01-31Net marginNot reported
2026-01-31Net marginNot reported
2021Free cash flow margin24.1%
2022Free cash flow margin30.2%
2023Free cash flow margin19.7%
2024Free cash flow margin16.9%
2025Free cash flow margin14.3%
2026Free cash flow margin16.9%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

GBP 110.3M 2026
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.122.8M92.1M61.4M30.7M0.0202120242026
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Operating cash flow73600000
2022Operating cash flow113700000
2023Operating cash flow99900000
2024Operating cash flow105200000
2025Operating cash flow88900000
2026Operating cash flow110300000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

GBP 98.6M 2026
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.118.9M89.2M59.5M29.7M0.0202120242026
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Free cash flow68700000
2022Free cash flow110100000
2023Free cash flow91100000
2024Free cash flow86400000
2025Free cash flow77500000
2026Free cash flow98600000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

46.4% 2026
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.66%50%33%17%0%202120242026
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Liabilities / assets61.2%
2022Liabilities / assets59%
2023Liabilities / assets50.1%
2024Liabilities / assets42.8%
2025Liabilities / assets43.6%
2026Liabilities / assets46.4%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.89× 2026
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.02×0.77×0.51×0.26×0.00×202120242026
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Current assets / current liabilities0.59×
2022Current assets / current liabilities0.53×
2023Current assets / current liabilities0.5×
2024Current assets / current liabilities0.6×
2025Current assets / current liabilities0.95×
2026Current assets / current liabilities0.89×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2021 2020-02-01 – 2021-01-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
GBP 73.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 73600000 GBP

2020-02-01 – 2021-01-31: 73600000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 4.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 4900000 GBP

2020-02-01 – 2021-01-31: 4900000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 68.7 million
Calculation and evidence

73600000 − 4900000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 68700000 GBP

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2022 2021-02-01 – 2022-01-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
GBP 113.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 113700000 GBP

2021-02-01 – 2022-01-31: 113700000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 3.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 3600000 GBP

2021-02-01 – 2022-01-31: 3600000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 110.1 million
Calculation and evidence

113700000 − 3600000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 110100000 GBP

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2023 2022-02-01 – 2023-01-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
GBP 99.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 99900000 GBP

2022-02-01 – 2023-01-31: 99900000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 8.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 8800000 GBP

2022-02-01 – 2023-01-31: 8800000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 91.1 million
Calculation and evidence

99900000 − 8800000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 91100000 GBP

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2024 2023-02-01 – 2024-01-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
GBP 105.2 million
Exact value

Exact value: 105200000 GBP

2023-02-01 – 2024-01-31: 105200000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 18.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 18800000 GBP

2023-02-01 – 2024-01-31: 18800000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 86.4 million
Calculation and evidence

105200000 − 18800000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 86400000 GBP

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2025 2024-02-01 – 2025-01-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
GBP 88.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 88900000 GBP

2024-02-01 – 2025-01-31: 88900000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 11.4 million
Exact value

Exact value: 11400000 GBP

2024-02-01 – 2025-01-31: 11400000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 77.5 million
Calculation and evidence

88900000 − 11400000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 77500000 GBP

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2026 2025-02-01 – 2026-01-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
GBP 110.3 million
Exact value

Exact value: 110300000 GBP

2025-02-01 – 2026-01-31: 110300000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 11.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 11700000 GBP

2025-02-01 – 2026-01-31: 11700000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 98.6 million
Calculation and evidence

110300000 − 11700000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 98600000 GBP

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

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5 filings · 494 latest values · 494 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 213800TTSOPFVCKPFQ11, esef:213800TTSOPFVCKPFQ11