Five year summary (Details) - GBP (£) £ / shares in Units, £ in Millions |
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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| Underlying revenue growth | 7.00% | 7.00% | 8.00% | 9.00% | 7.00% |
| Underlying adjusted operating profit growth | 9.00% | 10.00% | 13.00% | 15.00% | 13.00% |
| Adjusted earnings per share growth (at constant currency) | 10.00% | 9.00% | 11.00% | 10.00% | 17.00% |
| Adjusted revenue | £ 9,590 | £ 9,434 | £ 9,161 | £ 8,553 | £ 7,244 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 3,846 | 3,724 | 3,544 | 3,174 | 2,697 |
| Adjusted operating profit | £ 3,342 | £ 3,199 | £ 3,030 | £ 2,683 | £ 2,210 |
| Adjusted operating margin | 34.80% | 33.90% | 33.10% | 31.40% | 30.50% |
| Adjusted net interest expense | £ (283) | £ (296) | £ (314) | £ (194) | £ (133) |
| Adjusted profit before tax | 3,059 | 2,903 | 2,716 | 2,489 | 2,077 |
| Adjusted tax charge | (688) | (652) | (553) | (530) | (384) |
| Adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders, basic | 2,358 | 2,241 | 2,156 | 1,961 | 1,689 |
| Adjusted cash flow | £ 3,301 | £ 3,101 | £ 2,962 | £ 2,709 | £ 2,230 |
| Adjusted cash flow conversion | 99.00% | 97.00% | 98.00% | 101.00% | 101.00% |
| Adjusted return on invested capital | 15.40% | 14.80% | 14.00% | 12.50% | 11.90% |
| Adjusted earnings per ordinary share | £ 1.285 | £ 1.201 | £ 1.140 | £ 1.022 | £ 0.876 |
| Ordinary dividend per share | £ 0.675 | £ 0.630 | £ 0.588 | £ 0.546 | £ 0.498 |
| Revenue | £ 9,590 | £ 9,434 | £ 9,161 | £ 8,553 | £ 7,244 |
| Reported operating profit | 3,027 | 2,861 | 2,682 | 2,323 | 1,884 |
| Reported net interest expense | (286) | (298) | (315) | (201) | (142) |
| Reported profit before tax | 2,750 | 2,557 | 2,295 | 2,113 | 1,797 |
| Reported tax charge | (672) | (613) | (507) | (481) | (326) |
| Reported net profit attributable to shareholders | £ 2,065 | £ 1,934 | £ 1,781 | £ 1,634 | £ 1,471 |
| Reported net margin | 21.50% | 20.50% | 19.40% | 19.10% | 20.30% |
| Reported cash generated from operations | £ 3,735 | £ 3,521 | £ 3,370 | £ 3,061 | £ 2,476 |
| Reported net debt | £ 7,201 | £ 6,563 | £ 6,446 | £ 6,604 | £ 6,017 |
| Reported earnings per ordinary share | £ 1.126 | £ 1.036 | £ 0.941 | £ 0.852 | £ 0.763 |
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