Expect to deliver a highly resilient performance, with Adjusted EBITDA for the full year in line with market expectations.

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN) has provided a trading update for the three months to 30 September 2025 (“Q3”).

• Trading has continued the trend of the first half of the year, with resilient underlying demand for the Group’s essential reactive and planned services despite a continued challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop in most key markets.
• Good progress has been made with the One Franchise Brands initiatives to accelerate integration and drive efficiencies.
• The Group’s strong cash flow generation continues to support deleveraging.
• The Board expects that the Group’s Adjusted EBITDA for the year ending 31 December 2025 will be in line with market expectations.

Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman, commented:

“The Group is expected to deliver a highly resilient performance, with adjusted EBITDA for the full year expected to be in line with market expectations, despite the ongoing challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop.  This reflects the essential nature of the majority of the Group’s services, strong customer retention and our international diversification, coupled with the strategic initiatives we have undertaken to broaden the sectors targeted and services provided.

“We are also making strong progress with our One Franchise Brands IT initiatives to accelerate integration and drive efficiencies, which will provide a significant competitive advantage with the benefits starting to be realised during 2026.  We are, therefore, confident we will emerge from the current challenging market backdrop well-positioned, with a strengthened platform from which to capitalise on the many opportunities in our large and fragmented markets.”

Read the full statement here: https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/franchise_brands/news/rns/story/wvm390w