J Sainsbury plc (SBRY) Stock Overview
London Stock Exchange · Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About J Sainsbury plc
J Sainsbury plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food, general merchandise and clothing retailing, and financial services activities in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Retail and Financial Services segments. It sells food, household, general merchandise, clothing,…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
J Sainsbury plc operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Grocery Stores industry group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange exchange.
J Sainsbury plc at a Glance
| Company | J Sainsbury plc |
| Ticker | SBRY |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Currency | GBP |
| Price | £3.41 |
| Market cap | £7.43B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 18.94 |
| EPS (trailing) | £0.00 |
| 52-week high | £3.80 |
| 52-week low | £2.94 |
| Dividend yield | 4.07% |
| Ex-dividend date | 04 Jun 2026 |
| Beta | 1.00 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 6.41% |
| Debt-to-equity | 107.33% |
| Average volume | 10.69M |
| Shares outstanding | 2.18B |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Grocery Stores |
| Employees | 139,087 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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