Halfords reports ‘strong finish’ to 2025, shares rally

Halfords has reported a “strong finish” to 2025 figures for the company’s financial year which runs broadly in parallel with the UK tax year. Sales grew at more than 2 per cent, after strong growth in previous year results. Highlights include outperformance of the group’s £30 million cost saving target, mitigating more than £30 million of inflation in the year. As a result, underlying group profit before tax is predicted to be “at the upper end of the £32 million to £37 million range…”. Financial markets responded positively to the news, with Halfords shares up @12 per cent in the first couple of hours of trading after the financial data was released.