Our latest results
Group results for the year ended 31 August 2025

Group turnover up

5.3%

Retail turnover up

6.0%

Trading margin up

60 bps

to 9.8%

Diluted HEPS up

14.1%

R6.6 billion

cash generated by operations

Return on equity up to

49.2%

Total dividend up

14.2%

to 886 cents per share

Who we are

As a leader in the healthcare market, Clicks Group is committed to increasing access to affordable primary healthcare for all South Africans through its retail pharmacy and pharmaceutical wholesale businesses.

Founded over 57 years ago in 1968, Clicks is the country’s leading health, beauty and wellness retailer and the largest retail pharmacy chain, with an expanding network of over 990 stores and 780 pharmacies supported by a growing digital presence. UPD is the country’s leading full-range pharmaceutical wholesaler, providing the distribution capability for the group’s healthcare strategy.

Listed on the JSE since 1996, Clicks Group’s sustained financial performance and growth in shareholder value has seen the group included in the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index for the past eight years.

 

Our footprint

As at 31 August 2025

Clicks and UniCare Including pharmacies:

933

South Africa

58

Rest of Africa

774

South Africa

6

Rest of Africa

Clicks Baby

6

South Africa

The Body Shop

51

South Africa

4

Rest of Africa

Sorbet

14

South Africa

Retail DCs

3

South Africa

UPD distribution hubs

5

South Africa

Sustainability

The group’s strategy reaffirms that effective management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations enhances long-term value creation.

Press releases
23 October 2025
Clicks Group delivered a strong trading and operational performance in a constrained trading environment for the year ended August 2025, driven by expanding margins, disciplined cost management and robust cash generation. Diluted headline earnings per share increased by 14.1% and the group achieved an industry-leading return on equity of 49.2%.
16 April 2025
Clicks Group today reported a 13.2% increase in diluted headline earnings per share for the six months to February 2025, driven by market share gains in core health and beauty categories, stronger private label performance and improved margins.
17 February 2025
The Clicks Group and United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD) have partnered with Everlectric and Investec Sustainable Solutions to introduce South Africa’s first fleet of zero-emission, pharma-compliant electric vehicles (EVs) with solar-powered refrigeration.
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