LSE:BNZL 12 March 2026 - 23 June 2026

Bunzl shares gained 3% after the group raised its 2026 outlook, pointing to better trading in North America. London, June 23, 2026, 13:09 Bunzl shares jumped 3.25% to 2,544 pence Tuesday. The business-supplies distributor lifted its 2026 revenue forecast. Bunzl outperformed the FTSE 100, which slipped around 0.5%.

Bunzl shares lost ground this week, closing Friday at 2,474p, a drop of 0.8%. The stock lagged the FTSE 100, which slipped 0.35%. Early excitement over Elliott’s stake faded as investors looked ahead to a company update. Bunzl’s market cap sat around £7.9 billion. Bunzl climbed as much as 3.7% Monday after Elliott revealed a near-5% stake. Shares later gave up those gains. Elliott is now one of Bunzl’s biggest investors. Bunzl said it plans to talk with shareholders and is still focused on value creation.

Bunzl shares slipped on Friday. Early hopes after Elliott Investment Management took a stake faded, with investors now looking to what management will say in next week’s trading update. The shares slipped 0.16% to 2,490 pence, or £24.90, as of 14:03 BST. The FTSE 100 distributor changed hands between 2,470p and 2,516p in the session, putting its market cap near £8.1 billion.

London, June 15, 2026, 11:56 BST. Bunzl plc was up in London Monday after a Reuters report said Elliott Investment Management has built a near-5% stake and is pressing for a sizable buyback along with a review of the group’s North America arm. Reuters said shares jumped as much as 3.7% to 2,632p during early trading. Google Finance showed Bunzl at 2,570p, up 1.26% by late morning. The stock hit a 52-week high of 2,634p.

Bunzl plc traded lower on Friday as the FTSE 100 moved higher, with the stock at 2,538p on June 12, down 20p or 0.78%. The FTSE 100 closed up 1.63% to 10,471.72, its highest since May 27. UK shares got a lift as oil prices dropped and investors showed more risk appetite. Bunzl’s slump stands out since the company is seen as a reliable player supplying non-food consumables like packaging, hygiene and cleaning products, safety gear and healthcare items. A fall in a defensive stock like this on a strong day often gets picked up by investors as a sign of trouble—think questions over margins, demand, or how quickly business is coming back in North America, which is Bunzl’s biggest

Bunzl plc shares were up on Thursday, hitting a new 52-week high during the session. The move followed a shift in how the market sees its North America recovery, with no new company news. Barclays’ delayed quote had the stock at 2,582p to sell and 2,584p to buy, up 6p or 0.23% at 13:45 BST. Google Finance showed an intraday peak at 2,614p, setting a fresh 52-week high. Exane BNP Paribas on Tuesday upgraded Bunzl, moving the stock to “outperform” from “neutral” and increasing its price target to 3,000p from 2,450p. The bank said the market was overdoing concerns after last year’s issues and that Bunzl’s troubles hadn’t dealt lasting damage.