BRAND_ANALYSIS #J_D_WETHERSPOON FOOD & DRINK #63 OF 137 IN FOOD & DRINK ALIGNED

J D Wetherspoon

· Public · Updated 04 Oct 2026 09:24 UTC
#511 of 1208 overall by tension · #63 of 137 in Food & Drink
13 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

The British pub chain's cultural death (sentiment 0.00) coexists with surprising business resilience (+11.72% stock), a perverse contradiction—Wetherspoons thrives because it's cheap, not because anyone values it. Rank #511 is commercial success built on contempt.

IN THE NEWS (100 articles this week)
Hot weather boosts Wetherspoon's sales, shares jump - Reuters
Wetherspoons blames Labour tax raid for profit plunge - The Telegraph
Pub Chain Wetherspoon Gets a Summer Sales Boost - Yahoo Finance
Cultural Score
50 / 100
Business Score
63 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 15/40
News Presence 36/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 27/30
Market Position 10/25
Revenue Growth 15/25
Earnings Health 11/20
STOCK DATA
Price$915.00
30d Change+11.7%
Market Cap$1.0B
Profit Margin2.7%
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