v3.26.1
Financial instruments and Retirement benefit obligations (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2026
Financial instruments and Retirement benefit obligations  
Schedule of carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities, including their levels in the fair value hierarchy

Carrying amount

Fair value

  ​ ​ ​

27 June

31 December 

28 June

27 June

31 December 

28 June

2026

2025

2025

2026

2025

2025

Fair value

$m 

$m 

$m 

$m 

$m 

$m 

level

Financial assets measured at fair value

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Forward foreign exchange contracts

54

33

2

54

33

2

 

Level 2

Investments

25

30

29

25

30

29

 

Level 1 & 3

Investments relating to deferred compensation arrangements

120

106

-

120

106

-

Level 1

Interest rate swaps

15

11

31

15

11

31

 

Level 2

Currency swaps

1

2

-

1

2

-

Level 2

215

182

62

215

182

62

 

  ​

Financial assets not measured at fair value

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Trade and other receivables

1,354

1,278

1,296

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Cash and cash equivalents

754

557

676

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

2,108

1,835

1,972

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Total financial assets

2,323

2,017

2,034

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Financial liabilities measured at fair value

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Acquisition consideration - contingent

(286)

(107)

(89)

(286)

(107)

(89)

 

Level 3

Forward foreign exchange contracts

(8)

(15)

(36)

(8)

(15)

(36)

 

Level 2

Interest rate swaps

(3)

-

-

(3)

-

-

 

Level 2

Currency swaps

(1)

(2)

-

(1)

(2)

-

 

Level 2

(298)

(124)

(125)

(298)

(124)

(125)

 

  ​

Financial liabilities not measured at fair value

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Acquisition consideration - deferred

-

-

(9)

Bank overdrafts and loans

(19)

(8)

(17)

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Corporate bond not in a hedge relationship

(1,395)

(1,394)

(1,493)

Corporate bond in a hedge relationship

(1,624)

(1,084)

(1,110)

Private placement debt not in a hedge relationship

(550)

(625)

(625)

  ​

 

  ​

Trade and other payables

(1,208)

(1,243)

(1,060)

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

(4,796)

(4,354)

(4,314)

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Total financial liabilities

(5,094)

(4,478)

(4,439)

  ​

  ​

 

  ​

Schedule of corporate bonds and private placement debt

  ​

27 June 2026

31 December 2025

28 June 2025

 

Book

Market

Book

Market

Book

Market

 

value

value

value

value

value

value

 

  ​ ​ ​

$ million

  ​ ​ ​

$ million

  ​ ​ ​

$ million

  ​ ​ ​

$ million

  ​ ​ ​

$ million

  ​ ​ ​

$ million

 

2030 USD corporate bond

 

897

802

897

810

996

875

2034 USD corporate bond

 

635

659

641

672

648

659

2027 USD corporate bond

349

351

349

354

348

354

2029 EUR corporate bond

571

594

591

617

611

623

2038 EUR corporate bond

567

580

-

-

-

-

Private placement debt

550

516

625

594

625

589

Schedule of movements in financial instruments measured at Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy

27 June

31 December 

2026

2025

  ​ ​ ​

$m 

  ​ ​ ​

$m 

Investments

At 1 January

30

9

Transferred to Level 1

(20)

-

Additions

2

2

Transferred from receivables

-

18

Fair value remeasurement

-

1

12

30

Contingent acquisition consideration liability

At 1 January

(107)

(84)

Arising on acquisitions

(165)

-

Payments

1

6

Remeasurements

(15)

(29)

(286)

(107)