Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 640M 854M 750M 697M 1.2B 82.22B 1.22B 8.28B 3.24B 40.42B 3.21B 3.14B 140B P/E 2026 *
10.7x
P/E 2027 * 11.3x
Enterprise Value 1.46B 1.95B 1.71B 1.59B 2.75B 188B 2.79B 18.91B 7.39B 92.29B 7.32B 7.16B 319B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.92x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.88x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
3 years 6.1
Extreme 6.1
7.7
5 years 6.1
Extreme 6.1
7.7
10 years 6.1
Extreme 6.1
7.7
Manager TitleAgeSince
Director of Finance/CFO - 2024-08-31
Investor Relations Contact - -
Chief Executive Officer - 2025-11-18
Director TitleAgeSince
Chairman 60 2026-02-01
Director/Board Member 52 2024-02-29
Director/Board Member 61 2024-06-30
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
-0.71%-.--% - - 854M
+0.42%-5.71%+28.57%-91.26% 412M
+3.59%+4.72%+82.57%+121.29% 279M
+1.22%+3.43%-4.05%+118.42% 112M
Average +1.13%+0.81%+35.70%+49.48% 267.22M
Weighted average by Cap. +0.42%-0.81%+42.80%+11.77%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.13B 1.87B 1.74B 3B 205B 3.04B 20.63B 8.06B 101B 7.98B 7.81B 348B 1.64B 2.19B 1.92B 1.79B 3.09B 211B 3.13B 21.26B 8.3B 104B 8.23B 8.05B 359B
Net income 36.88M 49.2M 43.21M 40.19M 69.29M 4.74B 70.36M 477M 186M 2.33B 185M 181M 8.05B 52.07M 69.47M 61.02M 56.75M 97.84M 6.69B 99.35M 674M 263M 3.29B 261M 255M 11.37B
Net Debt 821M 1.1B 962M 895M 1.54B 105B 1.57B 10.62B 4.15B 51.86B 4.11B 4.02B 179B 803M 1.07B 941M 875M 1.51B 103B 1.53B 10.39B 4.06B 50.73B 4.02B 3.94B 175B
Logo WH Smith PLC
WH Smith PLC is a global retailer for travel essentials with a presence across over 30 countries. Its segments include UK, North America and Rest of the World and Other. It offers a range of food and beverages, health and beauty, books and tech essentials across a range of locations from airports and hospitals to rail stations and motorway service areas. It operates in over 1,200 stores, comprising 590 UK stores, 360 stores in North America and 320 stores across its Rest of the World business. Its Rest of the World business operates 320 stores across countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and India. In the UK, it operates stores in travel locations and hospitals, with stores ranging in size from 90 square feet to more than 6,000 square feet. It operates a range of own brand and partner store formats offering a variety of travel essentials to support customers’ journeys. Its brands include Smith’s Family Kitchen, WHSmith, Marks & Spencer Simply Food, Costa Coffee and others.
Employees
9,290
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
-
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.252GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+10.52%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise