Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 588M 780M 687M 651M 1.11B 74.83B 1.12B 7.79B 3B 38.26B 2.93B 2.87B 123B P/E 2026 *
10x
P/E 2027 * 10.4x
Enterprise Value 1.41B 1.87B 1.65B 1.56B 2.66B 180B 2.69B 18.7B 7.2B 91.83B 7.03B 6.88B 294B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.87x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.84x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
3 years 6.1
Extreme 6.1
7.65
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%-.--% - - 780M
+0.59%+1.55%+33.95%+63.84% 33.51B
-1.29%-0.59%-42.80%+559.18% 25.53B
-1.10%-0.46%-1.76%+35.56% 23.35B
-2.13%-1.94%-44.87%-24.25% 16.3B
-1.37%+1.12%-22.55% - 15.88B
-0.33%-0.01%-42.78%+25.34% 11.94B
-2.65%-0.28%+28.77% - 11.57B
+0.34%-1.33%-14.29%+151.73% 9.16B
-2.45%-2.37%-54.77%-3.79% 7.32B
Average -1.07%+0.11%-17.90%+115.37% 17.17B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.91%+0.31%-11.62%+145.66%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.61B 2.14B 1.89B 1.79B 3.04B 205B 3.08B 21.38B 8.23B 105B 8.04B 7.87B 337B 1.65B 2.19B 1.93B 1.83B 3.12B 210B 3.16B 21.91B 8.43B 108B 8.24B 8.06B 345B
Net income 36.93M 49.02M 43.17M 40.9M 69.6M 4.7B 70.5M 489M 188M 2.4B 184M 180M 7.7B 48.12M 63.88M 56.25M 53.3M 90.69M 6.12B 91.86M 638M 245M 3.13B 240M 235M 10.04B
Net Debt 823M 1.09B 962M 912M 1.55B 105B 1.57B 10.91B 4.2B 53.57B 4.1B 4.01B 172B 805M 1.07B 941M 892M 1.52B 102B 1.54B 10.67B 4.11B 52.38B 4.01B 3.93B 168B
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
11
Last Close Price
3.906GBP
Average target price
4.399GBP
Spread / Average Target
+12.62%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise