Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 617M 832M 727M 672M 1.17B 80.16B 1.19B 8.02B 3.15B 39.14B 3.12B 3.06B 135B P/E 2026 *
10.4x
P/E 2027 * 10.9x
Enterprise Value 1.44B 1.94B 1.69B 1.57B 2.72B 187B 2.77B 18.69B 7.34B 91.23B 7.28B 7.12B 315B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.9x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.86x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day+1.75%
1 week+3.11%
Current month+4.98%
1 month-2.52%
3 months-34.18%
6 months-35.10%
Current year-35.56%
1 week 4.08
Extreme 4.08
4.76
1 month 3.86
Extreme 3.86
4.8
Current year 3.86
Extreme 3.86
8
1 year 3.86
Extreme 3.86
12.9
3 years 3.86
Extreme 3.86
17.75
5 years 3.86
Extreme 3.86
20.8
10 years 0.52
Extreme 0.524
30.34
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.($)
+1.75%+3.11% - - 832M
-0.87%+9.63%+10.21%-92.13% 434M
+4.61%+20.87%+77.77%+118.10% 260M
0.00%-6.67%-3.01%+105.10% 109M
Average +1.35%+4.81%+28.32%+43.69% 267.65M
Weighted average by Cap. +1.38%+8.02%+30.33%+2.78%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.15B 1.88B 1.74B 3.02B 207B 3.07B 20.72B 8.14B 101B 8.07B 7.89B 349B 1.64B 2.21B 1.94B 1.79B 3.11B 213B 3.16B 21.35B 8.39B 104B 8.32B 8.13B 360B
Net income 36.88M 49.72M 43.46M 40.19M 69.8M 4.79B 71.01M 479M 188M 2.34B 187M 183M 8.08B 52.07M 70.2M 61.36M 56.75M 98.55M 6.76B 100M 677M 266M 3.3B 264M 258M 11.4B
Net Debt 821M 1.11B 968M 895M 1.55B 107B 1.58B 10.67B 4.19B 52.08B 4.16B 4.07B 180B 803M 1.08B 946M 875M 1.52B 104B 1.55B 10.44B 4.1B 50.95B 4.07B 3.98B 176B
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
Date Price Change
26-07-16 €4.640 +1.75%
26-07-15 €4.560 0.00%
26-07-14 €4.560 -2.56%
26-07-13 €4.680 0.00%
26-07-10 €4.680 +4.00%
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.100GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+14.61%

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