Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 563M 745M 666M 619M 1.06B 72.12B 1.07B 7.45B 2.92B 36.77B 2.8B 2.74B 118B P/E 2026 *
9.62x
P/E 2027 * 9.95x
Enterprise Value 1.39B 1.83B 1.64B 1.52B 2.62B 178B 2.63B 18.34B 7.19B 90.52B 6.89B 6.74B 290B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.86x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.83x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day+1.30%
1 week+1.41%
Current month-4.20%
1 month-0.16%
3 months-6.64%
6 months-37.94%
Current year-41.44%
1 week 360.4
Extreme 360.4
380.8
1 month 345.6
Extreme 345.6
393.4
Current year 345.6
Extreme 345.6
710
1 year 345.6
Extreme 345.6
712
3 years 345.6
Extreme 345.6
1,499
5 years 345.6
Extreme 345.6
1,730
10 years 345.6
Extreme 345.6
2,660
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
Date Insider Type Main position Quantity % Market Cap. Importance
8/10/26 Buy

Director

11,102 0.0073%
5/19/26 Free

Chairman

1,887,519 1.4927%
4/27/26 Buy

Chairman

4,439 0.0035%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+1.30%+1.41%-41.98%-69.87% 745M
+0.91%-0.89%+28.17%+63.36% 32.53B
-0.13%+2.08%-41.96%+557.88% 25.48B
+1.09%+4.91%+1.64%+46.83% 24.39B
+0.66%+8.39%-37.85%-17.36% 17.56B
+2.51%+3.57%-13.26% - 16.37B
+1.50%+0.42%-38.95%+31.53% 12.15B
+0.22%+2.49%+35.33% - 11.4B
+2.91%+4.74%-20.26%+169.97% 9.47B
+0.21%+4.29%-51.56%+3.21% 7.62B
Average +1.12%+2.85%-18.07%+98.19% 15.77B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.99%+2.61%-10.65%+146.82%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.61B 2.13B 1.91B 1.77B 3.05B 207B 3.06B 21.35B 8.36B 105B 8.02B 7.84B 338B 1.65B 2.19B 1.95B 1.82B 3.12B 212B 3.13B 21.87B 8.57B 108B 8.21B 8.04B 346B
Net income 36.93M 48.86M 43.64M 40.6M 69.72M 4.73B 70.02M 489M 191M 2.41B 183M 179M 7.74B 48.12M 63.67M 56.87M 52.9M 90.85M 6.16B 91.24M 637M 249M 3.14B 239M 234M 10.08B
Net Debt 823M 1.09B 973M 905M 1.55B 105B 1.56B 10.89B 4.27B 53.75B 4.09B 4B 172B 805M 1.07B 951M 885M 1.52B 103B 1.53B 10.65B 4.17B 52.56B 4B 3.91B 169B
Projected Income Statement - Annual - WH Smith PLC
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 Volume
26-10-09 GBX 374.20 +1.30% 554,199
26-10-08 GBX 369.40 0.00% 830,820
26-10-07 GBX 369.40 +0.11% 373,054
26-10-06 GBX 369.00 0.00% 393,979
26-10-05 GBX 369.00 0.00% 417,690
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Ratings Surperformance© - WH Smith PLC
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
11
Last Close Price
3.742GBP
Average target price
4.399GBP
Spread / Average Target
+17.56%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise

Rate of surprise - Net sales - Quarterly - WH Smith PLC
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