Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 633M 846M 759M 694M 1.19B 79.56B 1.23B 8.36B 3.33B 42.45B 3.18B 3.11B 134B P/E 2026 *
10.8x
P/E 2027 * 11.2x
Enterprise Value 1.46B 1.95B 1.75B 1.6B 2.75B 183B 2.83B 19.25B 7.67B 97.7B 7.31B 7.15B 308B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.9x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.87x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day-4.15%
1 week-1.50%
Current month-1.50%
1 month+14.04%
3 months-4.97%
6 months-18.69%
Current year-34.15%
1 week 419
Extreme 419
465.6
1 month 360.4
Extreme 360.4
465.6
Current year 345.6
Extreme 345.6
710
1 year 345.6
Extreme 345.6
710
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.($)
-4.15%-1.50%-34.35%-64.22% 890M
-1.47%+7.26%+35.91%+71.85% 34.8B
-0.78%+0.68%+26.46%+67.04% 27.78B
-1.80%+10.26%-34.73%+526.49% 24.19B
-0.71%+7.10%-31.54%-8.78% 19.08B
+0.48%+6.93%+6.07% - 18.22B
-0.18%-2.10%-35.02%+22.97% 12.54B
-1.29%+3.01%+37.02% - 12.71B
-6.46%-3.03%-5.50%+153.79% 9.98B
-1.91%+5.97%-31.26%+9.30% 9.24B
Average -1.83%+5.00%-6.70%+97.31% 16.94B
Weighted average by Cap. -1.33%+5.97%+1.83%+135.61%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.61B 2.16B 1.93B 1.77B 3.04B 203B 3.14B 21.31B 8.5B 108B 8.1B 7.92B 342B 1.65B 2.21B 1.98B 1.81B 3.11B 207B 3.21B 21.81B 8.7B 111B 8.28B 8.11B 349B
Net income 36.93M 49.35M 44.26M 40.45M 69.57M 4.64B 71.76M 488M 194M 2.48B 185M 181M 7.81B 48.12M 64.3M 57.67M 52.71M 90.65M 6.04B 93.51M 635M 253M 3.23B 241M 236M 10.18B
Net Debt 824M 1.1B 988M 903M 1.55B 104B 1.6B 10.88B 4.34B 55.25B 4.13B 4.05B 174B 811M 1.08B 972M 889M 1.53B 102B 1.58B 10.71B 4.27B 54.38B 4.07B 3.98B 172B
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
26-11-06 GBX 420.80 -4.15% 376,881
26-11-05 GBX 439.00 -1.79% 532,326
26-11-04 GBX 447.00 +4.20% 884,060
26-11-03 GBX 429.00 -1.83% 185,435
26-11-02 GBX 437.00 +2.29% 487,076
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
MarketScreener Ratings - WH Smith PLC
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.208GBP
Average target price
4.382GBP
Spread / Average Target
+4.15%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise

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