Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 632M 857M 740M 694M 1.19B 81.93B 1.21B 8.14B 3.19B 41.05B 3.22B 3.15B 137B P/E 2026 *
10.6x
P/E 2027 * 11.5x
Enterprise Value 1.45B 1.97B 1.7B 1.6B 2.73B 188B 2.77B 18.7B 7.33B 94.36B 7.4B 7.24B 314B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.91x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.87x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day+0.31%
1 week-3.09%
Current month-2.91%
1 month+3.24%
3 months-10.47%
6 months-37.89%
Current year-34.15%
1 week 419.06
Extreme 419.064
444.8
1 month 402
Extreme 402
456.4
Current year 378.6
Extreme 378.6
710
1 year 378.6
Extreme 378.6
1,120
3 years 378.6
Extreme 378.6
1,532
5 years 378.6
Extreme 378.6
1,809.5
10 years 378.6
Extreme 378.6
2,660
Manager TitleAgeSince
Director of Finance/CFO - 31/08/2024
Investor Relations Contact - -
Chief Executive Officer - 18/11/2025
Director TitleAgeSince
Chairman 60 01/02/2026
Director/Board Member 52 29/02/2024
Director/Board Member 61 30/06/2024
Date Insider Type Main position Quantity % Market Cap.
19/05/26 Free

Chairman

1,887,519 1.4927%
27/04/26 Buy

Chairman

4,438 0.0035%
29/01/26 Buy

Chief Financial Officer

25,000 0.0198%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+0.31%-3.09%-60.82%-69.51% 857M
-2.22%-7.41%+41.14%-91.93% 411M
-0.86%-3.69%+84.10%+130.20% 307M
-0.31%-0.31%-17.99%+96.31% 110M
Average -0.77%-4.81%+11.61%+16.27% 421.34M
Weighted average by Cap. -0.56%-5.45%-6.72%-27.74%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.16B 1.87B 1.75B 3B 207B 3.04B 20.52B 8.04B 104B 8.11B 7.94B 344B 1.64B 2.23B 1.92B 1.8B 3.09B 213B 3.13B 21.14B 8.28B 107B 8.36B 8.18B 355B
Net income 36.88M 49.99M 43.16M 40.49M 69.34M 4.78B 70.3M 475M 186M 2.39B 188M 184M 7.97B 51.05M 69.2M 59.74M 56.05M 95.99M 6.62B 97.32M 657M 257M 3.32B 260M 254M 11.03B
Net Debt 821M 1.11B 961M 901M 1.54B 106B 1.57B 10.57B 4.14B 53.32B 4.18B 4.09B 177B 803M 1.09B 940M 882M 1.51B 104B 1.53B 10.34B 4.05B 52.15B 4.09B 4B 173B
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
18/08/26 GBX 420.72 +0.17% 107,296
17/08/26 GBX 420.00 -2.14% 258,183
14/08/26 GBX 429.20 -1.29% 187,862
13/08/26 GBX 434.80 +1.83% 298,293
12/08/26 GBX 427.00 -1.66% 255,118
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.200GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+11.88%

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