Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Capitalization 813M 1.1B 934M 859M 1.51B 102B 1.53B 10.06B 3.94B 49.44B 4.13B 4.05B 174B P/E ratio 2026 *
14.1x
P/E ratio 2027 * 11.2x
Enterprise value 1.7B 2.31B 1.96B 1.8B 3.16B 214B 3.21B 21.09B 8.27B 104B 8.67B 8.48B 365B EV / Sales 2026 *
1.06x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.94x
Free-Float
99.61%
Yield 2026 *
3.34%
Yield 2027 * 3.7%
1 day+4.65%
1 week+7.15%
Current month+13.59%
1 month+20.18%
3 months-6.72%
6 months+1.48%
Current year+2.03%
1 week 593.8
Extreme 593.8
652
1 month 519
Extreme 519
652
Current year 519
Extreme 519
710
1 year 519
Extreme 519
1,132
3 years 519
Extreme 519
1,680
5 years 519
Extreme 519
1,923.5
10 years 519
Extreme 519
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 57 30/06/2023
Director/Board Member 52 29/02/2024
Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
+4.65%+7.15%-29.97%-59.85% 1.1B
+7.05%+13.63%+18.86%-92.89% 380M
+0.83%+14.92%+43.29%+65.38% 241M
0.00%+1.88%+45.77%+110.56% 134M
Average +3.13%+9.40%+19.49%+5.80% 464.38M
Weighted average by Cap. +4.31%+9.11%-5.00%-38.07%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.61B 2.18B 1.85B 1.7B 2.98B 202B 3.03B 19.89B 7.8B 97.75B 8.17B 8B 345B 1.68B 2.27B 1.93B 1.77B 3.11B 210B 3.16B 20.75B 8.13B 102B 8.52B 8.35B 359B
Net income 56.33M 76.36M 64.69M 59.52M 104M 7.07B 106M 697M 273M 3.43B 286M 280M 12.07B 72.38M 98.12M 83.12M 76.48M 134M 9.08B 137M 896M 351M 4.4B 368M 360M 15.51B
Net Debt 891M 1.21B 1.02B 941M 1.65B 112B 1.68B 11.03B 4.32B 54.18B 4.53B 4.44B 191B 764M 1.04B 877M 807M 1.42B 95.79B 1.44B 9.45B 3.71B 46.44B 3.88B 3.8B 164B
Logo WH Smith PLC
WH Smith PLC is a global retailer for news, books and convenience. The Company operates through four segments: Travel UK, North America, Rest of the World, and High Street. The Travel UK segment has a presence in a range of locations, including airports, hospitals, railway stations and motorway service areas across the United Kingdom. It offers a range of products, including books and magazines, health and beauty products, souvenirs, digital accessories and food and drink options for travelers. It operates over 590 stores in travel locations and hospitals in the United Kingdom. It sells a range of products in categories, such as stationery (including greeting cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting), News and Impulse (including newspapers, magazines, confectionery and drinks) and books on high streets.
Employees
9,290
Date Price Change Volume
17/04/26 652.00 p +4.65% 593,983
16/04/26 623.00 p +0.97% 298,947
15/04/26 617.00 p +0.24% 258,193
14/04/26 615.50 p +4.50% 302,893
13/04/26 589.00 p -3.20% 327,473
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
6.520GBP
Average target price
6.962GBP
Spread / Average Target
+6.77%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise