Valuation : WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 609M 824M 711M 669M 1.15B 78.22B 1.15B 7.91B 3.08B 39.79B 3.09B 3.03B 132B P/E 2026 *
10.2x
P/E 2027 * 11.1x
Enterprise Value 1.43B 1.93B 1.67B 1.57B 2.69B 184B 2.7B 18.56B 7.22B 93.41B 7.26B 7.11B 310B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.9x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.86x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day-1.70%
1 week-2.46%
Current month-1.94%
1 month-6.60%
3 months-18.29%
6 months-41.12%
Current year-36.65%
1 week 404.2
Extreme 404.2
422.2
1 month 404.2
Extreme 404.2
456.4
Current year 378.6
Extreme 378.6
710
1 year 378.6
Extreme 378.6
712
3 years 378.6
Extreme 378.6
1,513
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. Importance
10/08/26 Buy

Director

11,102 0.0073%
19/05/26 Free

Chairman

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

Chairman

4,439 0.0035%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
-1.70%-2.46%-40.99%-72.59% 824M
-2.56%-6.50%+36.62%-90.41% 408M
-4.89%-2.68%+94.51%+137.40% 339M
-0.31%+0.63%-20.40%+114.05% 109M
Average -2.36%-1.04%+17.43%+22.11% 420.03M
Weighted average by Cap. -2.46%-1.90%+6.53%-22.50%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.16B 1.86B 1.75B 3B 205B 3.01B 20.68B 8.05B 104B 8.1B 7.92B 345B 1.64B 2.22B 1.92B 1.8B 3.09B 211B 3.11B 21.32B 8.3B 107B 8.34B 8.16B 356B
Net income 36.88M 49.89M 43.03M 40.48M 69.35M 4.73B 69.72M 479M 186M 2.41B 187M 183M 7.99B 51.05M 69.06M 59.57M 56.04M 96M 6.55B 96.52M 662M 258M 3.33B 259M 254M 11.06B
Net Debt 821M 1.11B 958M 901M 1.54B 105B 1.55B 10.65B 4.15B 53.62B 4.17B 4.08B 178B 803M 1.09B 937M 882M 1.51B 103B 1.52B 10.42B 4.06B 52.45B 4.08B 3.99B 174B
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
01/09/26 GBX 404.80 -1.94% 370,669
28/08/26 GBX 412.80 +0.05% 600,699
27/08/26 GBX 412.60 -1.95% 972,673
26/08/26 GBX 420.80 +1.40% 454,399
25/08/26 GBX 415.00 +0.19% 324,498
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.048GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+16.09%

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