Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 681M 919M 795M 742M 1.28B 87.45B 1.3B 8.71B 3.42B 43.83B 3.45B 3.37B 145B P/E 2026 *
11.4x
P/E 2027 * 12.4x
Enterprise Value 1.5B 2.03B 1.75B 1.64B 2.82B 193B 2.87B 19.21B 7.54B 96.68B 7.61B 7.44B 320B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.94x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.9x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day+2.17%
1 week+4.38%
Current month+4.38%
1 month+9.17%
3 months-13.50%
6 months-33.86%
Current year-29.20%
1 week 433
Extreme 433
454
1 month 390
Extreme 389.999
454
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.($)
+2.17%+4.38%-57.00%-68.80% 919M
+4.30%+5.08%+98.46%+143.34% 329M
0.00%-0.30%-9.39%+108.25% 113M
Average +2.16%+3.05%+10.69%+60.93% 453.64M
Weighted average by Cap. +2.51%+4.16%-15.43%-2.79%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.15B 1.86B 1.74B 3B 205B 3.05B 20.39B 8B 103B 8.08B 7.9B 339B 1.64B 2.22B 1.92B 1.79B 3.09B 211B 3.14B 21.01B 8.25B 106B 8.32B 8.14B 350B
Net income 36.88M 49.77M 43.05M 40.2M 69.36M 4.74B 70.47M 472M 185M 2.37B 187M 183M 7.85B 51.05M 68.89M 59.59M 55.65M 96.02M 6.56B 97.54M 653M 256M 3.29B 259M 253M 10.86B
Net Debt 821M 1.11B 958M 895M 1.54B 105B 1.57B 10.5B 4.12B 52.85B 4.16B 4.07B 175B 803M 1.08B 938M 876M 1.51B 103B 1.53B 10.27B 4.03B 51.7B 4.07B 3.98B 171B
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
07/08/26 GBX 452.40 +2.17% 325,953
06/08/26 GBX 442.80 +0.64% 439,928
05/08/26 GBX 440.00 -1.12% 354,372
04/08/26 GBX 445.00 +0.14% 1,965,547
03/08/26 GBX 444.40 +2.54% 426,389
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.524GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+3.87%

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