Valuation : WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 621M 842M 726M 681M 1.17B 80.51B 1.17B 8.07B 3.15B 40.64B 3.16B 3.09B 135B P/E 2026 *
10.4x
P/E 2027 * 11.3x
Enterprise Value 1.44B 1.96B 1.69B 1.58B 2.72B 187B 2.73B 18.75B 7.31B 94.35B 7.34B 7.18B 313B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.9x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.87x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day+0.05%
1 week-0.39%
Current month-4.75%
1 month-7.24%
3 months-16.61%
6 months-35.40%
Current year-35.40%
1 week 409
Extreme 409
425
1 month 409
Extreme 409
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
1,532
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.
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.($)
+0.05%-0.39%-40.17%-71.76% 842M
-2.13%-0.75%+38.70%-90.86% 415M
0.00%+6.24%+105.84%+157.26% 340M
-0.31%+4.49%-18.91%+118.06% 111M
Average -0.60%+1.98%+21.37%+28.17% 427.09M
Weighted average by Cap. -0.51%+0.87%+9.43%-18.45%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.16B 1.86B 1.75B 3B 207B 3.01B 20.72B 8.08B 104B 8.11B 7.94B 346B 1.64B 2.23B 1.92B 1.8B 3.09B 213B 3.1B 21.35B 8.33B 107B 8.36B 8.18B 356B
Net income 36.88M 50M 43.09M 40.4M 69.47M 4.78B 69.69M 479M 187M 2.41B 188M 184M 8B 51.05M 69.22M 59.65M 55.92M 96.17M 6.62B 96.48M 663M 259M 3.34B 260M 254M 11.07B
Net Debt 821M 1.11B 959M 899M 1.55B 106B 1.55B 10.67B 4.16B 53.71B 4.18B 4.09B 178B 803M 1.09B 938M 880M 1.51B 104B 1.52B 10.44B 4.07B 52.54B 4.09B 4B 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
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
24/08/26 GBX 414.20 -0.05% 249,705
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.128GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+13.84%

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