Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 555M 735M 653M 609M 1.05B 70.63B 1.06B 7.37B 2.86B 36.11B 2.76B 2.7B 116B P/E 2026 *
9.49x
P/E 2027 * 9.81x
Enterprise Value 1.38B 1.82B 1.62B 1.51B 2.6B 175B 2.62B 18.3B 7.09B 89.63B 6.85B 6.7B 288B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.85x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.82x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day-0.59%
1 week-0.54%
Current month-5.53%
1 month-5.67%
3 months-11.08%
6 months-37.14%
Current year-42.25%
1 week 366.2
Extreme 366.2
393.4
1 month 345.6
Extreme 345.6
393.4
Current year 345.6
Extreme 345.6
710
1 year 345.6
Extreme 345.6
712
3 years 345.6
Extreme 345.6
1,499
5 years 345.6
Extreme 345.6
1,770
10 years 345.6
Extreme 345.6
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.($)
-0.59%-0.54%-45.45%-72.19% 735M
-2.04%-1.03%+30.33%+60.50% 32.82B
-2.23%-1.91%-41.26%+544.49% 24.96B
+1.11%-0.28%-2.53%+34.93% 23.25B
-2.02%-3.66%-44.71%-23.61% 16.2B
+0.33%-2.16%-22.79% - 15.81B
+2.43%-0.26%-40.94%+28.02% 12.1B
-0.90%-1.12%+28.38% - 11.18B
-0.88%-2.40%-24.18%+152.78% 9.08B
+2.54%-0.55%-53.71%-2.26% 7.3B
Average -0.22%-0.93%-21.69%+90.33% 15.34B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.62%-0.97%-13.04%+139.69%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.61B 2.13B 1.9B 1.77B 3.04B 205B 3.07B 21.42B 8.3B 105B 8.01B 7.84B 337B 1.65B 2.19B 1.94B 1.81B 3.12B 210B 3.15B 21.95B 8.51B 107B 8.21B 8.03B 345B
Net income 36.93M 48.85M 43.41M 40.51M 69.64M 4.7B 70.29M 490M 190M 2.4B 183M 179M 7.71B 48.12M 63.66M 56.56M 52.79M 90.75M 6.12B 91.59M 639M 248M 3.13B 239M 234M 10.04B
Net Debt 823M 1.09B 968M 903M 1.55B 105B 1.57B 10.93B 4.24B 53.53B 4.09B 4B 172B 805M 1.06B 946M 883M 1.52B 102B 1.53B 10.69B 4.14B 52.34B 4B 3.91B 168B
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
02/10/26 GBX 369.00 -0.59% 561,584
01/10/26 GBX 371.20 -4.97% 935,661
30/09/26 GBX 390.60 +2.95% 1,223,851
29/09/26 GBX 379.40 +0.48% 330,468
28/09/26 GBX 377.60 +1.78% 481,280
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
11
Last Close Price
3.690GBP
Average target price
4.399GBP
Spread / Average Target
+19.22%

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