Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 646M 875M 756M 710M 1.21B 83.68B 1.23B 8.32B 3.25B 41.9B 3.29B 3.21B 139B P/E 2026 *
10.8x
P/E 2027 * 11.8x
Enterprise Value 1.47B 1.99B 1.72B 1.61B 2.76B 190B 2.8B 18.9B 7.39B 95.17B 7.46B 7.3B 316B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.92x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.88x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day-1.75%
1 week-4.63%
Current month-2.47%
1 month+3.50%
3 months-10.06%
6 months-39.05%
Current year-33.85%
1 week 421.2
Extreme 421.2
456.4
1 month 402
Extreme 402
456.4
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.($)
-1.75%-4.63%-60.64%-69.70% 875M
-0.82%-5.16%+44.35%-91.74% 421M
-4.61%-4.74%+85.70%+126.73% 323M
-0.63%-3.07%-18.77%+104.53% 109M
Average -1.95%-3.62%+12.66%+17.45% 431.85M
Weighted average by Cap. -1.99%-4.26%-5.10%-27.38%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.16B 1.87B 1.75B 3B 207B 3.05B 20.54B 8.03B 103B 8.11B 7.93B 344B 1.64B 2.23B 1.92B 1.81B 3.09B 213B 3.14B 21.16B 8.27B 107B 8.36B 8.17B 354B
Net income 36.88M 49.96M 43.15M 40.55M 69.33M 4.78B 70.48M 475M 186M 2.39B 188M 184M 7.95B 51.05M 69.16M 59.74M 56.13M 95.98M 6.61B 97.56M 658M 257M 3.31B 260M 254M 11.01B
Net Debt 821M 1.11B 961M 903M 1.54B 106B 1.57B 10.58B 4.14B 53.26B 4.18B 4.09B 177B 803M 1.09B 940M 883M 1.51B 104B 1.53B 10.35B 4.05B 52.1B 4.09B 4B 173B
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
17/08/26 GBX 420.39 -2.05% 86,632
14/08/26 GBX 429.20 -1.29% 187,862
13/08/26 GBX 434.80 +1.83% 298,293
12/08/26 GBX 427.00 -1.66% 255,118
11/08/26 GBX 434.20 -2.03% 349,687
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.292GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+9.49%

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