Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 625M 852M 730M 684M 1.18B 81.19B 1.19B 8.07B 3.14B 40.96B 3.2B 3.13B 136B P/E 2026 *
10.5x
P/E 2027 * 11.4x
Enterprise Value 1.45B 1.97B 1.69B 1.58B 2.73B 188B 2.76B 18.67B 7.27B 94.8B 7.4B 7.24B 314B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.91x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.87x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day+1.40%
1 week-0.52%
Current month-3.05%
1 month-2.73%
3 months-16.87%
6 months-37.93%
Current year-34.24%
1 week 410
Extreme 410
425
1 month 410
Extreme 410
456.4
Current year 378.6
Extreme 378.6
710
1 year 378.6
Extreme 378.6
719.5
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.($)
+2.41%-0.52%-39.97%-71.22% 852M
+0.56%+5.52%+44.89%-89.82% 437M
+1.82%+5.34%+101.87%+149.79% 327M
-0.94%0.00%-19.23%+94.44% 109M
Average +0.76%+2.89%+21.89%+20.80% 431.17M
Weighted average by Cap. +1.17%+2.20%+9.72%-23.54%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.17B 1.86B 1.75B 3.01B 207B 3.04B 20.58B 8.01B 105B 8.16B 7.98B 346B 1.64B 2.24B 1.92B 1.8B 3.1B 214B 3.13B 21.21B 8.26B 108B 8.41B 8.23B 357B
Net income 36.88M 50.28M 43.09M 40.37M 69.6M 4.79B 70.28M 476M 185M 2.42B 189M 185M 8.01B 51.05M 69.61M 59.64M 55.89M 96.34M 6.64B 97.29M 659M 257M 3.35B 261M 256M 11.09B
Net Debt 821M 1.12B 959M 899M 1.55B 107B 1.56B 10.6B 4.13B 53.84B 4.2B 4.11B 178B 803M 1.1B 938M 879M 1.52B 104B 1.53B 10.37B 4.04B 52.67B 4.11B 4.02B 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
26/08/26 GBX 420.60 +1.35% 243,317
25/08/26 GBX 415.00 +0.19% 324,498
24/08/26 GBX 414.20 -0.05% 249,705
21/08/26 GBX 414.40 -0.14% 260,306
20/08/26 GBX 415.00 -1.75% 234,913
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.150GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+13.23%

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