Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 625M 851M 729M 681M 1.17B 81.46B 1.2B 8.07B 3.15B 40.69B 3.19B 3.13B 135B P/E 2026 *
10.5x
P/E 2027 * 11.4x
Enterprise Value 1.45B 1.97B 1.69B 1.58B 2.72B 189B 2.77B 18.68B 7.29B 94.17B 7.39B 7.24B 313B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.91x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.87x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day-1.75%
1 week-2.81%
Current month-4.25%
1 month+1.62%
3 months-13.03%
6 months-38.52%
Current year-35.05%
1 week 414
Extreme 414
444.8
1 month 403.2
Extreme 403.2
456.4
Current year 378.6
Extreme 378.6
710
1 year 378.6
Extreme 378.6
820
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%-2.81%-62.85%-69.93% 865M
+0.59%-0.17%+43.38%-91.41% 414M
+3.63%+3.41%+97.54%+147.17% 318M
+1.27%-0.93%-16.27%+96.31% 109M
Average +0.93%-1.05%+15.45%+20.54% 426.37M
Weighted average by Cap. +0.01%-0.91%-4.21%-24.14%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.17B 1.86B 1.74B 2.99B 208B 3.05B 20.59B 8.03B 104B 8.15B 7.98B 345B 1.64B 2.24B 1.92B 1.79B 3.09B 214B 3.15B 21.22B 8.28B 107B 8.4B 8.22B 356B
Net income 36.88M 50.25M 43.03M 40.22M 69.27M 4.81B 70.68M 476M 186M 2.4B 189M 185M 7.99B 51.05M 69.56M 59.56M 55.68M 95.89M 6.66B 97.84M 660M 257M 3.33B 261M 256M 11.06B
Net Debt 821M 1.12B 958M 896M 1.54B 107B 1.57B 10.61B 4.14B 53.49B 4.2B 4.11B 178B 803M 1.09B 937M 876M 1.51B 105B 1.54B 10.38B 4.05B 52.32B 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
20/08/26 GBX 415.00 -1.75% 234,913
19/08/26 GBX 422.40 +0.62% 418,355
18/08/26 GBX 419.80 -0.05% 265,336
17/08/26 GBX 420.00 -2.14% 258,183
14/08/26 GBX 429.20 -1.29% 187,862
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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