Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 631M 844M 754M 696M 1.18B 80.11B 1.2B 8.38B 3.32B 41.97B 3.17B 3.1B 132B P/E 2026 *
10.8x
P/E 2027 * 11.1x
Enterprise Value 1.46B 1.95B 1.74B 1.61B 2.72B 185B 2.77B 19.32B 7.65B 96.81B 7.3B 7.15B 305B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.9x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.87x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day-0.80%
1 week+3.15%
Current month+7.32%
1 month+13.24%
3 months+2.24%
6 months-26.58%
Current year-34.40%
1 week 396.8
Extreme 396.8
431.2
1 month 360.4
Extreme 360.4
431.2
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
1,730
10 years 345.6
Extreme 345.6
2,660
Manager TitleAgeSince
Director of Finance/CFO - 01/09/2024
Investor Relations Contact - -
Chief Executive Officer - 19/11/2025
Director TitleAgeSince
Chairman 60 02/02/2026
Director/Board Member 52 01/03/2024
Director/Board Member 61 01/07/2024
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.($)
-0.80%+3.15%-37.90%-65.64% 844M
-0.39%-2.35%+26.42%+62.09% 31.43B
-1.66%+5.32%+19.06%+67.38% 26.7B
+2.49%-7.38%-43.33%+486.64% 22.05B
-3.77%+0.78%-40.69%-15.68% 17.41B
-2.55%-5.93%-10.75% - 16.43B
-2.76%+0.22%-36.51%+36.56% 12.87B
-0.78%-2.20%+35.65% - 12.07B
-1.77%-0.34%-10.45%+207.41% 10.07B
-1.79%+4.58%-39.47%+30.23% 8.81B
Average -1.38%-0.42%-13.80%+101.12% 15.87B
Weighted average by Cap. -1.19%-1.02%-6.46%+130.41%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.61B 2.16B 1.93B 1.78B 3.02B 205B 3.07B 21.43B 8.49B 107B 8.1B 7.93B 339B 1.65B 2.21B 1.97B 1.82B 3.09B 210B 3.14B 21.93B 8.68B 110B 8.29B 8.11B 346B
Net income 36.93M 49.39M 44.11M 40.75M 69.08M 4.69B 70.23M 490M 194M 2.46B 185M 181M 7.75B 48.12M 64.36M 57.47M 53.1M 90.02M 6.11B 91.51M 639M 253M 3.2B 242M 236M 10.09B
Net Debt 824M 1.1B 985M 909M 1.54B 105B 1.57B 10.94B 4.33B 54.83B 4.14B 4.05B 173B 811M 1.09B 969M 895M 1.52B 103B 1.54B 10.77B 4.27B 53.97B 4.07B 3.99B 170B
Projected Income Statement - Annual - WH Smith PLC
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
23/10/26 GBX 419.20 -0.80% 263,767
22/10/26 GBX 422.60 -0.61% 816,259
21/10/26 GBX 425.20 -0.14% 494,140
20/10/26 GBX 425.80 +3.20% 857,151
19/10/26 GBX 412.60 +1.53% 437,085
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
MarketScreener Ratings - WH Smith PLC
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.192GBP
Average target price
4.382GBP
Spread / Average Target
+4.54%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise

Rate of surprise - Net sales - Quarterly - WH Smith PLC
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