Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 631M 844M 739M 686M 1.19B 81.41B 1.21B 8.18B 3.2B 39.83B 3.17B 3.1B 138B P/E 2026 *
10.6x
P/E 2027 * 11.2x
Enterprise Value 1.45B 1.94B 1.7B 1.58B 2.74B 187B 2.78B 18.82B 7.37B 91.7B 7.29B 7.13B 317B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.91x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.87x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day-0.86%
1 week+1.07%
Current month+5.45%
1 month+8.14%
3 months-27.43%
6 months-38.61%
Current year-35.15%
1 week 402
Extreme 402
420.4
1 month 383
Extreme 383
423
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 - 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.
5/19/26 A Free

Chairman

1,887,519 1.4927%
4/27/26 A Buy

Chairman

4,439 0.0035%
4/27/26 A Buy

Chairman

4,438 0.0035%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
-0.86%+1.07%-61.20%-72.41% 844M
-3.64%-6.37%+37.41%-90.98% 412M
-1.38%+4.07%+78.76%+112.36% 274M
+1.25%+0.62%-7.43%+116.00% 108M
Average -1.16%+1.51%+11.89%+16.24% 409.29M
Weighted average by Cap. -1.51%+1.81%-9.44%-33.82%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.59B 2.13B 1.87B 1.73B 3B 206B 3.05B 20.66B 8.09B 101B 8.01B 7.83B 348B 1.64B 2.2B 1.93B 1.79B 3.1B 212B 3.14B 21.3B 8.33B 104B 8.25B 8.07B 358B
Net income 36.88M 49.34M 43.23M 40.13M 69.49M 4.76B 70.51M 478M 187M 2.33B 185M 181M 8.05B 52.07M 69.66M 61.04M 56.67M 98.12M 6.72B 99.57M 675M 264M 3.29B 262M 256M 11.36B
Net Debt 821M 1.1B 962M 894M 1.55B 106B 1.57B 10.64B 4.17B 51.86B 4.12B 4.03B 179B 803M 1.07B 941M 874M 1.51B 104B 1.54B 10.41B 4.08B 50.73B 4.03B 3.95B 175B
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
23/07/26 GBX 414.40 -1.10% 100,333
22/07/26 GBX 419.00 +1.31% 382,042
21/07/26 GBX 413.60 +1.47% 246,648
20/07/26 GBX 407.60 -0.20% 285,255
17/07/26 GBX 408.40 -0.39% 229,243
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.190GBP
Average target price
4.699GBP
Spread / Average Target
+12.15%

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