Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 636M 852M 759M 699M 1.19B 80.77B 1.21B 8.44B 3.32B 42.36B 3.19B 3.13B 133B P/E 2026 *
10.9x
P/E 2027 * 11.2x
Enterprise Value 1.46B 1.96B 1.74B 1.6B 2.74B 185B 2.79B 19.38B 7.63B 97.24B 7.33B 7.19B 306B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.9x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.88x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day-0.61%
1 week+12.10%
Current month+8.19%
1 month+12.10%
3 months+2.18%
6 months-33.87%
Current year-33.87%
1 week 382.6
Extreme 382.6
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
8/10/26 A Buy

Director

11,102 0.0073%
5/19/26 A Free

Chairman

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

Chairman

4,439 0.0035%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
-0.61%+12.10%-35.97%-64.93% 857M
-2.49%-2.64%+25.32%+62.72% 32.34B
+4.62%+7.19%+20.74%+70.77% 25.95B
-1.00%-13.76%-48.68%+472.38% 21.72B
-2.03%+0.56%-6.15% - 17.21B
+6.24%+6.08%-36.59%-11.07% 17.03B
+4.80%+8.63%-34.67%+36.11% 12.62B
-1.53%+0.05%+35.08% - 12.38B
-1.52%+3.67%-11.93%+209.40% 10.33B
+4.69%+7.20%-39.62%+32.92% 8.57B
Average +1.12%+1.55%-13.25%+101.04% 15.9B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.97%-0.40%-5.82%+129.65%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.61B 2.16B 1.93B 1.77B 3.03B 205B 3.08B 21.42B 8.43B 107B 8.1B 7.94B 339B 1.65B 2.21B 1.97B 1.81B 3.1B 210B 3.15B 21.92B 8.63B 110B 8.29B 8.13B 347B
Net income 36.93M 49.49M 44.09M 40.58M 69.29M 4.69B 70.53M 490M 193M 2.46B 185M 182M 7.75B 48.12M 64.49M 57.46M 52.88M 90.29M 6.11B 91.9M 639M 251M 3.2B 242M 237M 10.1B
Net Debt 824M 1.1B 984M 906M 1.55B 105B 1.57B 10.94B 4.31B 54.89B 4.14B 4.06B 173B 811M 1.09B 969M 892M 1.52B 103B 1.55B 10.77B 4.24B 54.03B 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
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
16/10/26 GBX 406.40 +4.96% 753,166
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
4.226GBP
Average target price
4.382GBP
Spread / Average Target
+3.70%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise

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