Valuation: WH Smith PLC

Market Cap 571M 754M 665M 630M 1.07B 72.36B 1.08B 7.55B 2.91B 36.95B 2.83B 2.77B 119B P/E 2026 *
9.76x
P/E 2027 * 10.1x
Enterprise Value 1.39B 1.84B 1.62B 1.54B 2.61B 177B 2.64B 18.44B 7.11B 90.22B 6.91B 6.76B 290B EV / Sales 2026 *
0.86x
EV / Sales 2027 * 0.83x
Free-Float
98.02%
Yield 2026 *
-
Yield 2027 * -
1 day+36.42%
1 week+11.32%
Current month-5.22%
1 month-5.22%
3 months+6.79%
6 months-25.08%
Current year-34.44%
1 week 3.36
Extreme 3.36
4.72
1 month 1.97
Extreme 1.97
4.98
Current year 1.72
Extreme 1.72
8
1 year 1.72
Extreme 1.72
8
3 years 1.72
Extreme 1.72
17.3
5 years 1.72
Extreme 1.72
20.2
10 years 0.52
Extreme 0.524
30.34
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
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+36.42%+11.32% - - 754M
+3.27%+5.35%-42.35%-70.61% 754M
+1.79%+2.25%+16.36%-89.56% 394M
-0.62%+4.03%+92.16%+131.52% 324M
-0.28%+4.13%+2.32%+138.51% 115M
Average +8.07%+3.41%+17.12%+27.47% 396.96M
Weighted average by Cap. +12.90%+1.77%+2.94%-18.89%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1.61B 2.13B 1.88B 1.78B 3.02B 204B 3.05B 21.34B 8.22B 104B 8B 7.83B 336B 1.65B 2.18B 1.93B 1.82B 3.1B 209B 3.13B 21.87B 8.43B 107B 8.2B 8.02B 344B
Net income 36.93M 48.76M 43.03M 40.72M 69.23M 4.68B 69.91M 488M 188M 2.39B 183M 179M 7.69B 48.12M 63.54M 56.08M 53.06M 90.21M 6.1B 91.1M 636M 245M 3.11B 239M 233M 10.02B
Net Debt 823M 1.09B 959M 908M 1.54B 104B 1.56B 10.89B 4.2B 53.27B 4.08B 3.99B 171B 805M 1.06B 938M 888M 1.51B 102B 1.52B 10.65B 4.1B 52.09B 3.99B 3.9B 168B
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
30/09/26 €4.720 +36.42%
29/09/26 €3.460 -19.91%
28/09/26 €4.320 +28.57%
25/09/26 €3.360 -19.62%
24/09/26 €4.180 -1.42%
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
11
Last Close Price
3.794GBP
Average target price
4.399GBP
Spread / Average Target
+15.95%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise