WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

677.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      7.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,169.00
  • 52 Week Low: 613.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 262,046
  • Market Cap: £856.09m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 0.60

Financial Analysis

Select chart: EPS | Dividend | Revenue

Key Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-21 886.00 (116.00) (22.10)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Aug-22 1,400.00 63.00 48.50p 29.5 n/a n/a 9.10p 0.6%
31-Aug-23 1,793.00 110.00 77.70p 18.9 0.3 +60% 28.90p 2.0%
31-Aug-24 1,473.00 65.00 33.30p 38.5 n/a -57% 22.60p 1.8%
31-Aug-25 1,553.00 2.00 (14.20)p n/a n/a n/a 17.30p 2.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-26 1,618.31 142.20 56.96p 11.9 n/a n/a 24.77p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 1,696.74 155.71 62.47p 10.8 1.1 +10% 27.38p 0.0%
31-Aug-28 1,785.09 164.88 68.30p 9.9 1.1 +9% 29.71p 0.0%

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Price / Earnings Data

5 Yr High 5 Yr Low 5 Yr Avg Curr / Avg
Latest 29.47 n/a n/a 0

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 677.00p
Change Today 7.00p
% Change 1.04 %
52 Week High 1,169.00
52 Week Low 613.50
Volume 262,046
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £856.09m
Beta 0.60
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average
48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average
Price Trend
42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Income
3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average
30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average
Growth
75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average
94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 9
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 22-Jan-26 10-Jul-25
Paid 12-Feb-26 31-Jul-25
Amount 6.00p 11.30p

Trades for 26-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 1,524 @ 670.31p
16:35 48 @ 677.00p
16:35 23 @ 677.00p
16:35 15 @ 677.00p
16:35 64 @ 677.00p

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