WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

408.60p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.40p
  • 52 Week High: 1,117.00
  • 52 Week Low: 383.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 152.26m
  • Volume: 124,212
  • Market Cap: £622.13m
  • RiskGrade: 324

WH Smith Overview

WH Smith PLC is a leading global retailer for news, books and convenience, and is made up of two core business – Travel and High Street. We're proud to be the familiar face people trust on their journeys, both in life and through life. We aim to deliver our goals through our strategic priorities and initiatives by: constantly innovating, expanding globally, improving our profitability and delivering sustainable returns.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.4% 0.0%
Div Cover -0.8 n/a
Op Mrgn 3.2% 7.0%
ROCE 7.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E n/a 12.1
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.4 0.5
Pr/Book 3.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.4% 2.6%
PBT -96.9% 5472.8%
EPS n/a n/a
DPS -23.5% -100.0%

WH Smith 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

WH Smith Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-26 1,593.77 111.46 39.02p 10.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Aug-27 1,635.29 123.04 38.64p 10.6 n/a -1% n/a 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 31-Dec-2025 11:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 24-Dec-2025 13:29 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 24-Dec-2025 13:24 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

Canaccord Genuity lowers target price on WH Smith 24-Jun-2026 ShareCast
WH Smith warns on profits for second time, share... 10-Jun-2026 ShareCast
FRC to probe PwC's 2024 audit of WHSmith 09-Jun-2026 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

WH Smith to raise £100m as it warns on profits d... 10-Jun-2026 Guardian
PwC investigated over WH Smith audit 09-Jun-2026 Times
WHSmith to launch standalone budget greetings ca... 17-Oct-2014 Guardian

Latest WH Smith Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
26-Jun-26 Buy Simon Emeny 398.00p 5,000 £19,900.00
10-Jun-26 Buy Helen Rose 410.00p 12,195 £49,999.50
10-Jun-26 Buy Situl Jobanputra 410.00p 3,658 £14,997.80

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.

 

WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 408.60p
Change Today -1.40p
% Change -0.34 %
52 Week High 1,117.00
52 Week Low 383.20
Volume 124,212
Shares Issued 152.26m
Market Cap £622.13m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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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 1
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 10
neutral
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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 17-Jul-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
15:58 190 @ 408.60p
15:46 86 @ 407.80p
15:46 192 @ 407.60p
15:46 36 @ 407.60p
15:46 36 @ 407.20p

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