WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

623.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -8.50p
  • 52 Week High: 642.37
  • 52 Week Low: 623.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 107,795
  • Market Cap: £787.80m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 1.11

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 2.8% 0.0%
Div Cover -0.8 2.2
Op Mrgn 3.2% 9.2%
ROCE 7.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E n/a 9.1
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.5
Pr/Book 4.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.4% 5.4%
PBT -96.9% 7471.9%
EPS n/a n/a
DPS -23.5% 67.5%

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 1,637.56 151.44 64.27p 9.7 n/a n/a 28.97p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 1,736.74 167.94 71.56p 8.7 0.8 +11% 31.78p 0.0%
31-Aug-28 1,829.67 174.93 73.48p 8.5 3.2 +3% 26.19p 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 24-Dec-2025 13:29 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 24-Dec-2025 13:24 RNS
Annual Financial Report 24-Dec-2025 13:22 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

Director/PDMR Shareholding 24-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Director/PDMR Shareholding 24-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Annual Financial Report 24-Dec-2025 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

WHSmith to launch standalone budget greetings ca... 17-Oct-2014 Guardian
WH Smith to test out greetings card stores aimed... 17-Oct-2014 The Herald
Profits up at WH Smith as travel arm grows sales 17-Oct-2014 The Scotsman

Latest WH Smith Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
23-Dec-25 Buy Max Izzard 640.00p 20 £128.00
23-Dec-25 Sell Max Izzard 637.00p 1,704 £10,854.48
23-Dec-25 Transfer From Max Izzard 0.000p 3,625 £0.00

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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 623.00p
Change Today -8.50p
% Change -1.35 %
52 Week High 642.37
52 Week Low 623.00
Volume 107,795
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £787.80m
Beta 1.11
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
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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 24-Dec-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
12:35 434 @ 623.00p
12:35 1,989 @ 623.00p
12:35 59,733 @ 623.00p
12:35 1 @ 623.00p
12:35 125 @ 623.00p

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