WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

693.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      15.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,234.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 613.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 291,021
  • Market Cap: £876.95m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 0.52

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 2.5% 0.0%
Div Cover -0.8 2.3
Op Mrgn 3.2% 8.8%
ROCE 7.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E n/a 12.2
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.6 0.5
Pr/Book 4.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.4% 4.3%
PBT -96.9% 7014.5%
EPS n/a n/a
DPS -23.5% 43.2%

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 1,619.31 142.29 56.95p 12.2 n/a n/a 24.77p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 1,697.92 156.25 64.02p 10.8 0.9 +12% 27.51p 0.0%
31-Aug-28 1,786.36 165.61 68.71p 10.1 1.4 +7% 29.88p 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Notice of GM 12-Feb-2026 09:17 RNS
Result of AGM 03-Feb-2026 09:56 RNS
Total Voting Rights 30-Jan-2026 11:00 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

WH Smith names Leo Quinn as executive chairman 19-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Total Voting Rights 31-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Director/PDMR Shareholding 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
29-Jan-26 Buy Max Izzard 675.00p 25,000 £168,750.00
08-Jan-26 Buy Helen Rose 627.00p 7,972 £49,984.44
23-Dec-25 Buy Max Izzard 640.00p 20 £128.00

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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 693.50p
Change Today 15.50p
% Change 2.29 %
52 Week High 1,234.00p
52 Week Low 613.50p
Volume 291,021
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £876.95m
Beta 0.52
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 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 17-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 3,196 @ 691.53p
16:42 2,202 @ 693.50p
16:42 2,202 @ 693.50p
14:40 1 @ 689.50p
16:40 2,202 @ 693.50p

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