WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

573.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      17.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,129.00
  • 52 Week Low: 537.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 70,039
  • Market Cap: £724.58m
  • RiskGrade: 324

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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 12.1
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.6 0.5
Pr/Book 4.6  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.4% 4.2%
PBT -96.9% 7009.9%
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 1,618.31 142.20 56.96p 9.8 n/a n/a 24.77p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 1,696.74 155.71 62.47p 8.9 0.9 +10% 27.38p 0.0%
31-Aug-28 1,785.09 164.88 68.30p 8.1 0.9 +9% 29.71p 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 23-Mar-2026 09:21 RNS
Result of Meeting 12-Mar-2026 12:24 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 09-Mar-2026 09:59 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

WH Smith delivers 'solid' H1 performance 05-Mar-2026 ShareCast
WH Smith names Leo Quinn as executive chairman 19-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Total Voting Rights 31-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

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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 573.00p
Change Today 17.00p
% Change 3.06 %
52 Week High 1,129.00
52 Week Low 537.50
Volume 70,039
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £724.58m
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 25-Mar-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
12:07 2 @ 574.00p
12:07 31 @ 573.00p
12:07 181 @ 573.00p
12:07 181 @ 573.00p
12:02 76 @ 572.00p

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