WH Smith PLC

SMWH.L·LSE·Consumer Cyclical
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447.60+0.60 (+0.13%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close447.00
Open454.00
Day range445.00465.60
52-week range345.60710.00
Off day high−3.87%
Off 52-week high−36.96%
Volume141.52K
Avg. volume (3M)606.40K
Market cap673.64M
EPS (TTM)-0.1100
Forward P/E12.20
P/E ratio (TTM)—
Dividend yield—
Beta (5Y)0.92
Shares outstanding150.50M
Short interest—
Earnings dateNov 12, 2026
Analyst target438.25
Profit margin−7.70%

Against its peers

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SMWH.L AO.L WTB.L JDW.L 0825.HK WH
Market cap 673.64M 521.35M 4.75B 960.42M 419.85M 5.97B
P/E (TTM) — 15.7 78.7 18.6 — 29.5
Forward P/E 12.2 12.0 14.0 18.0 — 15.0
Price/book 4.5 3.0 1.5 3.1 0.1 12.4
Dividend yield — — 3.44% 1.15% — 2.14%
1-year change −34.20% −11.68% −3.27% +59.66% −18.33% +8.75%
Today +0.13% +2.12% +0.57% −0.48% +1.63% +1.80%

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The businesses closest to WH Smith's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
AO World plcAO.L · Specialty Retail 521.35M 94.46 +2.12%
Whitbread plcWTB.L · Lodging 4.75B 2,833.00 +0.57%
J D Wetherspoon plcJDW.L · Restaurants 960.42M 1,041.00 −0.48%
New World Department Store China Limited0825.HK · Department Stores 419.85M 0.249 +1.63%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.WH · Lodging 5.97B 80.50 +1.80%
Hostelworld Group plcHSWL.XC · Travel Services 102.31M 82.00 0.00%
Woolworths Holdings LimitedWHL.JO · Department Stores 35.78B 4,070.00 +3.85%
Marks and Spencer Group plcMKS.L · Department Stores 9.29B 449.00 +1.88%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with WH Smith's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
SSP Group plcSSPG.L · Correlation 0.53 1.43B 191.30 −0.16%
Marks and Spencer Group plcMKS.L · Correlation 0.47 9.29B 449.00 +1.88%
THG PlcTHG.L · Correlation 0.37 660.45M 41.62 +2.77%
Whitbread plcWTB.L · Correlation 0.37 4.75B 2,833.00 +0.57%
HSBC Holdings plcHSBC · Correlation 0.35Odds 305.63B 89.37 +5.78%
Interface, Inc.TILE · Correlation 0.35 2.32B 40.16 +5.85%
Dunelm Group plcDNLM.L · Correlation 0.34 1.82B 904.00 +0.78%
J D Wetherspoon plcJDW.L · Correlation 0.33 960.42M 1,041.00 −0.48%

What visitors to WH Smith's page also look at.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
DUNELM GROUP PLC ORD 1PDNLM.L 1.82B 904.00 +0.78%
SSP GROUP PLC ORD 1 17/200PSSPG.L 1.43B 191.30 −0.16%
GREGGS PLC ORD 2PGRG.L 2.43B 2,386.00 +1.10%
WETHERSPOON ( J.D.) PLC ORD 2PJDW.L 960.42M 1,041.00 −0.48%
HALFORDS GROUP PLC ORD 1PHFD.L 568.53M 262.50 +1.16%

From the 4SEARCH.business instruments index: what each company does (its business description), its industry, size, headquarters and the markets it serves; and from a year of daily prices, which move together. Prices may be delayed up to 20 min.

Latest news

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The Leader·Negative

Former WH Smiths among Flintshire’s £300k debt write-offs

More than £300,000 of business rate debts is expected to be written-off by Flintshire County Council this week as the authority has no way to recover the money. It includes £132,648.38 owed by Westbridge Furniture Ltd and £110,001.99 owed…

South Wales Argus·Negative

Residents question approved Newport WH Smith demolition

Residents are still questioning plans to demolish Newport’s former WH Smith building despite councillors approving the scheme. The plan would demolish the former store and neighbouring units to create a public open space on High Street.…

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2mentions in 30 days
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Mentioned with

Modella Capital2Arsenal1Bank of Scotland1Brewers1Brewers Fayre1British Heart Foundation1Companies House1Designers Guild Limited1

People in the coverage

TG Jones2WH Smith2Alex Willson1Alvarez1Armstrong Watson1Billy Bone1

Themes

Store Closures2UK News2Carl1Cumbria1Employment1Fca1Financial Conduct Authority1High Street1

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  1. kentonline.co.uk1
  2. leaderlive.co.uk1

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