Woolworths Holdings Limited

WHL.JO·Johannesburg·Consumer Defensive
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4,086.00+167.00 (+4.26%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close3,919.00
Open3,976.00
Day range3,976.004,090.00
52-week range3,584.006,146.00
Off day high−0.10%
Off 52-week high−33.52%
Volume7.14M
Avg. volume (3M)4.40M
Market cap35.92B
EPS (TTM)2.60
Forward P/E11.20
P/E ratio (TTM)15.72
Dividend yield5.08% (1.99)
Beta (5Y)0.12
Shares outstanding879.09M
Short interest—
Earnings dateSep 2, 2026
Analyst target4,638.75
Profit margin2.80%

Against its peers

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WHL.JO MA6.F M HY7.F WF3.F LEW.JO
Market cap 35.92B 10.86B 6.71B 9.68B 56.83B 4.56B
P/E (TTM) 15.7 0.4 9.4 23.6 34.1 5.6
Forward P/E 11.2 — 10.8 — — 7.1
Price/book 3.6 2.8 1.4 5.3 11.4 0.8
Dividend yield 5.08% 0.99% 2.98% 2.57% 2.81% 10.53%
1-year change −27.13% +13.87% +26.23% +23.78% +5.31% +8.15%
Today +4.26% +5.85% +7.62% +1.13% +3.85% +3.57%

The closest companies by business and industry (Department Stores). Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

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Shoprite Holdings LtdHY7.F · Department Stores 9.68B 17.90 +1.13%
Wesfarmers LimitedWF3.F · Home Improvement Retail 56.83B 50.06 +3.85%
Lewis Group LimitedLEW.JO · Specialty Retail 4.56B 8,825.00 +3.57%
Whitbread plcWTB.L · Lodging 4.76B 2,839.00 +0.78%
Harvey Norman Holdings LimitedHNN.F · Specialty Retail 3.36B 2.7000 +3.05%
Coles Group Limited2OF.F · Grocery Stores 18.28B 13.60 +1.49%

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

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The Foschini Group LimitedTFG.JO · Correlation 0.53 16.13B 5,116.00 +5.29%
Truworths International LimitedTRU.JO · Correlation 0.53 17.86B 4,798.00 +2.48%
FirstRand LimitedFSR.JO · Correlation 0.45 533.68B 9,596.00 +4.45%
Mr Price Group LimitedMRP.JO · Correlation 0.45 47.73B 18,565.00 +5.17%
Pepkor Holdings LimitedS1VA.F · Correlation 0.45 3.84B 1.0400 +11.83%
Old Mutual LimitedOMU.JO · Correlation 0.38 60.40B 1,495.00 +5.35%
Shoprite Holdings LtdSHP.JO · Correlation 0.38 183.85B 33,996.00 +1.06%
Clicks Group LimitedCLS.JO · Correlation 0.35 53.23B 22,971.00 +3.85%

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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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Marketing-Interactive·Positive

Coles and Woolworths face off in Christmas marketing showdown

Australia's two supermarket giants are going head-to-head for what feels like a tighter Christmas budget, with Coles launching its festive campaign just a day after Woolworths unwrapped its first major work from Droga5 ANZ. Coles has…

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Mumbrella·Positive

Qsic taps Woolworths’ Mark Mansour to lead APAC expansion

Mansour, who was among the founding team of Woolworths’ retail media business, replaces APAC general manager Andrew Gobbo, who will move into an operations role focused on growing Qsic’s Southeast Asia presence. Prior to joining Qsic in…

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The Motley Fool Australia·Negative

Buy, hold, sell: PLS Group, Woolworths, CSL shares

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@mediaweekaus·Positive

Woolworths unveils Droga5’s first major Christmas campaign

Customer recipes and festive favourites inspire a carol as Droga5 ANZ delivers its first major work for the supermarket. Woolworths has launched its first major campaign with Droga5 ANZ, turning customers’ festive food traditions into a…

Inside FMCG·Negative

Springhill Farm launches Cocoa Fruit Bar in Woolworths

Australian family business Springhill Farm has launched its Fruit Bar in cocoa flavour at Woolworths, offering a nutritious snack option for children. Co-developed with a dietitian and made at the company’s Ballarat facility, the…

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90mentions in 30 days
90with it in the headline
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Mentioned with

Rbc Capital Markets53Disney35Coles Group30Woolworths Group29Morrisons24Walmart21Sainsbury20Chemist Warehouse19

People in the coverage

Amanda Bardwell62Leah Weckert54Josh Gilbert50Michael Toner50Petstock50Yougov16

Themes

Retail57Supermarkets57Australia56Nationalnews48Domestic44Business-Finance39Shopping35Just in22

Most coverage from

  1. fool.com.au7
  2. retailworldmagazine.com.au7
  3. nine.com.au5
  4. thewest.com.au5
  5. briefly.co.za3

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