WH Smith PLC

SMWH.L·LSE·Consumer Cyclical
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415.60−10.20 (−2.40%)today
As of Oct 21, 8:34 AM BST · May be delayed up to 15 min · GBX

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Key statistics

Previous close425.80
Open421.60
Day range414.80428.20
52-week range345.60712.00
Off day high−2.94%
Off 52-week high−41.63%
Volume21.35K
Avg. volume (3M)625.05K
Market cap625.48M
EPS (TTM)-0.1000
Forward P/E11.32
P/E ratio (TTM)—
Dividend yield—
Beta (5Y)0.96
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 WTB.L JDW.L WH CTD.AX WEB.AX
Market cap 625.48M 4.41B 980.71M 5.74B 457.10M 1.25B
P/E (TTM) — 73.1 19.3 28.0 25.3 34.8
Forward P/E 11.3 13.4 18.4 14.5 14.6 10.8
Price/book 4.2 1.4 3.1 12.1 0.8 2.2
Dividend yield — 3.67% 1.12% 2.22% — —
1-year change −37.48% −17.37% +65.56% −4.66% −80.96% −18.27%
Today −2.40% −0.49% −0.65% +1.52% +7.52% −0.29%

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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…

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