International Distribution Services plc (LON:IDS)

London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
359.00
-0.20 (-0.06%)
Inactive · Last trade price on May 30, 2025
7.16%
Market Cap3.46B
Revenue (ttm)13.16B
Net Income (ttm)252.00M
Shares Out963.85M
EPS (ttm)0.26
PE Ratio13.75
Forward PE17.04
Dividend0.02 (0.56%)
Ex-Dividend DateMay 2, 2025
Volume1,113,948
Average Volume2,755,020
Open359.20
Previous Close359.20
Day's Range359.00 - 359.40
52-Week Range313.20 - 368.00
Beta1.25
RSI35.26
Earnings DateMay 19, 2025

About LON:IDS

International Distribution Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a universal postal service provider in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers parcels and letter delivery services under the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands. It also provides services for the collection, sorting, and delivery of parcels and letters. In addition, the company operates ground-based parcel delivery networks in Europe that covers 40 countries and nation states. Further, it provides express parcel delivery and logistic... [Read more]

Founded 1516
Employees 160,980
Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol IDS
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Complaints street has become 'Royal Mail car park'

Residents say they have been unable to park outside of their homes for weeks.

2 days ago - BBC

Special delivery: how a Royal Mail postbox ended up in Antarctica

A letter to the king has added a royal flourish to life at Rothera Research Station, where mail remains a vital link to the world It might be traditional to write to Father Christmas with a gift list,...

3 days ago - The Guardian

King’s special post box delivery for scientists in the Antarctic

The Royal Household teamed up with Royal Mail to send a red post box bearing the King’s cypher to a remote British research station.

3 days ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail issues Christmas delivery warning for dozens of UK postcodes including London

The postal service says these delays are the result of an increasing strain on the service in the run-up to Christmas

5 days ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail letter delays 'putting health at risk'

Residents in Sunderland and Washington say vital medical and legal letters are arriving weeks late.

7 days ago - BBC

Last dates to send post for Christmas 2025 by Royal Mail, Evri and more

Plan ahead this Christmas with our full guide to the final posting dates for 2025

9 days ago - Evening Standard

Christmas parcels: the best ways to send them in the UK – and the last posting dates

From picking Royal Mail or a courier firm to avoiding post office queues, here’s how to have a stress-free experience For Royal Mail parcels within the UK, these are: 17 December for second class and ...

12 days ago - The Guardian

Elves at Royal Mail hub sort letters to Santa

Across the festive season, the Royal Mail organise hundreds of thousands of letters to Father Christmas

13 days ago - BBC

Royal Mail vans parked on street 'at all times'

City residents say they face having dozens of Royal Mail vans parked on their street "most days".

20 days ago - BBC

Royal Mail union turns on billionaire Czech owner

Postal service’s biggest union blames recent late deliveries on new ownership ‘chaos’

24 days ago - The Telegraph

Knitters at war with Royal Mail over solar-powered postboxes

Designs knitted by the town’s ‘Yarnbombers’ gained local renown must now be scrapped due to modern postboxes

26 days ago - The Telegraph

TotalEnergies buys £5.1bn stake in Czech tycoon’s power plants business

Daniel Křetínský to become a major shareholder in French oil company as part of deal creating 50:50 joint venture The Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský is to become one of the largest shareholders in...

4 weeks ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail delivery performance weakens ahead of second class post overhaul

The delivery giant said 73.4% of first class post was delivered the next working day between June 20 and September 28.

4 weeks ago - Evening Standard

Last Christmas, you gave us first class: Royal Mail turns Scrooge with gift to staff of second-class stamps

Switch comes amid first festive season since Daniel Křetínský’s takeover of parent company IDS Royal Mail says that it has “delivered Christmas” for more than 500 years, but this year many workers hav...

5 weeks ago - The Guardian

Gallery: Royal Mail's Nativity-themed Christmas stamps revealed

The stamps are designed by award-winning illustrator Paula Doherty from Reigate, Surrey.

6 weeks ago - BBC

Royal Mail fined £21m by Ofcom for missing delivery targets

Communications regulator finds ‘millions of important letters are arriving late’ and ‘persistent failures’ Royal Mail has been fined £21m for missing its annual first- and second-class mail delivery t...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail fined £21m by watchdog for missing mail delivery targets

It represents the third-largest fine ever imposed by communications regulator Ofcom.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail fined millions for failing to meet delivery targets - again

Royal Mail has been fined £21m for failing to meet delivery targets for the third year in a row.

2 months ago - Sky News

Royal Mail fined £21m after post arrived late

It's the outcome of an Ofcom investigation after the postal service failed on its delivery targets.

2 months ago - BBC

Royal Mail vows to almost double parcel points to 45,000 by 2030

The firm said every customer living in an urban area will be no more than five minutes’ walk away from a locker, shop or parcel postbox.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail and TikTok Shop form partnership to offer delivery network to UK sellers

British postal company Royal Mail on Friday announced a partnership with TikTok Shop, allowing sellers on the social media platform's e-commerce arm to access its delivery network, including parcel co...

2 months ago - Reuters

Pass go, collect Monopoly stamps

Royal Mail issues stamps to mark the 90th anniversary of the popular board game.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail owner to rebrand thousands of Collect+ stores as it buys stake

International Distribution Services to create Royal Mail Shops for collecting, sending and returning parcels Business live – latest updates Thousands of convenience stores will be branded Royal Mail S...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Thousands of Collect+ shops to rebrand to Royal Mail after owner buys stake

International Distribution Services announced it had acquired a 49% stake in Collect+ with a £43.9 million investment.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Travel FX slow to refund £1,500 after Singapore dollars failed to show

Currency firm insisted I had to wait for Royal Mail to investigate, forcing me to buy another £1,500 elsewhere I ordered £1,500-worth of Singapore dollars from Travel FX on 5 July. The money was taken...

2 months ago - The Guardian