International Distribution Services plc (LON:IDS)

London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
360.40
+1.40 (0.39%)
May 14, 2025, 7:00 PM BST
26.99%
Market Cap 3.45B
Revenue (ttm) 13.16B
Net Income (ttm) 252.00M
Shares Out 957.50M
EPS (ttm) 0.26
PE Ratio 13.80
Forward PE 15.92
Dividend 0.02 (0.56%)
Ex-Dividend Date May 2, 2025
Volume 863,224
Average Volume 4,466,900
Open 359.60
Previous Close 359.00
Day's Range 359.20 - 360.40
52-Week Range 266.60 - 368.00
Beta 1.25
RSI 37.20
Earnings Date May 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]

Sector Industrials
Founded 1516
Employees 160,980
Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol IDS
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New stamps celebrate CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia

The main set of eight stamps features pictures specially commissioned for Royal Mail by British illustrator Keith Robinson.

6 hours ago - Evening Standard

Evri and DHL UK merger planned to deliver Royal Mail rival

A tie-up between Evri and DHL's UK parcel delivery business has been agreed, potentially creating a larger rival to Royal Mail.

13 hours ago - Sky News

Royal Mail owner’s £3.6bn takeover approved by shareholders

Investors holding 80% of the group’s share capital had approved the takeover by Wednesday afternoon, making the offer ‘unconditional’, EP announced.

14 days ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail takeover approved by shareholders

The approval of the £3.6bn deal will see the 500-year institution taken over by Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group.

14 days ago - BBC

Investors set to approve takeover of Royal Mail by Daniel Kretinsky

The deal looks likely to be waved through after clearing regulatory hurdles, including a probe under national security rules.

17 days ago - This is Money

This AI-generated action figure trend is all over social media. But is it just harmless fun?

In a new trend, people are using generative AI tools like ChatGPT to reimagine themselves as dolls or action figures. And it's proven itself popular, as celebrities, politicians, institutions and majo...

4 weeks ago - CBC News

Rory McIlroy’s career grand slam celebrated with Royal Mail postmark

Stamped envelopes posted between April 15-17 will be postmarked with ‘Congratulations, Rory McIlroy, on completing your career Grand Slam!’.

4 weeks ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail: The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy what looks like a fading relic

From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky who co-owns a football club - but why does he want it?

4 weeks ago - BBC

Britain's iconic red postboxes are getting a 21st-century makeover to handle returns and secondhand sellers

Royal Mail is testing postboxes with larger slots and a barcode scanner so secondhand sellers and online shoppers don't have to queue at post offices.

4 weeks ago - Business Insider

Royal Mail trials postboxes for small parcels

The trial gives "our iconic postboxes a new lease of life", says Royal Mail chief Emma Gilthorpe.

4 weeks ago - BBC

NHS to be given its own Royal Mail postage class

An agreement has been reached between Royal Mail and the health service to introduce a barcode system specifically for NHS letters.

5 weeks ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail trials postbox with parcel hatch, solar panels and barcode scanner

Five new boxes in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire enable company to cash in on boom in secondhand selling Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered “postbox of the future” with a built-in barcode reade...

5 weeks ago - The Guardian

Postboxes upgraded with solar panels in high-tech parcel trial

Solar-powered postboxes with an extra-large slot for parcels are being trialled by Royal Mail.

5 weeks ago - Sky News

Royal Mail calls on Ofcom to drop ‘unnecessary regulation’

Company tells communications regulator that parcel tracking on standard services is what customers want amid overhaul of universal service obligation Royal Mail has asked Ofcom to allow it to offer tr...

5 weeks ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail installs parcel lockers in Sainsbury’s supermarkets

UK postal group is seeking to catch up with rivals ahead of Daniel Křetínský’s takeover

5 weeks ago - Financial Times

Royal Mail 2025 prices: how much more you'll have to pay as price on all stamps increased

Royal Mail stamps are included in the large number of price hikes this month

5 weeks ago - Evening Standard

Who is Daniel Křetínský? Czech billionaire gets green light to buy Royal Mail

He’s nicknamed the 'Czech Sphinx' due to his enigmatic approach to business and could buy the Royal Mail as soon as this month

5 weeks ago - Evening Standard

Billionaire Kretinsky secures regulatory approval for Royal Mail takeover bid

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's takeover of Royal Mail-owner International Distribution Services has cleared all regulatory conditions, his company EP Group said on Thursday.

5 weeks ago - Reuters

Let Britain’s magical, mythical creatures inspire a patriotism untainted by politics | Kate Maltby

A new set of Royal Mail stamps on regional folklore reminds us of our deep roots to the land It is possible to have too much trust in a marriage. The mythic Welsh warrior Lleu Llaw Gyffes, who appears...

6 weeks ago - The Guardian

From The Simpsons to Werner Herzog: the coolest, craziest, scariest Nessies ever

Loch Ness Monster hunters have included the Chuckle Brothers – and even David Lean. As the Scottish icon is honoured in a new stamp and a stirring musical, we separate the classy from the crackpot It ...

7 weeks ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail launches mythical creatures stamp collection

Myths and fables from across the UK are illustrated in the set of stamps.

2 months ago - BBC

Royal Mail reveals new set of stamps illustrating well-known mythical creatures

The stamps were illustrated by London-based artist Adam Simpson.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail Pursues Supply Chain Decarbonisation with Watershed

LONDON, UK, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royal Mail delivers letters and parcels to each of the UK's 32 million addresses. It is now working with Watershed, the leading enterprise sustainability...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

First-class stamp price climbs to £1.70 in ‘blow to consumers’

Royal Mail has more than doubled the price of first-class stamps since 2020, when they cost 76p.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail to increase price of first-class stamp to £1.70

Cost of second-class service to rise to 87p in sixth increase in little more than three years Business live – latest updates Royal Mail is to increase the cost of first and second-class stamps for wha...

2 months ago - The Guardian