International Distribution Services plc (LON:IDS)

London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
363.00
-0.20 (-0.06%)
Mar 31, 2025, 1:33 PM BST
58.31%
Market Cap 3.48B
Revenue (ttm) 13.16B
Net Income (ttm) 252.00M
Shares Out 957.50M
EPS (ttm) 0.26
PE Ratio 13.91
Forward PE 16.04
Dividend 0.02 (0.55%)
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 22, 2024
Volume 1,349,431
Average Volume 1,971,524
Open 363.60
Previous Close 363.20
Day's Range 363.00 - 363.60
52-Week Range 209.82 - 368.00
Beta 1.42
RSI 42.17
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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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 days ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail launches mythical creatures stamp collection

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

11 days ago - BBC

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

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

11 days 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...

14 days 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.

24 days 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...

24 days ago - The Guardian

How high will it go? Cost of a first class stamp rising to £1.70 from 7 April

International Distribution Services, the owner of Royal Mail, also announced that the price of second class stamps will rise by 2p or 2.4 per cent to 87p.

24 days ago - This is Money

Price of first-class stamp to rise to £1.70

The cost of a second-class stamp will also rise to 87p on 7 April, Royal Mail announces.

24 days ago - BBC

Romanian political crisis delays Czech tycoon's £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover

Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group said the only regulatory bar still to be cleared relates to its foreign direct investment in Romania.

25 days ago - This is Money

Billionaire Kretinsky's Royal Mail takeover bid delayed

The completion of EP Group's takeover of Royal Mail-owner International Distribution Services is likely to be delayed to the second quarter of 2025 due to regulatory issues in Romania, the company sai...

26 days ago - Reuters

Green light for £1.2bn ‘bulk mail’ claim against Royal Mail owner to go to trial

Class action accuses International Distribution Services of abusing ‘dominant position’ in market A £1.2bn class action claim accusing the owner of Royal Mail of abusing its “dominant position” in the...

26 days ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail £3.6bn takeover delayed amid political woes in Romania

EP Group still needs to gain approval from officials in Romania and now expects to complete the takeover in the second quarter.

26 days ago - Evening Standard

Did Royal Mail fail victims of groping postman?

Victims say their complaints were not listened to so Michael Stewart could carry on offending.

5 weeks ago - BBC

Royal Mail service ‘worst I’ve known’, say people who rely on postal deliveries

Experiences shared with the Guardian include stories of late medical letters, small business disruption and more “Hi I haven’t received anything.” “Where is my DVD, I placed the order 14 days ago.” “N...

5 weeks ago - The Guardian

New AC/DC stamps to celebrate 50th anniversary of rock band's debut album

New stamps are going to be issued to mark the 50th anniversary of AC/DC's debut album, the Royal Mail has said.

7 weeks ago - Sky News

Irish civil servants pore over a US right-wing roadmap so radical even Trump seems wary

Plus: Stripe lets fluffy ducks break the bad news to 300 sacked staff; domicile levy fails to sweat Ireland’s richest; and An Post chief shows Royal Mail who’s boss

2 months ago - The Irish Times

Ofcom delivers relief for Royal Mail at snail’s pace – too late to stop Czech takeover | Nils Pratley

Regulator finally cuts Royal Mail some slack on its service obligations. But what if it had done that sooner? • Royal Mail should cut second-class delivery days, says regulator Ofcom What if Ofcom had...

2 months ago - The Guardian

UK regulator proposes easing obligations on Royal Mail

Changes would allow postal service bought by billionaire Daniel Křetínský to make fewer deliveries

2 months ago - Financial Times

Royal Mail to cut deliveries under regulator proposals; Shell hikes investor payouts – business live

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as UK postal service set to deliver on alternate weekdays and drop Saturdays Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economi...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Ofcom proposes Royal Mail scale back second class letter deliveries

The communications regulator has proposed cutting letter deliveries with second-class post arriving every second day and no longer on Saturdays.

2 months ago - Sky News

Cut number of second class delivery days, says regulator

Ofcom says reforming postal services could save the loss-making Royal Mail up to £425m.

2 months ago - BBC

Royal Mail set to ditch second class Saturday deliveries under Ofcom plans

The regulator said it was also planning to cut delivery targets to bring them more in line with other European markets.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

New stamps celebrate ‘magnificent’ items in Royal Armouries collection

Royal Mail said the stamps show examples of craftsmanship, engineering and high fashion.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail on track to return to annual profit after strong Christmas

Owner highlights parcel deliveries performance as £3.6bn takeover by Czech billionaire nears completion Business live – latest updates The owner of Royal Mail has said it received a fillip from parcel...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail to celebrate The Vicar of Dibley with 12 special stamps

‘Classic moments’ from BBC comedy series to feature on range of first- and second-class stamps The Royal Mail is issuing 12 special stamps to celebrate the 1990s BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley....

2 months ago - The Guardian