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
Market Cap3.46B
Revenue (ttm)13.16B +9.0%
Net Income252.00M
EPS0.26
Shares Out 963.85M
PE Ratio13.75
Forward PE17.04
Dividend0.02 (0.56%)
Ex-Dividend DateMay 2, 2025
Volume1,113,948
Open359.20
Previous Close359.20
Day's Range359.00 - 359.40
52-Week Range313.20 - 368.00
Beta1.25
Analystsn/a
Price Targetn/a
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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Kretinsky set to become West Ham‘s biggest shareholder and addresses Sullivan allegations

Czech billionaire to increase his stake from 27% to 43% Kretinsky and Gold ‘deeply concerned’ by revelations Daniel Kretinsky, the owner of Royal Mail, is set to overtake David Sullivan as West Ham’s ...

5 days ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late

Paul Edwards, 52, was left baffled after the magazine finally arrived almost two decades late.

11 days ago - BBC

Royal Mail investigated again as almost a quarter of first-class mail arrives late

Ofcom figures show the company’s delivery performance has worsened compared with the previous year Business live – latest updates The postal regulator has launched an investigation into Royal Mail for...

17 days ago - The Guardian

Ofcom launches investigation into Royal Mail delivery target failures

Royal Mail announced last week that it had missed targets for another year running.

17 days ago - Evening Standard

Government welcomes Royal Mail pay deal

Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed an agreement on working arrangements by 65 per cent

19 days ago - Evening Standard

Only three-quarters of first class mail delivered on time

Royal Mail says its service is improving and that it is on track to hit the regulator Ofcom's reduced targets

20 days ago - BBC

Royal Mail misses annual delivery targets but hails progress amid £500m plan

Royal Mail has pledged to meet new delivery targets by May next year as part of a £500 million investment plan.

20 days ago - Evening Standard

MP claims Royal Mail removed parcels ahead of her visit

Melanie Onn claims the firm was attempting to present the sorting office as organised and efficient.

4 weeks ago - BBC

Postal vote error leaves 1,300 people without ballot papers ahead of Senedd election

After first blaming Royal Mail, Cardiff council now says some ballot packs have not been printed.

6 weeks ago - BBC

‘Acceptance of mediocrity’: Middlesex gaze south enviously with golden years long gone

With their last title a decade ago, young players moving on and coach churn, Middlesex are no longer even the most famous team that call Lord’s home Middlesex is unlike every other English county in a...

6 weeks ago - The Guardian

Man jailed for driving stolen bulldozer across city

Police commandeered a Royal Mail lorry in a bid to block the road.

7 weeks ago - BBC

Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’

Message on private Facebook group for staff said: ‘I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me!’ Royal Mail is investigating allegations that a postal worker claimed to have “dumped” Reform UK campai...

7 weeks ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail investigating claims postman said he binned Reform UK leaflets

A postman is said to have made the claim in a Facebook group for Royal Mail staff.

7 weeks ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail is broken – can Britain's postal giant be saved?

Royal Mail has been getting worse for years, and Ofcom's stern warnings and fines have made no difference. What went wrong – and is there any hope?

7 weeks ago - MoneyWeek

Royal Mail to allow part-time posties to work more to improve service

Royal Mail has faced a chorus of criticism for failing to meet its targets on letter delivery.

2 months ago - BBC

Royal Mail invests £500m to tackle late deliveries as second-class post cut back

Company promises to meet new delivery targets by next May after being fined last year for poor record Business live – latest updates Second-class post will be delivered every other weekday and scrappe...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail unveils £500m investment plan to improve delivery times

The group is set to begin rolling out changes to letter deliveries next month that will see second-class post scrapped on Saturdays.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail denies hiding undelivered post from MP visiting sorting office

A Wrexham councillor made the allegation during an executive board meeting.

2 months ago - BBC

Second class post on Saturdays set to go by year-end after union deal agreed

Royal Mail has been locked in talks with the staff union over how to roll out changes that will see second class post delivered every other weekday.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail reaches deal with union over second class post reforms

The group has been locked in talks with the staff union over how to roll out changes that will see second class post delivered every other weekday.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail owner pushes back against criticisms that service has declined

Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský ‘deeply sorry’ for late letters but says Royal Mail is delivering a service ‘nobody else in Europe is doing’ Daniel Křetínský, the Czech billionaire who bought Royal...

3 months ago - The Guardian

Royal Mail investigate after London postie spotted weeing in doorway

A resident who captured the footage said he was ‘disgusted’ and reported the incident to Royal Mail

3 months ago - Evening Standard

'Royal Mail worker caught urinating in doorway'

Royal Mail is investigating the incident - caught on camera in a block of flats - "as a priority".

3 months ago - BBC

Royal Mail staff say they were told to hide post to look like delivery targets met

BBC Your Voice hears from postal workers who say "take the mail for ride" is a common phrase.

3 months ago - BBC

Rat infestation at Royal Mail depot means parcels need to be deep cleaned

Operations at the Parcelforce Worldwide depot have "temporarily moved" after reports of a rat infestation.

3 months ago - BBC