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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Boss of Royal Mail owner sees pay more than triple to nearly £7m

Martin Seidenberg was paid £6.9 million in salary, bonuses and long-term incentive awards for the year to March 31.

25 days ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail profits rise as it shrugs off Labour's jobs tax and slump in letter volumes

The UK business saw profits of £5million in the year to the end of March, up from £2million a year earlier, as revenues lifted 2.6 per cent to £8.4billion.

25 days ago - This is Money

Royal Mail sees annual earnings tumble as employee costs surge

Royal Mail’s operating profits dropped to £96 million in the year to March 31, down from £198 million the previous year.

25 days ago - Evening Standard

Royal Mail boss’s pay package soars to £6.9m despite profits slide

Martin Seidenberg, chief executive of parent company IDS, handed payouts after takeover of UK postal service Business live – latest updates The boss of the parent company of Royal Mail saw his pay and...

25 days ago - The Guardian

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 weeks 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.

5 weeks 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...

6 weeks 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.

6 weeks 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

7 weeks 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

7 weeks 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.

7 weeks 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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Man jailed for driving stolen bulldozer across city

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

2 months 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...

2 months 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.

2 months 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?

3 months 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.

3 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...

3 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.

3 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.

3 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.

3 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.

3 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...

4 months ago - The Guardian