WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH)
London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX 683.00
+6.00 (0.89%)
At close: Jan 22, 2026
WH Smith Employees
WH Smith had 9,290 employees as of August 31, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 5,161 or -35.71% compared to the previous year.
Employees
9,290
Change (1Y)
-5,161
Growth (1Y)
-35.71%
Revenue / Employee
167.17K GBP
Profits / Employee
-15.50K GBP
Market Cap
851.67M
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change (1Y) | Growth (1Y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2025 | 9,290 | -5,161 | -35.71% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 14,451 | -484 | -3.24% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 14,935 | 916 | 6.53% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 14,019 | 3,019 | 27.45% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 11,000 | -3,000 | -21.43% |
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WH Smith News
- 3 days ago - Defence stocks Lift FTSE 100 Amid European Trade Tensions with the US - Investomania
- 3 days ago - WH Smith names former Balfour Beatty boss as executive chairman - Evening Standard
- 3 days ago - Causeway Supports the WH Smith Board's Recommendation to Appoint Leo Quinn as Executive Chair - Business Wire
- 3 days ago - WH Smith names ex-Balfour Beatty chief as chair, shares soar - Reuters
- 11 days ago - Under-fire WH Smith holds Court in search for next chair - Sky News
- 12 days ago - Shareholders threaten rebellion at WH Smith over accounting scandal - This is Money
- 17 days ago - Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop near collapse, putting 2,550 jobs at risk - The Guardian
- 4 weeks ago - ‘I’ll never say I’m popping to Jones’s’: shoppers yet to feel love for WH Smith’s high street replacement - The Guardian