WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH)

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. That makes WH Smith the 3,540th largest employer in the world and 115th in the United Kingdom.

• Employees: 9,290
• Change (1Y): -5,161
• Growth (1Y): -35.71%
• Revenue / Employee: 170.61K GBP
• Profits / Employee: -13.13K GBP
• Market Cap: 663.40M

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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%

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Aug 31, 2025

Employee data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates once per year after the filing of each annual report.

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Yearly

Last checked:

Oct 27, 2026

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