WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH)

WH Smith Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions GBP. Fiscal year is September - August.

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jan 21, 2026	Aug 31, 2025	Aug 31, 2024	Aug 31, 2023	Aug 31, 2022	Aug 31, 2021
Market Capitalization	852	859	1,666	1,911	1,867	2,133
Market Cap Growth	-42.68%	-48.42%	-12.82%	2.38%	-12.47%	38.82%
Enterprise Value	1,756	1,948	2,733	2,908	2,671	2,975
Last Close Price	6.83	6.84	12.35	13.76	13.26	15.14
PE Ratio	-	-	30.86	24.19	39.72	-
Forward PE	11.98	8.61	13.52	16.48	20.40	53.60
PS Ratio	0.55	0.55	1.13	1.07	1.33	2.41
PB Ratio	4.53	4.57	3.95	5.62	6.00	11.66
P/FCF Ratio	4.28	4.32	9.86	13.18	15.96	33.86
P/OCF Ratio	3.09	3.11	6.27	7.62	9.98	21.33
PEG Ratio	0.88	-	-	-	-	-
EV/Sales Ratio	1.13	1.25	1.86	1.62	1.91	3.36
EV/EBITDA Ratio	6.45	10.15	14.46	12.81	16.80	270.46
EV/EBIT Ratio	11.86	13.17	17.75	15.98	22.45	-
EV/FCF Ratio	8.82	9.79	16.17	20.06	22.83	47.22
Debt / Equity Ratio	5.03	5.03	2.50	2.80	3.22	4.84
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	3.47	3.47	3.91	2.87	4.17	9.32
Debt / FCF Ratio	4.75	4.75	6.23	6.56	8.56	14.05
Asset Turnover	0.94	0.94	0.84	1.07	0.92	0.63
Inventory Turnover	3.72	3.72	3.00	3.39	3.23	2.51
Quick Ratio	0.21	0.21	0.28	0.29	0.40	0.44
Current Ratio	0.40	0.40	0.79	0.69	0.81	0.82
Return on Equity (ROE)	-7.87%	-7.87%	11.29%	27.03%	21.46%	-39.02%
Return on Assets (ROA)	5.58%	5.58%	5.49%	6.81%	4.89%	-1.25%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-142.25%	-143.17%	7.68%	12.06%	9.45%	-2.78%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	25.10%	25.10%	12.40%	16.40%	10.10%	-2.90%
Earnings Yield	-16.91%	-16.75%	3.24%	4.13%	2.52%	-3.84%
FCF Yield	23.37%	23.15%	10.14%	7.59%	6.27%	2.95%
Dividend Yield	2.53%	2.53%	2.72%	2.10%	0.69%	-
Payout Ratio	-	-	75.93%	27.85%	-	-
Buyback Yield / Dilution	3.05%	3.05%	0.76%	-	-0.76%	-9.17%
Total Shareholder Return	5.59%	5.58%	3.48%	2.10%	-0.08%	-9.17%

Updated Aug 31, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.