WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH)
London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX 425.20
+15.20 (3.71%)
Jul 24, 2026, 4:47 PM GMT
WH Smith Ratios and Metrics
Market cap in millions GBP. Fiscal year is September - August.
Millions GBP. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Year | Current | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period Ending | Jul '26 Jul 24, 2026 | Aug '25 Aug 31, 2025 | Aug '24 Aug 31, 2024 | Aug '23 Aug 31, 2023 | Aug '22 Aug 31, 2022 | Aug '21 Aug 31, 2021 |
| 640 | 860 | 1,655 | 1,907 | 1,864 | 2,133 | |
Market Cap Growth | -51.90% | -48.02% | -13.18% | 2.30% | -12.62% | 38.55% |
Enterprise Value | 1,686 | 1,764 | 2,678 | 2,825 | 2,749 | 2,898 |
Last Close Price | 4.25 | 6.90 | 12.83 | 14.67 | 14.30 | 16.32 |
PE Ratio | - | - | 31.14 | 24.53 | 40.15 | - |
Forward PE | 11.05 | 8.61 | 13.52 | 16.48 | 20.40 | 53.60 |
PEG Ratio | 1.96 | 5.49 | 1.27 | 0.63 | 3.79 | 9.08 |
PS Ratio | 0.40 | 0.55 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.33 | 2.41 |
PB Ratio | 3.97 | 5.45 | 4.18 | 6.15 | 6.32 | 12.33 |
P/FCF Ratio | 6.74 | 4.32 | 9.79 | 13.15 | 15.93 | 33.86 |
P/OCF Ratio | 3.56 | 3.12 | 6.22 | 7.60 | 9.97 | 21.33 |
EV/Sales Ratio | 1.06 | 1.14 | 1.82 | 1.58 | 1.96 | 3.27 |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 15.33 | 9.64 | 11.16 | 8.94 | 12.06 | 69.00 |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 25.54 | 36.01 | 23.70 | 18.11 | 28.34 | - |
EV/FCF Ratio | 17.75 | 8.87 | 15.85 | 19.48 | 23.49 | 46.00 |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 5.96 | 4.55 | 2.20 | 2.51 | 2.80 | 4.25 |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 9.62 | 5.16 | 4.39 | 3.01 | 4.39 | 21.07 |
Debt / FCF Ratio | 9.53 | 4.75 | 6.23 | 6.56 | 8.56 | 14.05 |
Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 8.08 | 5.53 | 2.52 | 2.89 | 2.95 | 4.36 |
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 9.18 | 4.78 | 4.15 | 2.83 | 3.81 | 17.98 |
Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 9.10 | 4.39 | 5.90 | 6.17 | 7.43 | 11.98 |
Asset Turnover | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.84 | 1.07 | 0.92 | 0.63 |
Quick Ratio | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 0.47 |
Current Ratio | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.81 | 0.82 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | -3.11% | -7.87% | 11.39% | 27.33% | 21.46% | -39.02% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | -1.20% | -35.49% | 4.27% | 7.48% | 5.37% | -4.54% |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -1.48% | -47.40% | 5.65% | 10.37% | 7.71% | -6.29% |
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 11.32% | 5.34% | 9.63% | 13.71% | 9.03% | -9.00% |
Earnings Yield | - | - | 3.21% | 4.08% | 2.49% | - |
FCF Yield | 14.85% | 23.13% | 10.21% | 7.61% | 6.28% | 2.95% |
Dividend Yield | 4.07% | 4.91% | 2.48% | 1.15% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Payout Ratio | - | -29.86% | 75.93% | 27.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Buyback Yield / Dilution | 3.65% | 1.53% | 0.76% | 0.00% | -0.76% | -9.17% |
Total Shareholder Return | 7.72% | 6.43% | 3.23% | 1.15% | -0.76% | -9.17% |