Stock profile

WH Smith PLC

SMWH.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB00B2PDGW16

Market tone: Positive sentiment score 1.00 from 1 mentions, latest 08 Apr 2026.

Open 517.00p Prev close 506.00p Volume 213,116
Frequency Semi-annual 1.6 events/year
Trend Falling 2020-2026 payout trend
Volatility 48.64% annual payout CV
Growth -38.15% annualised payout

Recent Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend22.6pFinal Event yield1.78% - 1.99%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-0.42%price move Decl14 Nov Ex-div16 Jan Pay06 Feb
Dividend11.3pInterim Event yield1.00% - 1.27%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-0.18%price move Decl16 Apr Ex-div10 Jul Pay31 Jul
Dividend6.0pFinal Event yield0.86% - 0.97%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop0.00%price move Decl19 Dec Ex-div22 Jan Pay12 Feb
Price History 19 Nov 2024 to 08 Jun 2026
History dividend: 16 Jan 2025 | Declared: 14 Nov 2024 | Dividend: 22.6p | Yield before ex: 1.90% | Ex-drop: -0.42% | Window yield range: 1.78% to 1.99% History dividend: 10 Jul 2025 | Declared: 16 Apr 2025 | Dividend: 11.3p | Yield before ex: 1.04% | Ex-drop: -0.18% | Window yield range: 1.00% to 1.27% History dividend: 22 Jan 2026 | Declared: 19 Dec 2025 | Dividend: 6.0p | Yield before ex: 0.88% | Ex-drop: 0.00% | Window yield range: 0.86% to 0.97% 378.85 628.07 877.30 1,126.53 1,375.75 Jan 25 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26

News

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27 May 2026 Positive 0.92 TG Jones owner Modella acquires Flying Tiger in latest high street takeover TG Jones owner Modella Capital has announced the takeover of Flying Tiger Copenhagen in the latest swoop for a high street retailer by the private equity firm. Modella said the ac M A Restructuring Retail 19 May 2026 Positive 1.00 Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH)? WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH), might not be a large cap stock, but it saw significant share price movement during recent months on the LSE, rising to highs of UK£6.94 and falling to the Balance Sheet Earnings Growth Intrinsic Value 06 May 2026 Positive 0.71 Rebranded WH Smith stores risk closure in blow to high street Sales at WH Smith shops yet to be rebranded have held up better than at those now called TG Jones - Belinda Jiao Up to 150 former WH Smith shops are facing the threat of closure u Bankruptcy Financials Restructuring Retail 06 May 2026 Positive 0.93 Rebranded WH Smith stores risk closure in blow to high street Sales at WH Smith shops yet to be rebranded have held up better than at those now called TG Jones - Belinda Jiao Up to 150 former WH Smith shops are facing the threat of closure u Administration Creditors High Street Restructuring 24 Apr 2026 Positive 1.00 WH Smith PLC (WHTPF) (Half Year 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Revenue Growth Amidst Financial ... This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Total Group Revenue: Increased by 5% to 748 million. Headline Profit Before Tax: 3 million. Headline EBITDA: 48 million. Headline Net Deb Debt Reduction Dividends Earnings Inflation 23 Apr 2026 Positive 0.97 WH Smith H1 Earnings Call Highlights WH Smith logo Key Points H1 revenue rose 5% to £748m with headline PBT of £3m and headline EBITDA of £48m, while headline net debt was £496m (rolling 12‑month net debt/EBITDA 2.9 Balance Sheet Cost Cutting Dividends Earnings

Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 40.39% Growing · 2023-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 26.88% High variance · std dev / average payout
Peak payout33.9p
Peak annual yield3.32%
2023
1.12%
17.2p
05 Jan 9.1p 13 Jul 8.1p
2024
2.58%
31.8p
11 Jan 20.8p 11 Jul 11.0p
2025
2.99%
33.9p
16 Jan 22.6p 10 Jul 11.3p
2026 This year
2.98%
17.6p
22 Jan 6.0p 10 Jul 11.6p
2027 Projection
3.32%
16.6p
22 Jan 5.0p 10 Jul 11.6p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValue
2026 22 Jan 2026 19 Dec 2025 - 12 Feb 2026 Final 0.0600 GBP
2025 10 Jul 2025 16 Apr 2025 - 31 Jul 2025 Interim 0.1130 GBP
2025 16 Jan 2025 14 Nov 2024 16 Jan 2025 06 Feb 2025 Final 0.2260 GBP
2024 11 Jul 2024 25 Apr 2024 11 Jul 2024 01 Aug 2024 Interim 0.1100 GBP
2024 11 Jan 2024 09 Nov 2023 11 Jan 2024 01 Feb 2024 Final 0.2080 GBP
2023 13 Jul 2023 20 Apr 2023 13 Jul 2023 03 Aug 2023 Interim 0.0810 GBP
2023 05 Jan 2023 10 Nov 2022 05 Jan 2023 26 Jan 2023 Final 0.0910 GBP
2020 09 Jan 2020 17 Oct 2019 09 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2020 Final 0.4100 GBP
2019 11 Jul 2019 11 Apr 2019 11 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2019 Interim 0.1720 GBP
2019 10 Jan 2019 11 Oct 2018 10 Jan 2019 31 Jan 2019 Final 0.3810 GBP
2018 12 Jul 2018 12 Apr 2018 12 Jul 2018 02 Aug 2018 Interim 0.1600 GBP

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and projected dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendEst. yield
10 Jul 2026 Predicted Interim 0.1161 GBP 2.32%
22 Jan 2027 Predicted Final 0.0497 GBP 0.99%

Recovery Speed

Recovered by trading week
1w
4 <= 5d trading days
2w
4 <= 10d trading days
3w
5 <= 15d trading days
4w
5 <= 20d trading days
5w
5 <= 25d trading days
6w
6 <= 30d trading days

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery0dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered100.00%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture94.13%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score87speed, consistency, and drift blend
+15% +5% 0% -5% -15% Ex 1w 2w 3w 4w 5w 6w
Bold white line = average visible recovery curve 6 events selected