Wh Smith PLC
Active05202036Professional servicesIncorporated 10 Aug 2004 · Swindon
Revenue
£1.6bn
▲ +5.4% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£89.0m
Margin 3.2%
Employees
14,235
— vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£188.0m
Total assets £1.5bn
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
3 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Aug 2023Not available
Aug 2024
£1.5bn
Aug 2025
£1.6bn▲ +5.4%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | £1.6bn | ▲ +5.4% | £2.0m | 14,235 | £188.0m |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £1.5bn | — | £65.0m | — | £422.0m |
| 31 Aug 2023 | — | — | — | — | £333.0m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Aug 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £1.6bn
- Gross profit
- Not available
- Operating profit
- £49.0m
- Profit before tax
- £2.0m
- Profit after tax
- £89.0m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £1.5bn
- Cash
- £71.0m
- Total liabilities
- £1.3bn
- Net assets
- £188.0m
- Revenue per employee
- £109k
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