- £5.29bn
- £10.01bn
- £2.92bn
- 55
- 46
- 31
- 37
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 14.3 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | -0.31% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 3.43% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 1.59 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 1.67 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 20.09 | ||
| Price to Sales | 1.81 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 10.98 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | 5.93% | ||
| Return on Equity | 6.99% | ||
| Operating Margin | 17.43% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 27th Feb | Unit | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026E | 2027E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | 2,062.1 | 1,703.4 | 2,625.2 | 2,959.9 | 2,921.9 | 2,900.22 | 3,015.51 | 7.38% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +0.56 | n/a | n/a | +51.39 | -4.63 | -4.49 | +7.13 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Whitbread PLC is a United Kingdom-based company, which is engaged in the hospitality business. The Company, its subsidiaries and joint ventures, operate hotels and restaurants, located in the United Kingdom and internationally. It provides services in relation to accommodation, food and beverages. The Company's hotel brands include Premier Inn, hub by Premier Inn and ZIP by Premier Inn. Premier Inn has over 85,000 rooms in over 850 hotels in the United Kingdom and in Germany with 10,500 rooms in 59 hotels. hub by Premier Inn offers smart rooms across London and Edinburgh. Each room includes a slick touchscreen control panel to change the lighting and temperature, completely free superfast Wi-Fi, smart televisions, high-powered monsoon showers and relaxing, comfortable beds. ZIP by Premier Inn offers compact rooms. The Company’s food and beverage brands include Beefeater, BAR+BLOCK, thyme BAR & GRILL, COOCKHOUSE + PUB, Brewers fayre, Whitbread Inns, and Table Table.
Directors
- Adam Crozier NEC (57)
- Alison Brittain CEO
- Nicholas Cadbury FID (55)
- Chris Vaughan GCN
- Mark Anderson MDR
- Simon Ewins MDR (51)
- Simon Jones MDR
- Nigel Jones OTH
- Kal Atwal NED (49)
- Fumbi Chima NED (46)
- David Atkins NID (55)
- Horst Baier NID (64)
- Frank Fiskers NID (59)
- Richard Gillingwater NID (64)
- Chris Kennedy NID (57)
- Last Annual
- February 27th, 2025
- Last Interim
- February 27th, 2025
- Incorporated
- December 1st, 2000
- Public Since
- July 9th, 1948
- No. of Shareholders
- 28,141
- No. of Employees
- 34,700
- Sector
- Hotels & Entertainment Services
- Industry
- Consumer Cyclicals
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 174,909,413
- Address
- Whitbread Court, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5XE
- Web
- https://www.whitbread.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1582424200
- Auditors
- Deloitte LLP
Latest News for WTB
Upcoming Events for WTB
Half Year 2026 Whitbread PLC Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 24:06 UTC, shares in Whitbread are trading at 3,026.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Whitbread last closed at 3,026.00p and the price had moved by +3.24% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Whitbread share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -3.88% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Whitbread is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Whitbread dividend yield is 3.21% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Whitbread paid a total dividend of £0.97, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 3.21%. We do not have any data on when Whitbread is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Whitbread is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Whitbread shares is currently 3.21%.
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As of the previous close price of 3,026.00p, shares in Whitbread had a market capitalisation of £5.29bn.
Here are the trading details for Whitbread:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: WTB
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Whitbread is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Whitbread is 3,367.50p. That is 11.29% above the last closing price of 3,026.00p.
Analysts covering Whitbread currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £2.06 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Whitbread. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -2.83%.
As of the last closing price of 3,026.00p, shares in Whitbread were trading +6.86% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Whitbread PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 14.3. The shares last closed at 3,026.00p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Whitbread's management team is headed by:
- Adam Crozier - NEC
- Alison Brittain - CEO
- Nicholas Cadbury - FID
- Chris Vaughan - GCN
- Mark Anderson - MDR
- Simon Ewins - MDR
- Simon Jones - MDR
- Nigel Jones - OTH
- Kal Atwal - NED
- Fumbi Chima - NED
- David Atkins - NID
- Horst Baier - NID
- Frank Fiskers - NID
- Richard Gillingwater - NID
- Chris Kennedy - NID