Whitbread plc

WTB.L: LSE
27Total

Lowest reading is at 7 out of 100. All scores are out of 100.

About The Company

CEO

Mr. Dominic James Paul

Market Cap

3.92 Billion GBp

Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Website

https://www.whitbread.co.uk

Last Update

27/09/2026, 09:18:12

Description

Whitbread plc operates hotels and restaurants in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and internationally.

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Strongest readings

  • ✔Share count has been falling at 5.03% per year
  • ✔Dividend growth averages 8.14% per year
  • ✔Price-to-earnings of 19.0 is below the market average of 19.6

Weakest readings

  • ✘Earnings and cashflow growth is weak (growth score 7 out of 100)
  • ✘A high share of income is paid out as dividend (79.29%)
  • ✘Debt is high at 1.74 times equity
  • ✘Financial health is poor (health score 27 out of 100)
  • ✘Short-term liabilities exceed short-term assets (current ratio 0.56)

Key Figures

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✔
Price / earnings (TTM)
19.04x
19.60x
✘
Margin of safety (DCF)
-20.08%
17.95%
✘
Revenue growth (5y average)
-0.06%
10.97%
✔
Dividend yield (TTM)
4.30%
1.85%
✔
Share count, per year
-5.03%
0.00%
✘Return on capital employed5.76%
10.00%

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Valuation

26 / 100

Priced above the market on most measures.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✔
Price / earnings
19.04x
19.60x
✘Free cashflow yield1.42%
4.70%
Price / earnings growthN/A1.50x
Price / book125.13x
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✘
Margin of safety
-20.08%
17.95%

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  • ✘Estimated intrinsic value of 1.88 Thousand GBp is below the current price of 2.35 Thousand GBp

Desired Margin Of Safety

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Discount Rate

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Estimated Fair Value: 58.6 GBp ✘

Current Price: 2348 GBp

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Growth

7 / 100

Growing more slowly than the market on most measures.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✘
Revenue growth
-0.06%
10.97%
✘Earnings growth-12.11%
14.48%
✘Cashflow growth-28.67%
12.35%

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    Health

    27 / 100

    Balance sheet is stretched on several measures.

    Measured on Leverage and capital, Funding and liquidity, Earnings quality.

    StatusMetricValueReadingThreshold
    ✘Altman-Z score1.05
    3.00
    ✔Piotroski score6.00
    5.00
    ✘Debt / equity1.74x
    0.80x
    ✘Current ratio0.56x
    1.00x
    ✘Interest coverage2.48x
    2.50x
    ✘Free cashflow / debt0.01x
    0.15x
    ✔Debt / capital0.64x
    1.00x

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      Dividend

      46 / 100

      Cover is thin on at least one measure.

      StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
      ✔
      Dividend yield
      4.30%
      1.85%
      ✘Dividend growth-5.22%
      0.00%
      ✘Payout ratio (earnings)79.29%
      40.00%
      ✘Payout ratio (cashflow)303.60%
      65.00%
      ✔Worst year, last 5 years-1.54%
      -2.00%

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      • ✘Dividend growth has been slowing recently
      • ✘Financial health puts the dividend at risk (health score 27 out of 100)

      Management

      49 / 100

      Returns on capital are below the market.

      StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
      ✘Return on equity6.79%
      15.00%
      ✘Return on capital employed5.76%
      10.00%
      Return on assets2.22%
      —
      Free cashflow return on capital0.64%
      —
      ✘Return on capital, 5y change-0.50%
      0.00%
      ✔
      Share count, per year
      -5.03%
      0.00%
      ✔Share count, recent-3.16%
      0.00%
      ✘Realized buyback return-39.26%
      0.00%
      ✔Goodwill erosion / equity0.00%
      2.00%
      Price volatility, 5 year24.84%
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      • ✘Shares were repurchased while the value score was only 26 out of 100
      • ✘Dividends were raised while earnings fell (dividend 8.14% per year, earnings -12.11% per year)

      Analysts

      not enough data
      StatusMetricValueReadingNeutral
      Analyst opinion scoreN/A50

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      Financial History

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      Other Information

      Company Name

      Whitbread plc

      Currency

      GBp

      Beta

      0.645

      Vol Avg

      586284

      Ceo

      Mr. Dominic James Paul

      Cik

      Cusip

      Exchange

      LSE

      Full Time Employees

      31502

      Industry

      Lodging

      Sector

      Consumer Cyclical

      Ipo Date

      Address

      Whitbread Court

      City

      Dunstable

      State

      Country

      United Kingdom

      Zip

      LU5 5XE

      Phone

      44 15 8242 4200

      Analysis Last Updated

      27/09/2026, 09:18:12

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