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Whitbread

Current Price 2378.00p Bid 2366.00p Ask 2370.00p Change -0.65%
Last Updated: 05/12/2025 08:11. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Whitbread is the owner of Premier Inn, the UK's biggest hotel brand, and with a growing presence in Germany offering quality accommodation at affordable prices. With over 840 hotels in the UK and over 83,500 rooms in great locations, you'll never be far from a Premier Inn. Employing over 40,000 people in over 1,600 Premier Inn hotels and restaurants across the UK, and serving over five million customers every month, people are at the heart of our business.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 27/02/2025

Revenue
£2,921.90m
Operating Profit/Loss
£509.30m
Dividend yield (%)
3.60
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
2.01
P/E Ratio
13.70
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Key Personnel

Mrs Christine Mary Hodgson
Chairman
Mr Dominic Paul
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Hemant Patel
Chief Financial Officer
Ms Shelley Roberts
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Frank Fiskers
Non-Executive Director
Mr Horst Baier
Non-Executive Director
Mr Kal Atwal
Non-Executive Director
Ms Cilla Snowball
Non-Executive Director
Ms Dame Karen Jones
Non-Executive Director
Mr Richard Gillingwater
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
WTBL
ISIN
GB00B1KJJ408
Shares in Issue
182.47m
Market cap
£4,339.23m

Analyst Views (6)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
66.67%
Hold
 
33.33%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
2,378.00p
Bid Price
2,366.00p
Ask Price
2,370.00p
Volume
1,007
Change Today
-15.50p
% Change Today
-0.65%
Open
2,383.00p
Previous Close
2,393.50p
Intraday High
2,383.00p
Intraday Low
2,377.50p
52 Week High
3,280.00p
52 Week Low
2,369.50p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
27 Feb 2025
29 Feb 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
2,921.90
2,959.90
Operating Profit/Loss
509.30
551.80
Net Interest
-146.20
-113.10
Pre-Tax Profit
367.80
451.70
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
253.70
312.10
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
253.70
312.10
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
253.70
312.10
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
27 Feb 2025
29 Feb 2024
Basic
141.50p
161.00p
Diluted
140.60p
159.90p
Adjusted
194.60p
206.90p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
27 Feb 2025
29 Feb 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
8,340.10
8,224.90
Intangible Assets
174.30
185.00
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
54.40
50.80
Other Financial Assets
n/a
3.80
Other Non-Current Assets
134.60
165.20
Current Assets
Inventories
17.10
21.20
Trade & Other Receivables
127.10
119.30
Cash at Bank & In Hand
909.00
696.70
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
19.90
n/a
Other Assets
128.20
54.40
Total Assets
9,904.70
9,521.30

Liabilities

Year End Date
27 Feb 2025
29 Feb 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
617.00
155.60
Other Current Liabilities
702.00
714.80
Total Current Liabilities
1,319.00
870.40
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
5,009.20
4,937.70
Provisions
242.00
189.40
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
4.40
Total Non-Current Liabilities
5,251.20
5,131.50
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
6,570.20
6,001.90

Net Assets

Year End Date
27 Feb 2025
29 Feb 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
3,334.50
3,519.40

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
27 Feb 2025
29 Feb 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
145.20
151.80
Share Premium Account
1,038.70
1,031.80
Other Reserves
-2,287.10
-2,309.50
Retained Earnings
4,437.70
4,645.30
Shareholders Funds
3,334.50
3,519.40
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
3,334.50
3,519.40

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Interim
31 Oct 2024
06 Dec 2024
34.60p
Final
23 May 2024
05 Jul 2024
62.90p
Interim
02 Nov 2023
08 Dec 2023
34.10p
Final
25 May 2023
07 Jul 2023
49.80p
Final
25 May 2023
07 Jul 2023
49.80p
Interim
10 Nov 2022
16 Dec 2022
24.40p
Interim
10 Nov 2022
16 Dec 2022
24.40p
Final
26 May 2022
01 Jul 2022
34.70p
Interim
07 Nov 2019
13 Dec 2019
32.65p
Interim
07 Nov 2019
13 Dec 2019
32.65p
Final
30 May 2019
05 Jul 2019
67.00p
Final
30 May 2019
05 Jul 2019
67.00p
Interim
08 Nov 2018
14 Dec 2018
32.65p
Final
24 May 2018
04 Jul 2018
69.75p
Interim
09 Nov 2017
15 Dec 2017
31.40p
Final
25 May 2017
30 Jun 2017
65.90p
Interim
10 Nov 2016
16 Dec 2016
29.90p
Final
26 May 2016
01 Jul 2016
61.85p
Interim
19 Nov 2015
18 Dec 2015
28.50p
Final
28 May 2015
03 Jul 2015
56.95p
Interim
04 Dec 2014
09 Jan 2015
25.20p
Special
16 May 2005
20 May 2005
135.00p
Special
16 May 2005
20 May 2005
135.00p
Special
16 May 2005
20 May 2005
135.00p
Special
16 May 2005
20 May 2005
135.00p
Special
16 May 2005
20 May 2005
135.00p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
27 Feb 2025
29 Feb 2024
Dividend growth
n/a%
30.73%
Dividend yield
3.60%
2.90%
Dividend cover
2.01
2.13


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