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Whitbread PLC Fundamentals

Company NameWhitbread PLCLast Updated2025-07-04
IndustryLodgingSectorConsumer Cyclical
Shares in Issue174.179 mMarket Cap£5.11 bn
PE Ratio20.87Dividend per Share£0.99
Dividend Yield3.3Dividend Cover1.42
EPS£1.41EPS Growth (%)-0.08
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0.1836
Debt Ratio0.5680Debt Equity Ratio1.5022
Asset Equity Ratio2.9704Cash Equity Ratio0.2726
Quick Ratio0.7855Current Ratio0.91
Price To Book Value1.5330ROCE0

Whitbread PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2025-05-222025-07-04GBP0.6060
Interim2024-10-312024-12-06GBP0.3640
Prelim2024-05-232024-07-05GBP0.6290
Interim2023-11-022023-12-08GBP0.3410
Prelim2023-05-252023-07-07GBP0.4980
Interim2022-11-102022-12-16GBP0.2440

Whitbread PLC Company Financials

Assets2025202420232022
Tangible Assets£8.34 bn£8.22 bn£8.06 bn£7.49 bn
Intangible Assets£174.30 m£185.00 m£179.60 m£159.30 m
Investments£54.40 m£50.80 m£48.20 m£41.10 m
Total Fixed Assets£8.70 bn£8.63 bn£8.61 bn£8.23 bn
Stocks£17.10 m£21.20 m£21.70 m£19.40 m
Debtors£127.10 m£119.30 m£141.80 m£116.40 m
Cash & Equivalents£909.00 m£696.70 m£1.16 bn£1.13 bn
Other Assets£134.60 m£169.00 m£324.70 m£538.40 m
Total Assets£9.90 bn£9.52 bn£9.94 bn£9.57 bn
Liabilities2025202420232022
Creditors within 1 year£1.32 bn£870.40 m£845.60 m£719.60 m
Creditors after 1 year£5.25 bn£5.13 bn£4.99 bn£4.73 bn
Other Liabilities0000
Total Liabilities£6.57 bn£6.00 bn£5.83 bn£5.45 bn
Net assets£3.33 bn£3.52 bn£4.11 bn£4.12 bn
Equity2025202420232022
Called up share capital£145.20 m£151.80 m£164.90 m£164.80 m
Share Premium£1.11 bn£1.10 bn£1.08 bn£1.07 bn
Profit / Loss£367.80 m£451.70 m£374.90 m£58.20 m
Other Equity£3.33 bn£3.52 bn£4.11 bn£4.12 bn
Preference & Minorities0000
Total Capital Employed£3.33 bn£3.52 bn£4.11 bn£4.12 bn
Ratios2025202420232022
Debt Ratio£0.60£0.58£0.54£0.53
Debt-to-Equity£1.50£1.40£1.17£1.11
Assets / Equity2.97042.97042.97042.9704
Cash / Equity0.27260.27260.27260.2726
EPS£1.86£2.04£1.52-£0.42
Cash Flow2025202420232022
Cash from operating activities£761.70 m£877.90 m£799.90 m£508.70 m
Cashflow before financing£575.60 m-£23.10 m£516.50 m£81.60 m
Increase in Cash£213.20 m-£467.00 m£30.50 m-£123.00 m
Income2025202420232022
Turnover£2.92 bn£2.96 bn£2.63 bn£1.70 bn
Cost of sales£1.04 bn£1.09 bn£927.40 m£754.70 m
Gross Profit£1.88 bn£1.87 bn£1.70 bn£948.70 m
Operating Profit£514.00 m£564.80 m£505.00 m£227.30 m
Pre-Tax profit£367.80 m£451.70 m£374.90 m£58.20 m

Whitbread PLC Company Background

SectorConsumer Cyclical
ActivitiesWhitbread PLC owns hotels and restaurants that operate in the United Kingdom. It operates more than 800 hotels under the Premier Inn brand and provides services in relation to accommodation and food both in the UK and internationally. Restaurant brands include Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar Block and Others. Geographically the company derives majority of revenue from UK division.
Latest Interim Date16 Oct 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date1 May 2025

Whitbread PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2020-09-18Ms. Deanna W. Oppenheimer Non-Executive Director
2021-03-25Ms. Susan Taylor MartinNon-Executive Director
2025-05-16Mr. Richard Dunnell Gillingwater CBENon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2011-08-09Mr. Alan Charles Parker CBEExecutive Director,Chief Executive
2025-05-16Mr. Horst BaierNon-Executive Director
2016-09-30Mr. Simon R MellissNon-Executive Director
2017-06-21Mr. Stephen Geoffrey Williams Non-Executive Director
2024-06-19Mr. David John AtkinsNon-Executive Director
2015-04-29Mr. Patrick DempseyExecutive Director
2014-09-01Mr. Anthony John HabgoodNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2017-05-15Mr. Christopher Charles Bevan RogersExecutive Director,Managing Director, Costa Coffee
2016-02-29Mr. Andrew HarrisonExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2011-01-11Mr. Philip A ClarkeNon-Executive Director
2018-02-28Mr. Richard BakerNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2025-05-16Ms. Karen Elizabeth Dind Jones DBENon-Executive Director
2025-05-16Mr. Adam Alexander CrozierNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2017-05-15Mr. Simon BarrattCompany Secretary
2017-09-21Sir Ian Michael CheshireNon-Executive Director
2025-05-28Mr. Dominic James Paul Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2011-08-09Ms. Angie RisleyExecutive Director,Human Resources Director
2016-12-30Ms. Wendy BeckerNon-Executive Director
2022-06-15Mr. Nicholas CadburyExecutive Director,Group Finance Director
2025-06-19Mr. Christopher John Kennedy Non-Executive Director
2007-03-01Mr. Roderick David KentNon-Executive Director
2000-08-04Mr. Charles Mark GurassaNon-Executive Director
2013-12-31Ms. Susan Mary HooperNon-Executive Director
2025-05-16Dame Cilla Snowball DBENon-Executive Director
2022-05-17Ms. Louise Helen SmalleyExecutive Director,Group Human Resources Director
2022-12-05Ms. Alison BrittainExecutive Director
2018-05-21Mr. Christopher David VaughanCompany Secretary & General Council
2025-05-16Mr. Frank Fiskers Non-Executive Director
2025-05-14Ms. Kal AtwalNon-Executive Director
2024-06-19Ms. Funmibi Foluso ChimaNon-Executive Director
2025-05-16Ms. Shelley RobertsNon-Executive Director
2025-05-28Mr. Hemantkumar Kiribhai Patel MBEExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer

Whitbread PLC Contact Details

Company NameWhitbread PLC
AddressPorz Avenue, Whitbread Court, Dunstable, LU5 5XE
Telephone+44 1582888633
Websitehttps://www.whitbread.co.uk

Whitbread PLC Advisors

AuditorDeloitte LLP
Phone+44 2079363000
Fax+44 2075831198
RegistrarCapita Asset Services
Phone+44 8716640300
Fax+44 2086392342
StockbrokerDeutsche Bank AG London
Phone+44 2075458000
Fax+44 2075454577
Remuneration ConsultantWillis Towers Watson
Phone+44 2071702000
Fax+44 2071702222
Financial AdviserMorgan Stanley & Co International PLC
Phone+44 2074258000
Fax+44 2074258990
SolicitorSlaughter and May
Phone+44 2076001200
Fax+44 2070905000
SolicitorMacfarlanes LLP
Phone+44 2078319222
Fax+44 2078319607
StockbrokerMorgan Stanley & Co International PLC
Phone+44 2074258000
Fax+44 2074258990
SolicitorPinsent Masons LLP
Phone+44 2074187000
Fax+44 2074187050
BankBarclays Bank PLC
Financial PR AdviserTulchan Communications LLP
Phone+44 2073534200
Fax+44 2073534201