Whitbread

LSE:WTB · GB00B1KJJ408

Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureX-Large

360

Value56

Profit price67

EV / EBIT52

Price / Owner Earnings82

Cash yield44

Owner Earnings Yield1

Dividend Yield87

Sales & asset price59

Price/Sales63

EV / Gross Profit44

Price/Book70

Quality41

Returns on capital25

Return on Capital34

Cash Return on Capital12

Return on Equity28

Profit margins49

EBIT Margin71

Gross Profitability26

Cash backing48

Cash Conversion84

Accruals51

Owner Earnings Margin10

Growth32

Sales growth19

Profit growth64

Profit Growth91

Long-Term EPS Growth37

Reinvestment47

Price momentum44

Safety32

Debt load13

Debt serviceability12

Refinancing23

Debt Payback1

Liquidity29

Sentiment40

Analyst ratings18

Expectations trend39

Opinion Changes50

Price Target Upside28

Market mood52

Value Creation6/20not creating value

Creates more value than its capital costs
Owner earnings growing
Owner earnings per share growing
Reinvests at strong returns
Solid earnings base

What this means

Whitbread doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK

IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure

SizeX-Large

TypePublic Company

ExchangeLSE

Founded2000

Employees3,214

Websitewhitbread.co.uk

ISINGB00B1KJJ408

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Indices

FTSE 100 (United Kingdom)FTSE 350 (United Kingdom)FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)Renewable Energy Users Sound Pay Practices (Europe)

Themes

Travel AccommodationsFood and BeverageHospitalityRetailTravel

Description

Whitbread PLC, a hospitality company, engages in the operation of hotels, restaurants, and coffee shops in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company also involves in roasting and selling coffee beans. As of December 02, 2010, the company o…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Whitbread plc is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

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All-time high

Mar 2026

All-time low

Jan 2023

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Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

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Price/Earnings

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Value (overall)

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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360° View

1 · Watch OutGood· 100

Value

1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100

Quality

1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100

Growth

1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100

Safety

1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100

Sentiment

1 · SkepticismPositive· 100

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