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Whitbread PLC

Hotels, Motels & Cruise LinesVerified
Score breakdown
Profitability+21Sentiment+15Risk penalty-3Missing signals-3
Quality breakdown
Key fields100Profile38Conclusion82AI synthesis40Observations23

Whitbread PLC (WTB.L) is currently classified as Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines within Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines (Consumer Cyclicals). Classification confidence: 0.92 (verified market data). Capital structure on the latest snapshot: total assets 9,568,600,000 GBP, total equity 3,136,400,000, short-term debt 0, long-term debt 5,466,100,000. Net cash position is approximately -5,232,400,000 GBP. Profitability profile: revenue 2,920,200,000, gross profit 0, operating income 464,200,000, net income 212,900,000. Return on equity ~6.8%. Return on assets ~2.2%. Operating-cash-flow to net-income ratio is 3.54. Risk profile from automated assessment: liquidity risk medium, dilution risk low. Flags: Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt..

30-day price · WTB-114.00 (-4.7%)
Low$2098.00High$2463.00Close$2296.00As of5 May, 00:00 UTC
Profile
CompanyWhitbread PLC
TickerWTB.L
SectorConsumer Cyclicals
BusinessCyclical Consumer Services
Industry groupCyclical Consumer Services
IndustryHotels, Motels & Cruise Lines
AI analysis

Business. Whitbread PLC is classified under Consumer Cyclicals / Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines and appears profitable on the latest normalized snapshot.

Classification. Classification confidence is 0.92 based on verified market data; matched terms: Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines, Cyclical Consumer Services, Consumer Cyclicals.

Whitbread PLC (WTB.L) is currently classified as Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines within Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines (Consumer Cyclicals). Classification confidence: 0.92 (verified market data). Capital structure on the latest snapshot: total assets 9,568,600,000 GBP, total equity 3,136,400,000, short-term debt 0, long-term debt 5,466,100,000. Net cash position is approximately -5,232,400,000 GBP. Profitability profile: revenue 2,920,200,000, gross profit 0, operating income 464,200,000, net income 212,900,000. Return on equity ~6.8%. Return on assets ~2.2%. Operating-cash-flow to net-income ratio is 3.54. Risk profile from automated assessment: liquidity risk medium, dilution risk low. Flags: Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt..
Key takeaways
  • Return on equity is about 6.8%.
  • Debt to equity is about 1.74x.
  • Analyst estimate: Mean price target = 2,853.75 GBP
  • Analyst estimate: Median price target = 2,857.50 GBP
Financial snapshot
PeriodHA-latest
CurrencyGBP
Revenue$2.92B
Gross profit—
Operating income$464.2M
Net income$212.9M
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SBC—
Operating cash flow$752.8M
CapEx-$697.2M
Free cash flow-$226.9M
Total assets$9.57B
Total liabilities$6.43B
Total equity$3.14B
Cash & equivalents$233.7M
Long-term debt$5.47B
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Valuation
Market price—
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P/E—
Reported non-GAAP P/E—
EV/Revenue—
EV/Op income—
EV/OCF—
P/B—
P/Tangible book—
Tangible book$3.14B
Net cash-$5.23B
Current ratio0.4
Debt/Equity1.7
ROA2.2%
ROE6.8%
Cash conversion3.5%
CapEx/Revenue-23.9%
SBC/Revenue—
Asset intensity—
Dilution ratio0.0%
Risk assessment
Dilution riskLow
Liquidity riskMedium
  • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Industry benchmarks
Activity: Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines · cohort 1 companies
MetricWTBActivity
Op margin15.9%11.3% medp25 -0.7% · p75 20.6%above median
Net margin7.3%-6.6% medp25 -6.6% · p75 -6.6%top quartile
Gross margin—62.4% medp25 37.8% · p75 78.2%
CapEx / revenue-23.9%1.2% medp25 1.2% · p75 1.2%bottom quartile
Debt / equity174.0%26.5% medp25 1.6% · p75 95.2%top quartile
Recent coverage
Recent coverage1 article(s) mentioning WTB.L
2026-04-30Whitbread Announces Cost-Cutting Measures and Job Reductions to Fund Share BuybacksThe UK-based hospitality group is restructuring its operations to prioritize returns to shareholders.
Observations
IR observations
Mean price target2,853.75 GBP
Median price target2,857.50 GBP
High price target3,800.00 GBP
Low price target2,100.00 GBP
Mean recommendation2.55 (1=strong buy, 5=strong sell)
Strong-buy count4.00
Buy count5.00
Hold count8.00
Sell count2.00
Strong-sell count1.00
Mean EPS estimate1.97 GBP
Last actual EPS2.07 GBP
Source data
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Company fundamentalsperiod FQ-7 · history via verified-market-data
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2026-05-06 21:12 UTC#ce207078
Source: analysis-pipeline (hybrid)Generated: 2026-05-06 21:21 UTCJob: 872669d1