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About Whitbread

Whitbread PLC is a British multinational hospitality company with a strong presence in the hotel and restaurant sectors. It is best known for its Premier Inn brand, which is the largest hotel chain in the UK, providing affordable accommodations across numerous locations. Additionally, Whitbread operates several branded restaurants such as Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, catering to a diverse customer base. Founded in 1742 as a brewer, the company refocused on hospitality in recent decades. Whitbread's headquarters are located in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. The company emphasizes a strategy of expanding its hotel footprint both domestically and internationally, alongside enhancing customer experience through service and value offerings.
Ticker
£WTB
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Primary listing
LSE
Employees
31,502
Headquarters
Dunstable, United Kingdom
Website
www.whitbread.co.uk

Whitbread Metrics

BasicAdvanced
£4B
19.53
£1.22
0.65
£0.97
4.06%

What the Analysts think about Whitbread

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Whitbread stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Whitbread stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Premier Inn is still taking share in its core UK market: first-quarter accommodation sales rose 3% and RevPAR 2%, ahead of the wider midscale and economy segment. Forward bookings were also ahead of last year, supporting management’s full-year outlook. (Whitbread, Reuters)
Germany is becoming a genuine second growth engine. The division returned to profitability in FY26, while first-quarter accommodation sales grew 13% in local currency, helped by six new hotels and stronger commercial execution. (Whitbread, Whitbread)
The new five-year plan could improve cash generation and shareholder returns. Whitbread plans to cut gross capital spending by more than £1 billion, recycle £1.5 billion of property and generate more than £2 billion of free cash flow for shareholders by FY31, alongside a targeted 500-basis-point improvement in ROCE. (Whitbread, Reuters)
Near-term profit growth faces heavy cost pressure. Whitbread says UK net cost inflation is close to 4%, while the restaurant transition is expected to reduce FY27 adjusted profit by £40 million and result in a net £10 million reduction after other benefits. (Hargreaves Lansdown, Whitbread)
The restaurant overhaul creates execution and disruption risk before it pays off. Whitbread plans to close or convert all 197 remaining branded restaurants, potentially affecting about 3,800 jobs, while FY27 food-and-beverage sales are expected to fall by £140 million to £160 million and buybacks are paused. (Reuters, Whitbread)
Germany’s upside remains a long-dated execution bet rather than an immediate cash generator. Although it has reached profitability, Whitbread only expects the division to become cash-flow positive in FY29 and to reach double-digit returns on capital by FY31, leaving several years of expansion risk. (Whitbread, Hargreaves Lansdown)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 19 Sept 2026.

Whitbread Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
Income statement
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
Net income
Profit margin

Whitbread Earnings Performance

Company profitability
Earnings per share
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
Expected
Surprise

Funds containing Whitbread

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Funds
Fund name
Fund size
£WTB weighting
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Travel & Leisure€EXV9
€71M4.90%
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J
€3.2B0.33%
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC
£2.8B0.33%
iShares STOXX Europe Mid 200€EXSD
€610M0.29%
iShares Core FTSE 100€ISFA
€19B0.16%
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