The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

WTB.L

Concerning the House

Whitbread plc operates hotels and restaurants in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates hotels under the Premier Inn, ZIP by Premier Inn, and hub by Premier Inn brands. It also operates restaurants under the Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, Cookhouse and Pub, Bar+Block Steakhouse, Thyme, Whitebread Inns, and Table Table brands. Whitbread plc was founded in 1742 and is headquartered in Dunstable, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.whitbread.co.uk

Quotation

$2,505.00

+26.00 (+1.0%)

52w hi$3,272.79
52w lo$2,233.44
Vol385.29K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.24

Short-0.28
Medium-0.37
Long+0.08

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Whitbread plc

Consumer Cyclical · Lodging

Market cap$4.19B
Enterprise value$9.38B
Trailing P/E20.53x
Forward P/E12.99x
EV / EBITDA11.54x
P / S (ttm)1.43x
Profit margin7.3%
Return on equity6.6%
Revenue growth+2.0%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity174.28
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.29
Corr SPX0.17
Annual vol27.8%
Annual ret-1.0%
Sharpe-0.04
Max DD-31.3%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.37
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.13
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$2,507.00$2,540.21$2,484.00$2,505.00385.29K
Aug 12$2,456.00$2,500.00$2,437.00$2,479.00359.77K
Aug 11$2,440.00$2,485.00$2,434.00$2,465.00313.50K
Aug 10$2,522.00$2,522.00$2,457.00$2,460.00734.43K
Aug 7$2,523.00$2,535.00$2,490.30$2,517.00390.20K