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J D Wetherspoon plc (JDW.L)

GBp725.50 +0.50 (+0.07%)
GB LSE Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Address Wetherspoon House WD24 4QL
Watford, GB
CEO John Hutson
IPO 1992-10-29
ISIN GB0001638955

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · JDW.L (GBp) Other OTC · JDWPF (USD) Other OTC · JDWPY (USD)
Description

Established in 1979, J D Wetherspoon plc manages a significant network of 861 pubs and 57 hotels. The company's operations span across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, with its headquarters located in Watford, UK.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

Technical Outlook
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Risk Profile
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Price
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GBp725.50 +0.50 (+0.07%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
249.5K
Beta
1.11
Float Shares
61.15M
Free Float %
58.0%
Price Performance
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+1.19% +4.52% +8.63% -12.16% -7.43% -13.83% -13.12% -10.56% -52.96% -15.27% +10,233.33%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
725.50
DCF (Unlevered) 7,606.94 +948.5%
DCF (Levered) 4,720.14 +550.6%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 33% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 2 0
Hold 4 -1
Sell 1 0
Strong Sell 1 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
2.90
Grey zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
5 / 5
High
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
2 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Restaurants: +7.4%
    +4.5% Q1'26: +9.8% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Restaurants: +14.8%
    +46.2% Q1'26: +20.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Restaurants: +21.6%
    +2.5% Q1'26: +3.7% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Restaurants: +6.1%
    +6.7% Q1'26: +4.9% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Restaurants: +6.2%
    +7.2% Q1'26: +10.6% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Restaurants: +0.0%
    -4.3% Q1'26: -12.6% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Restaurants: 0.72×
    5.55× Q1'26: 2.72× (vs Q1'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.11) × ERP
WACC = 39% × Ke + 61% × Kd (5.5%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 7,606.94 Current price: 725.50
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
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Jul 2026
8 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Jul 2027
8 Rev. Ana.
7 EPS Ana.
Jul 2028
8 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Revenue
269.70M
est: 261.37M (+3.2%)
369.63M
est: 366.53M (+0.8%)
483.97M
est: 482.54M (+0.3%)
601.30M
est: 606.82M (-0.9%)
730.91M
est: 717.03M (+1.9%)
787.13M
est: 802.43M (-1.9%)
809.86M
est: 818.27M (-1.0%)
847.52M
est: 841.31M (+0.7%)
888.47M
est: 903.98M (-1.7%)
907.50M
est: 5.15B (-82.4%)
955.12M
est: 967.09M (-1.2%)
996.33M
est: 1.02B (-2.1%)
1.07B
est: 1.08B (-1.0%)
1.20B
est: 1.20B (-0.1%)
1.28B
est: 1.31B (-1.9%)
1.41B
est: 1.42B (-0.9%)
1.51B
est: 1.52B (-0.2%)
1.60B
est: 1.60B (-0.1%)
1.66B
est: 1.63B (+1.8%)
1.69B
est: 1.71B (-1.0%)
1.82B
est: 1.81B (+0.3%)
1.26B
est: 1.29B (-2.5%)
772.56M
est: 790.20M (-2.2%)
1.74B
est: 1.69B (+2.7%)
1.93B
est: 2.00B (-3.7%)
2.04B
est: 2.04B (+0.0%)
2.13B
est: 2.12B (+0.4%)
2.22B
2.21B – 2.26B
+4.9% YoY
2.32B
2.29B – 2.37B
+4.5% YoY
2.42B
2.42B – 2.42B
+4.0% YoY
EBITDA
74.85M
est: 52.63M (+42.2%)
70.45M
est: 75.59M (-6.8%)
89.30M
est: 61.61M (+44.9%)
106.40M
est: 75.39M (+41.1%)
115.31M
est: 86.26M (+33.7%)
114.41M
est: 86.33M (+32.5%)
111.61M
est: 67.37M (+65.7%)
127.13M
est: 64.36M (+97.5%)
135.27M
est: 82.09M (+64.8%)
131.79M
est: 435.59M (-69.7%)
140.53M
est: 12.40M (+1,033.3%)
142.50M
est: 63.06M (+126.0%)
141.05M
est: 79.73M (+76.9%)
151.98M
est: 77.78M (+95.4%)
160.42M
est: 79.76M (+101.1%)
174.99M
est: 82.34M (+112.5%)
178.97M
est: 108.21M (+65.4%)
181.16M
est: 96.05M (+88.6%)
201.98M
est: 110.15M (+83.4%)
211.25M
est: 129.47M (+63.2%)
205.75M
est: 151.07M (+36.2%)
71.11M
est: 107.24M (-33.7%)
-24.71M
est: -28.53M (+13.4%)
192.65M
est: -29.01M (+764.0%)
266.26M
est: 172.28M (+54.6%)
229.62M
est: 175.24M (+31.0%)
214.58M
est: 182.47M (+17.6%)
191.47M
190.15M – 194.24M
+4.9% YoY
200.14M
197.60M – 204.49M
+4.5% YoY
208.05M
208.05M – 208.06M
+4.0% YoY
EBIT
59.08M
est: 39.23M (+50.6%)
49.50M
est: 49.64M (-0.3%)
59.63M
est: 60.95M (-2.2%)
70.83M
est: 73.38M (-3.5%)
72.11M
est: 82.38M (-12.5%)
70.46M
est: 84.31M (-16.4%)
64.36M
est: 78.49M (-18.0%)
83.56M
est: 67.34M (+24.1%)
90.85M
est: 89.83M (+1.1%)
86.42M
est: 518.72M (-83.3%)
75.88M
est: 16.38M (+363.1%)
88.25M
est: 79.20M (+11.4%)
96.96M
est: 95.27M (+1.8%)
92.18M
est: 107.67M (-14.4%)
89.97M
est: 102.91M (-12.6%)
117.23M
est: 99.65M (+17.6%)
112.67M
est: 124.14M (-9.2%)
109.85M
est: 98.68M (+11.3%)
128.51M
est: 109.50M (+17.4%)
132.29M
est: 125.61M (+5.3%)
131.92M
est: 129.80M (+1.6%)
-57.14M
est: 91.61M (-162.4%)
-129.10M
est: -48.19M (-167.9%)
75.89M
est: -49.01M (+254.9%)
156.70M
est: 26.39M (+493.8%)
127.84M
est: 26.84M (+376.2%)
142.16M
est: 27.95M (+408.6%)
29.33M
29.13M – 29.75M
+4.9% YoY
30.66M
30.27M – 31.32M
+4.5% YoY
31.87M
31.87M – 31.87M
+4.0% YoY
Net Income
47.25M
est: 47.52M (-0.6%)
24.06M
est: 66.33M (-63.7%)
29.86M
est: 31.73M (-5.9%)
35.42M
est: 37.57M (-5.7%)
34.04M
est: 41.60M (-18.2%)
29.27M
est: 38.22M (-23.4%)
25.93M
est: 29.64M (-12.5%)
39.90M
est: 24.98M (+59.7%)
46.83M
est: 42.87M (+9.2%)
35.54M
est: 266.48M (-86.7%)
25.30M
est: 6.67M (+279.3%)
40.78M
est: 26.68M (+52.8%)
46.79M
est: 43.43M (+7.7%)
44.57M
est: 52.00M (-14.3%)
46.19M
est: 48.93M (-5.6%)
41.12M
est: 50.32M (-18.3%)
44.82M
est: 44.52M (+0.7%)
51.21M
est: 47.34M (+8.2%)
56.06M
est: 52.14M (+7.5%)
66.71M
est: 59.03M (+13.0%)
72.78M
est: 70.54M (+3.2%)
-97.56M
est: 52.96M (-284.2%)
-177.01M
est: -114.82M (-54.2%)
19.27M
est: -116.77M (+116.5%)
59.59M
est: 39.68M (+50.2%)
48.79M
est: 51.94M (-6.1%)
67.99M
est: 59.56M (+14.2%)
52.06M
49.76M – 58.36M
-12.6% YoY
59.96M
53.43M – 66.83M
+15.2% YoY
69.71M
66.83M – 72.59M
+16.3% YoY
SGA
est: 14.92M (-100.0%)
est: 21.46M (-100.0%)
est: 25.01M (-100.0%)
27.51M
est: 29.90M (-8.0%)
34.04M
est: 32.32M (+5.3%)
33.34M
est: 38.22M (-12.8%)
est: 37.63M (-100.0%)
est: 35.57M (-100.0%)
est: 66.30M (-100.0%)
est: 377.51M (-100.0%)
189.0K
est: 70.93M (-99.7%)
188.0K
est: 74.61M (-99.7%)
283.0K
est: 79.42M (-99.6%)
249.0K
est: 47.44M (-99.5%)
52.37M
est: 48.71M (+7.5%)
52.54M
est: 52.06M (+0.9%)
52.66M
est: 56.54M (-6.9%)
51.48M
est: 57.09M (-9.8%)
45.06M
est: 54.04M (-16.6%)
42.99M
est: 64.65M (-33.5%)
38.46M
est: 58.95M (-34.8%)
172.30M
est: 34.56M (+398.5%)
240.09M
est: 46.59M (+415.3%)
49.64M
est: 47.39M (+4.8%)
52.78M
est: 146.69M (-64.0%)
est: 149.21M (-100.0%)
est: 155.36M (-100.0%)
163.03M
161.91M – 165.39M
+4.9% YoY
170.41M
168.25M – 174.11M
+4.5% YoY
177.15M
177.15M – 177.15M
+4.0% YoY
EPS
0.24
est: 0.13 (+89.2%)
0.12
est: 0.17 (-28.6%)
0.14
est: 0.20 (-29.5%)
0.17
est: 0.17 (-1.6%)
0.16
est: 0.18 (-9.7%)
0.15
est: 0.18 (-17.8%)
0.14
est: 0.16 (-14.1%)
0.24
est: 0.23 (+5.4%)
0.32
est: 0.30 (+7.9%)
0.25
est: 0.26 (-4.2%)
0.18
est: 0.31 (-42.4%)
0.30
est: 0.36 (-16.0%)
0.35
est: 0.34 (+1.7%)
0.36
est: 0.40 (-10.3%)
0.38
est: 0.46 (-18.0%)
0.34
est: 0.48 (-29.5%)
0.38
est: 0.48 (-21.0%)
0.45
est: 0.46 (-3.0%)
0.52
est: 0.63 (-17.7%)
0.65
est: 0.76 (-14.2%)
0.71
est: 0.76 (-6.3%)
-0.92
est: -0.13 (-613.1%)
-1.44
est: -0.80 (-79.6%)
0.15
est: -0.16 (+194.9%)
0.48
est: 0.33 (+44.4%)
0.41
est: 0.43 (-5.0%)
0.60
est: 0.49 (+21.2%)
0.45
0.42 – 0.49
-8.4% YoY
0.52
0.45 – 0.56
+14.1% YoY
0.58
0.56 – 0.61
+12.2% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B+ 3/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-28 B+ 3/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-27 B+ 3/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-26 B+ 3/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-22 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-21 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-20 A- 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-19 A- 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-18 A- 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-15 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-14 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-13 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-12 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-11 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-08 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-07 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-06 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-05 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-05-01 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-30 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-29 A 4/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-27 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-24 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-23 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-21 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-17 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-16 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
679.34M
OE per share TTM
5.67
Owner's Yield
102.85%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
435.25%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
106.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 80 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L 0.26% 1.10M 0.05%
2 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF WTES.DE 0.22% 198.2K 0.38%
3 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF Acc DFEA.L 0.22% 198.2K 0.38%
4 Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L 0.16% 58.4K 0.12%
5 iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L 0.16% 1.37M 0.40%
6 HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L 0.16% 108.5K 0.09%
7 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L 0.15% 59.3K 0.15%
8 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI 0.14% 3.71M 0.10%
9 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.14% 3.71M 0.10%
10 iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF EWUS 0.14% 56.3K 0.59%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
3.4K
Shares Outstanding
105.41M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
John Hutson Chief Executive Officer, Member of Management Board & Executive Director 860.0K male
Ben Whitley Finance Director, Member of Management Board & Executive Director 360.0K male
Martin Geoghegan Operations Director & Member of Management Board 342.0K male
Timothy Randall Martin Executive Chairman 339.0K male
James Ullman Personnel & Retail Audit Director, Member of Management Board and Executive Director 293.0K male
Tom Ball People Director & Member of Management Board male
David Capstick IT & Property Director and Member of Management Board male
Michael Barron Commercial Director & Member of Management Board male
Nigel Connor Company Secretary, Legal Director, Member of Management Board & Director male
Paul Brimmer Purchasing Director & Member of Management Board male
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

No Senate trading activity found for this company.

House Trading Activity

No House trading activity found for this company.

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