Whitbread PLC
Registered name: WHITBREAD PLC
Whitbread PLC made £2.9bn revenue and £213m profit in the year to 26 Feb 2026.
Whitbread PLC’s revenue was £2.9bn in the year to 26 Feb 2026, with £213m profit and 32,386 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Porz Avenue Dunstable; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Porz Avenue Dunstable, East of England
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 27 Feb 2024 | 26 Feb 2025 | 27 Feb 2025 | 26 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3bn | £2.9bn | £2.9bn | £2.9bn |
| Operating profit | £565m | £514m | £514m | £464m |
| Profit before tax | £452m | £368m | £368m | £298m |
| Profit after tax | £312m | £254m | £254m | £213m |
| Profit (best available) | £312m | £254m | £254m | £213m |
| Employees (average) | — | 34,700 | — | 32,386 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.5% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 7.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £84.2k | — | £90.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | £7.3k | — | £6.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.3% | — | ▼0.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼18.7% | — | ▼16.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £90.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 32,386
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Whitbread Group PLCRev. £2.9bn · Profit £198m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 26 Feb 2026 (profit £213m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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