Woolworths (WLWHY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Woolworths Group Limited (OTCMKTS:WLWHY) is one of Australia’s leading retailing companies, offering a broad range of food, everyday goods and general merchandise to consumers across Australia and New Zealand. Headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, the company operates flagship supermarket brands that focus on fresh produce, grocery items and household essentials. Its retail network includes both large-format stores and smaller urban formats designed to meet diverse customer needs.

The group’s core operations are divided into supermarkets and distribution, which supply fresh food, dry groceries and general merchandise; the Big W division, which offers apparel, entertainment, home goods and toys; and digital platforms that enable online grocery shopping and click-and-collect services. Woolworths has invested in supply chain automation and own-brand product development to support its pricing and quality objectives. In addition, Woolworths Financial Services delivers consumer credit, insurance and rewards programs to enhance the customer experience.

Woolworths traces its origins back to 1924, when Percy Christmas and Stanley Chatterton opened the first ‘Woolworths Variety Store’ in Sydney. The company entered the supermarket industry in 1927 and later launched the Big W general merchandise chain in the 1960s. In June 2021, its former drinks and hospitality division was demerged as Endeavour Group, allowing Woolworths to focus on its food-retail and consumer retail businesses while supporting Endeavour Group as a major shareholder.

Under the leadership of CEO Brad Banducci, appointed in 2016, Woolworths continues to pursue initiatives in sustainability, digital commerce and customer loyalty. The company sources fresh produce from local and international suppliers, partners with community organizations and invests in renewable energy projects. Through its extensive store network and growing e-commerce platform, Woolworths Group remains a significant employer and retail innovator in the Australasian market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.50 to $2.50
• 50-Day Range: $2.70 to $3.21
• 52-Week Range: $2.50 to $4.06
• Volume: 2,136 shs
• Average Volume: 2,996 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.40%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Woolworths Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Woolworths scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Woolworths has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Woolworths has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Woolworths are expected to grow by 16.67% in the coming year, from $0.24 to $0.28 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Woolworths has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Woolworths has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.31, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Woolworths has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Woolworths pays a meaningful dividend of 2.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Woolworths does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Woolworths will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.43% next year. This indicates that Woolworths will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.71

News Sentiment

Woolworths has a news sentiment score of -0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Woolworths this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Woolworths insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Woolworths has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:WLWHY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.woolworthsholdings.co.za
• Phone: (721) 407-9111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 34,244
• Year Founded: 1924

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.23
• Cash Flow: $0.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.69
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 978,984,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.45 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.42