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Emirati (ADX) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-4.6%
  • 3M-6.8%
  • 1Y-31.8%
  • YTD-4.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 4.6%, driven by a pullback from Union Coop of 4.4%. Overall the industry is down 32% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Emirati Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 07 Jan 2026د.إ34.7bد.إ42.7bد.إ1.9b15.3x18.1x0.8x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025د.إ35.5bد.إ42.7bد.إ1.9b15.5x18.5x0.8x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025د.إ37.3bد.إ42.4bد.إ1.9b16.1x19.5x0.9x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025د.إ37.6bد.إ42.2bد.إ1.9b15.5x19.7x0.9x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025د.إ39.0bد.إ42.2bد.إ1.9b16.5x20.5x0.9x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025د.إ39.0bد.إ41.6bد.إ1.8b16.7x21.2x0.9x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025د.إ40.2bد.إ41.6bد.إ1.8b16.2x21.9x1x
Wed, 21 May 2025د.إ38.6bد.إ41.6bد.إ1.8b16.8x21x0.9x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025د.إ37.6bد.إ40.9bد.إ4.4b15.6x8.5x0.9x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025د.إ38.0bد.إ40.9bد.إ4.5b16x8.5x0.9x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025د.إ46.8bد.إ40.6bد.إ4.5b17.2x10.3x1.2x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025د.إ49.1bد.إ38.6bد.إ4.4b17.5x11.2x1.3x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024د.إ37.1bد.إ38.6bد.إ4.4b17.2x8.5x1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024د.إ17.5bد.إ10.6bد.إ3.4b13.3x5.1x1.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024د.إ19.0bد.إ10.6bد.إ3.5b14.4x5.4x1.8x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024د.إ18.7bد.إ10.6bد.إ3.5b12.6x5.3x1.8x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024د.إ18.5bد.إ10.5bد.إ3.6b8.9x5.1x1.8x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024د.إ18.8bد.إ10.5bد.إ3.6b9x5.2x1.8x
Thu, 23 May 2024د.إ15.5bد.إ7.6bد.إ3.4b5.2x4.6x2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024د.إ15.8bد.إ7.2bد.إ670.2m15.3x23.6x2.2x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024د.إ16.8bد.إ7.2bد.إ694.0m13.9x24.2x2.3x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024د.إ15.4bد.إ7.2bد.إ689.7m13.7x22.3x2.1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024د.إ16.8bد.إ6.7bد.إ896.4m13.5x18.8x2.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023د.إ15.6bد.إ6.7bد.إ896.4m12.9x17.4x2.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023د.إ15.6bد.إ6.7bد.إ881.1m12.8x17.7x2.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023د.إ17.2bد.إ6.1bد.إ824.3m13.4x20.9x2.8x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023د.إ17.3bد.إ6.0bد.إ845.4m14.1x20.4x2.9x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023د.إ17.5bد.إ4.8bد.إ775.9m16.8x22.5x3.6x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023د.إ17.6bد.إ5.0bد.إ858.1m14x20.5x3.5x
Fri, 26 May 2023د.إ17.9bد.إ5.0bد.إ858.1m14.8x20.9x3.6x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023د.إ16.6bد.إ5.0bد.إ860.9m13x19.2x3.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023د.إ24.0bد.إ5.0bد.إ879.5m13.2x27.3x4.8x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023د.إ24.5bد.إ5.1bد.إ891.0m17.5x27.5x4.8x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023د.إ23.8bد.إ4.5bد.إ748.5m15.5x31.8x5.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.8x


Total Market Cap: د.إ23.8bTotal Earnings: د.إ748.5mTotal Revenue: د.إ4.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Emirati Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Emirian Consumer Retailing industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 37% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 112% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Emirati Consumer Staples industry?

AE Market0.15%
Consumer Staples-4.30%
Food and Staples Retail-4.65%
Food Distributors0.61%
Food Retail0%0
Big Box Super Stores-8.27%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.1x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 15.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Big Box Super Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 5.3% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Big Box Super Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SPINNEYS Spinneys 1961 Holdingد.إ1.616.6%
+د.إ360.0m		-6.9%PE17.6x
GHITHA Ghitha Holding P.J.S.Cد.إ17.702.5%
+د.إ106.3m		-27.6%PE26.1x
DRC Dubai Refreshment (P.J.S.C.)د.إ19.151.1%
+د.إ18.0m		-22.8%PE11.1x
UNIONCOOP Union Coopد.إ2.260.4%
+د.إ17.5m		-5.4%PE12x

Latest News

GHITHA
د.إ17.70
Ghitha Holding P.J.S.C
7D
2.5%
1Y
-27.6%
UNIONCOOP
د.إ2.26
Union Coop
7D
0.4%
1Y
-5.4%

Pinning Down Union Coop's (DFM:UNIONCOOP) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Dec 26
Pinning Down Union Coop's (DFM:UNIONCOOP) P/E Is Difficult Right Now
LULU
د.إ1.13
Lulu Retail Holdings
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-43.2%

Investors Will Want Lulu Retail Holdings' (ADX:LULU) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Dec 19
Investors Will Want Lulu Retail Holdings' (ADX:LULU) Growth In ROCE To Persist
DRC
د.إ19.15
Dubai Refreshment (P.J.S.C.)
7D
1.1%
1Y
-22.8%
SPINNEYS
د.إ1.61
Spinneys 1961 Holding
7D
6.6%
1Y
-6.9%

Capital Investments At Spinneys 1961 Holding (DFM:SPINNEYS) Point To A Promising Future

Nov 23
Capital Investments At Spinneys 1961 Holding (DFM:SPINNEYS) Point To A Promising Future
FNF
د.إ1.39
Foodco National Foodstuff PJSC
7D
-2.1%
1Y
16.8%

Foodco National Foodstuff PJSC's (ADX:FNF) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Oct 31
Foodco National Foodstuff PJSC's (ADX:FNF) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion