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Australian (ASX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 14, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies51
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-1.3%
  • 1Y-1.0%
  • YTD-1.7%

In the last week, Consumer Staples has been flat. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Oct 2024AU$97.9bAU$165.2bAU$2.0b20.9x49x0.6x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024AU$100.6bAU$165.3bAU$1.9b21.3x51.9x0.6x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024AU$99.4bAU$160.8bAU$1.7b19.5x59.7x0.6x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024AU$97.2bAU$160.8bAU$1.7b19.3x58.4x0.6x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024AU$94.7bAU$160.7bAU$1.7b20.6x56.3x0.6x
Sat, 04 May 2024AU$92.0bAU$162.2bAU$1.7b16.7x53.6x0.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024AU$98.1bAU$162.2bAU$1.7b18.6x57.2x0.6x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024AU$96.8bAU$160.8bAU$1.7b17.4x56.1x0.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024AU$103.2bAU$163.6bAU$3.0b20.7x34.9x0.6x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023AU$102.9bAU$163.6bAU$3.0b21.4x34.8x0.6x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023AU$99.2bAU$163.4bAU$2.9b23.9x33.7x0.6x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023AU$103.2bAU$164.0bAU$3.2b22.5x32.2x0.6x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023AU$103.5bAU$164.0bAU$3.2b22.5x32.2x0.6x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023AU$109.1bAU$161.1bAU$3.8b21.6x28.9x0.7x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023AU$108.6bAU$161.1bAU$3.8b21.5x28.8x0.7x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023AU$106.7bAU$161.0bAU$3.8b21.3x28.4x0.7x
Sun, 07 May 2023AU$112.5bAU$160.0bAU$4.1b21.9x27.4x0.7x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023AU$110.7bAU$160.0bAU$4.0b22x27.5x0.7x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023AU$109.7bAU$160.0bAU$4.0b21.6x27.2x0.7x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023AU$108.2bAU$157.3bAU$3.9b20.3x27.5x0.7x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022AU$104.6bAU$157.3bAU$3.9b20.3x26.6x0.7x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022AU$107.3bAU$156.5bAU$4.3b18.3x25x0.7x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022AU$104.6bAU$154.8bAU$4.3b17.9x24.3x0.7x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022AU$106.9bAU$154.8bAU$4.3b15.6x24.8x0.7x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022AU$115.7bAU$150.8bAU$4.2b15.7x27.7x0.8x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022AU$112.6bAU$150.8bAU$4.2b14.9x27x0.7x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022AU$107.3bAU$149.8bAU$4.2b17x25.8x0.7x
Mon, 09 May 2022AU$115.7bAU$148.1bAU$3.9b18.7x29.5x0.8x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022AU$113.2bAU$148.1bAU$3.9b18.4x28.8x0.8x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022AU$106.4bAU$148.1bAU$3.9b17.9x27.1x0.7x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022AU$105.2bAU$144.4bAU$4.0b21.7x26x0.7x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021AU$113.4bAU$144.4bAU$4.1b21.2x28x0.8x
Thu, 25 Nov 2021AU$118.3bAU$144.7bAU$3.9b20.6x30.3x0.8x
Sat, 23 Oct 2021AU$116.9bAU$143.3bAU$3.7b22.6x31.6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$116.9bTotal Earnings: AU$3.7bTotal Revenue: AU$143.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 49.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 34.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.68x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.8% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Consumer Staples sector?

AU Market0.84%
Consumer Staples0.93%
Household Products3.61%
Beverage2.97%
Food2.50%
Food and Staples Retail0.52%
Tobacco0%
Personal Products-1.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 95% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% 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
COL Coles GroupAU$17.980.9%
+AU$213.7m		15.9%PE21.3x
WOW Woolworths GroupAU$32.950.2%
+AU$73.2m		-12.0%PE372.1x
ELD EldersAU$8.693.3%
+AU$44.3m		46.3%PE21.6x
MTS MetcashAU$3.550.6%
+AU$22.0m		-5.8%PE15.2x
RIC RidleyAU$2.552.4%
+AU$19.2m		12.8%PE20.4x
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