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Australian (ASX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies50
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M2.6%
  • 1Y-1.0%
  • YTD0.8%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is flat overall, with Murray Cod Australia standing out by going down 7.0%. 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 10% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025AU$94.9bAU$167.8bAU$3.8b23.7x25.1x0.6x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025AU$89.3bAU$167.8bAU$3.8b24.4x23.7x0.5x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025AU$93.5bAU$165.4bAU$2.1b24.7x43.6x0.6x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025AU$94.2bAU$165.4bAU$2.1b24x44.1x0.6x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024AU$94.1bAU$165.5bAU$2.1b23.8x44.5x0.6x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024AU$93.6bAU$165.2bAU$2.0b21x46.9x0.6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024AU$98.6bAU$165.2bAU$2.0b20.9x49.5x0.6x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024AU$101.5bAU$161.6bAU$1.5b18.9x66.7x0.6x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024AU$100.4bAU$160.8bAU$1.7b19.4x60.3x0.6x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024AU$97.5bAU$160.7bAU$1.7b19.8x57.9x0.6x
Mon, 20 May 2024AU$93.4bAU$161.1bAU$1.6b17.7x57.5x0.6x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024AU$95.3bAU$162.2bAU$1.7b17.3x55.6x0.6x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024AU$96.6bAU$162.2bAU$1.7b17.3x56.3x0.6x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024AU$99.5bAU$160.4bAU$3.4b20.7x29.4x0.6x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024AU$103.4bAU$163.6bAU$3.0b21.3x35x0.6x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023AU$101.5bAU$163.5bAU$2.9b22.1x34.5x0.6x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023AU$99.7bAU$164.0bAU$3.2b24.5x31.1x0.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023AU$103.2bAU$164.0bAU$3.2b22.2x32.1x0.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023AU$105.2bAU$164.0bAU$3.3b21.2x31.8x0.6x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023AU$110.5bAU$161.1bAU$3.8b22x29.3x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023AU$110.7bAU$161.1bAU$3.8b22.1x29.5x0.7x
Tue, 23 May 2023AU$110.6bAU$161.0bAU$3.9b24.4x28.4x0.7x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023AU$112.1bAU$160.0bAU$4.0b22.4x27.9x0.7x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023AU$108.2bAU$160.0bAU$4.0b21.7x26.9x0.7x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023AU$109.4bAU$157.3bAU$3.9b20.3x27.8x0.7x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023AU$103.2bAU$157.3bAU$3.9b20.3x26.2x0.7x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022AU$105.9bAU$157.1bAU$4.3b18.7x24.7x0.7x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022AU$102.8bAU$154.8bAU$4.3b18.2x23.9x0.7x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022AU$103.0bAU$154.8bAU$4.3b18.1x23.9x0.7x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022AU$110.5bAU$154.8bAU$4.3b20.1x25.5x0.7x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022AU$114.2bAU$150.8bAU$4.2b15.6x27.3x0.8x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022AU$109.2bAU$149.8bAU$4.2b16.3x26.3x0.7x
Wed, 25 May 2022AU$109.3bAU$149.8bAU$4.1b18.2x26.4x0.7x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022AU$118.1bAU$148.1bAU$3.9b19.3x30.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$118.1bTotal Earnings: AU$3.9bTotal Revenue: AU$148.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Consumer Staples industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 36.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.64x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.3% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market0.085%
Consumer Staples0.24%
Household Products7.81%
Food and Staples Retail0.33%
Food0.11%
Beverage-0.45%
Personal Products-3.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 34.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 96% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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
WOW Woolworths GroupAU$31.451.5%
+AU$549.5m		-2.5%PE23.6x
COL Coles GroupAU$20.901.7%
+AU$467.5m		29.0%PE25.1x
EDV Endeavour GroupAU$4.014.7%
+AU$322.3m		-24.6%PE15.6x
MTS MetcashAU$3.166.0%
+AU$197.7m		-19.4%PE13.5x
BGA Bega CheeseAU$5.266.0%
+AU$91.5m		28.0%PE46.9x
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