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Australian (ASX) Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y14.2%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry hasn't moved much but Cobram Estate Olives is up 3.4% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 14% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 23 Jan 2026AU$7.3bAU$10.1bAU$258.1m13.8x28.3x0.7x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025AU$7.0bAU$10.1bAU$258.1m13.8x26.9x0.7x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025AU$7.0bAU$10.0bAU$194.8m12.8x36x0.7x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025AU$7.0bAU$10.0bAU$194.8m12.9x35.8x0.7x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025AU$6.7bAU$10.0bAU$194.8m11.8x34.4x0.7x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025AU$6.5bAU$10.1bAU$156.2m24.8x41.6x0.6x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025AU$6.2bAU$10.2bAU$116.1m25.7x53.2x0.6x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025AU$6.2bAU$10.2bAU$112.0m23.6x55x0.6x
Sun, 04 May 2025AU$6.2bAU$10.2bAU$139.7m24.3x44.3x0.6x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025AU$5.8bAU$10.0bAU$165.1m24.7x35.3x0.6x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025AU$6.1bAU$9.9bAU$65.8m25.1x93x0.6x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025AU$6.1bAU$9.9bAU$79.5m25.1x77.2x0.6x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024AU$5.8bAU$9.9bAU$75.6m23.9x77x0.6x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024AU$5.7bAU$9.9bAU$74.5m24.1x76.5x0.6x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024AU$5.5bAU$9.9b-AU$66,132,845.6226.1x-83.7x0.6x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024AU$5.4bAU$10.1b-AU$120,415,740.9324.1x-45.2x0.5x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024AU$5.3bAU$9.8b-AU$380,596,643.4713.7x-14x0.5x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024AU$5.3bAU$9.8b-AU$380,270,861.5414.2x-14x0.5x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024AU$5.4bAU$9.8b-AU$378,758,522.7513.9x-14.2x0.6x
Mon, 06 May 2024AU$5.4bAU$9.7b-AU$436,740,538.7514.2x-12.4x0.6x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024AU$5.4bAU$9.7b-AU$436,999,777.1514.7x-12.3x0.5x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024AU$5.2bAU$9.8b-AU$410,964,949.4314.9x-12.6x0.5x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024AU$8.0bAU$11.9b-AU$514,966,095.0025.5x-15.5x0.7x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023AU$7.7bAU$11.9b-AU$514,202,188.0024.2x-15x0.6x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023AU$7.4bAU$11.8b-AU$536,399,037.0026.9x-13.8x0.6x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023AU$7.2bAU$11.8b-AU$380,194,256.0029.6x-18.9x0.6x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023AU$7.2bAU$11.8b-AU$378,960,411.0027.7x-19x0.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023AU$7.2bAU$11.4b-AU$144,289,537.0020.3x-49.7x0.6x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023AU$7.1bAU$11.3b-AU$145,957,365.0020.3x-48.9x0.6x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023AU$7.0bAU$11.2b-AU$149,890,343.0020.3x-46.4x0.6x
Tue, 09 May 2023AU$7.4bAU$11.1bAU$10.8m15.8x681.3x0.7x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023AU$7.5bAU$11.1bAU$10.9m15.8x686.7x0.7x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023AU$7.2bAU$11.1bAU$9.5m16.5x760.7x0.7x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023AU$7.6bAU$10.8bAU$84.1m11.2x90.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

90.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$7.6bTotal Earnings: AU$84.1mTotal Revenue: AU$10.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Packaged Foods and Meats 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 28.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 55.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.61x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have grown 45% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.3% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does Australian Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?

AU Market-0.11%
Consumer Staples1.35%
Food-0.37%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.12%
Agricultural Products-1.38%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CBO Cobram Estate OlivesAU$3.903.4%
+AU$62.1m		90.2%PE37.5x
BGA Bega CheeseAU$6.060.7%
+AU$12.2m		5.9%PS0.5x
DAI Decidr AI IndustriesAU$0.552.8%
+AU$4.8m		-44.7%PE2.4x
FFI FFI HoldingsAU$4.837.3%
+AU$4.4m		16.4%PE9.7x
AAC Australian AgriculturalAU$1.370.4%
+AU$3.0m		-2.8%PE14.3x

Latest News

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AU$16.20
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7D
-8.0%
1Y
53.8%
AAC
AU$1.37
Australian Agricultural
7D
0.4%
1Y
-2.8%
CBO
AU$3.90
Cobram Estate Olives
7D
3.4%
1Y
90.2%

CBO: Equity Raising And Dividend Plan Will Support Fairly Valued Outlook

Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Cobram Estate Olives at A$3.65. Only minor adjustments were made to assumptions for revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E, resulting in an unchanged price target.
ING
AU$2.51
Inghams Group
7D
-6.0%
1Y
-20.3%

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Analysts have nudged their price target on Inghams Group slightly lower to A$2.78 from A$2.79, reflecting modest adjustments to assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E. What's in the News Inghams Group Limited (ASX:ING) removed from the S&P/ASX 200 Index.
FRM
AU$0.20
Farm Pride Foods
7D
-4.7%
1Y
41.4%
NOU
AU$0.12
Noumi
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-36.8%
PFT
AU$0.037
Pure Foods Tasmania
7D
2.8%
1Y
n/a
FFI
AU$4.83
FFI Holdings
7D
7.3%
1Y
16.4%
MBH
AU$0.095
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7D
2.2%
1Y
72.7%
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AU$0.17
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7D
-5.7%
1Y
-75.6%

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TFL
AU$0.006
TasFoods
7D
-14.3%
1Y
-64.7%
DAI
AU$0.55
Decidr AI Industries
7D
2.8%
1Y
-44.7%
BGA
AU$6.06
Bega Cheese
7D
0.7%
1Y
5.9%

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OMG
AU$0.01
OMG Group
7D
11.1%
1Y
0%
MCA
AU$1.00
Murray Cod Australia
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-23.1%
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AU$0.34
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7D
-8.1%
1Y
-60.5%