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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies114
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-5.9%
  • 1Y-16.8%
  • YTD-9.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has remained flat, although notably Compass Group gained 8.3%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 17% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Consumer Discretionary Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 May 2026UK£151.1bUK£198.4bUK£6.2b12.9x24.5x0.8x
Tue, 14 Apr 2026UK£147.0bUK£195.5bUK£6.0b12.4x24.4x0.8x
Thu, 12 Mar 2026UK£141.4bUK£183.1bUK£5.2b14x27.2x0.8x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026UK£145.5bUK£181.1bUK£5.3b14.4x27.3x0.8x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026UK£152.4bUK£185.7bUK£5.2b15.3x29.4x0.8x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025UK£151.7bUK£186.3bUK£5.1b15.5x29.7x0.8x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025UK£157.8bUK£183.5bUK£4.9b16x32.3x0.9x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025UK£156.1bUK£184.8bUK£5.0b15.2x31.5x0.8x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025UK£159.7bUK£183.8bUK£4.6b15.5x34.4x0.9x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025UK£163.3bUK£183.7bUK£4.9b15.6x33.5x0.9x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£159.3bUK£184.2bUK£4.9b16.8x32.4x0.9x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£165.2bUK£183.6bUK£4.8b17.2x34.3x0.9x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£152.2bUK£183.0bUK£4.9b15.8x31.4x0.8x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£152.8bUK£186.9bUK£5.5b14.3x27.7x0.8x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£163.5bUK£190.9bUK£5.4b15.3x30.4x0.9x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£162.9bUK£190.5bUK£5.4b15.8x30.2x0.9x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£169.6bUK£190.2bUK£5.5b15.9x31.1x0.9x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£168.0bUK£189.7bUK£6.0b16.3x27.9x0.9x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£174.6bUK£188.4bUK£6.2b17.5x28.2x0.9x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£168.8bUK£188.7bUK£6.3b16.6x26.6x0.9x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£164.9bUK£191.5bUK£6.2b15.9x26.6x0.9x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£161.8bUK£193.0bUK£6.4b15.5x25.4x0.8x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£196.2bUK£202.3bUK£5.0b16.3x39.1x1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£184.7bUK£204.7bUK£5.3b15.4x34.6x0.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£191.9bUK£205.1bUK£6.3b15.3x30.4x0.9x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£192.9bUK£204.0bUK£6.3b14.4x30.5x0.9x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£195.0bUK£224.0bUK£6.6b14.2x29.4x0.9x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£191.7bUK£224.2bUK£6.1b13.1x31.5x0.9x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£187.3bUK£223.7bUK£6.1b12.5x30.7x0.8x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£190.4bUK£223.3bUK£5.8b12.4x32.7x0.9x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£195.7bUK£222.5bUK£6.0b12.7x32.4x0.9x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£204.2bUK£216.4bUK£6.5b13x31.3x0.9x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£196.7bUK£214.6bUK£6.2b13.1x31.9x0.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£206.7bUK£213.5bUK£6.3b13.3x32.8x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£206.7bTotal Earnings: UK£6.3bTotal Revenue: UK£213.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Consumer Discretionary 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 24.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.4% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Consumer Discretionary sector?

GB Market-0.73%
Consumer Discretionary-0.34%
Auto5.49%
Hospitality5.04%
Auto Components2.30%
Consumer Services1.62%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Leisure-1.03%
Retail Distributors-1.46%
Specialty Stores-2.63%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-5.75%
Consumer Durables-5.91%
Luxury-9.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Luxury industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 18.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Auto Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 82% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 27% per year.
  • In contrast, the Leisure industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CPG Compass GroupUS$31.968.3%
+US$4.2b		-8.5%PE26.9x
GRG GreggsUK£16.9714.0%
+UK£212.1m		-16.7%PE14.2x
WOSG Watches of Switzerland GroupUK£6.4616.3%
+UK£211.1m		59.8%PE21.7x
ATG Auction Technology GroupUK£4.0212.6%
+UK£54.3m		-19.1%PS2.9x
PSON PearsonUK£11.000.7%
+UK£45.2m		-8.3%PE19.8x

Latest News

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-12.3%
1Y
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1Y
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AML
UK£0.50
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7D
5.5%
1Y
-36.6%
ATG
UK£4.02
Auction Technology Group
7D
12.6%
1Y
-19.1%
WOSG
UK£6.46
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7D
16.3%
1Y
59.8%
ASC
UK£2.38
ASOS
7D
9.4%
1Y
-26.0%
VTY
UK£2.78
Vistry Group
7D
-20.3%
1Y
-54.8%
PSN
UK£10.47
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7D
-6.0%
1Y
-23.6%
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CPG
US$31.96
Compass Group
7D
8.3%
1Y
-8.5%
GRG
UK£16.97
Greggs
7D
14.0%
1Y
-16.7%
NXT
UK£124.55
NEXT
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-2.0%
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PTEC
UK£3.60
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7D
2.1%
1Y
1.0%
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KGF
UK£2.73
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7D
-5.2%
1Y
-12.1%
TW.
UK£0.78
Taylor Wimpey
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-34.5%
Narrative Update • May 06

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PSON
UK£11.00
Pearson
7D
0.7%
1Y
-8.3%
BTRW
UK£2.44
Barratt Redrow
7D
-7.4%
1Y
-48.2%
Narrative Update • May 03

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