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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies114
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y-12.9%
  • YTD-6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has risen 2.1%, driven by gains from Compass Group of 5.2%. In the same time, Games Workshop Group was down 5.1%. However, the industry is down 13% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 03 Jun 2026UK£155.8bUK£198.6bUK£6.2b14x25x0.8x
Fri, 01 May 2026UK£145.8bUK£195.5bUK£6.1b12x24x0.7x
Sun, 29 Mar 2026UK£129.2bUK£183.7bUK£5.4b11.6x24x0.7x
Tue, 24 Feb 2026UK£148.3bUK£181.8bUK£5.4b14.5x27.6x0.8x
Thu, 22 Jan 2026UK£149.7bUK£185.8bUK£5.2b14.9x28.8x0.8x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025UK£153.5bUK£186.3bUK£5.2b15.1x29.4x0.8x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025UK£151.6bUK£184.7bUK£4.9b15.8x30.9x0.8x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025UK£155.4bUK£183.2bUK£5.0b16.1x31.2x0.8x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025UK£155.6bUK£182.2bUK£4.8b15x32.3x0.9x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£158.1bUK£183.7bUK£4.7b15.9x33.4x0.9x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£160.4bUK£184.0bUK£4.9b16x32.7x0.9x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£161.5bUK£183.7bUK£4.9b16.9x32.9x0.9x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£160.0bUK£182.4bUK£4.8b16.2x33.2x0.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£152.4bUK£186.6bUK£4.9b16.3x31.2x0.8x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£160.8bUK£189.7bUK£5.3b15.1x30.1x0.8x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£161.7bUK£191.2bUK£5.4b15.4x29.8x0.8x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£164.0bUK£190.4bUK£5.4b16.5x30.4x0.9x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£164.3bUK£190.0bUK£5.6b16.4x29.3x0.9x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£172.6bUK£189.5bUK£5.9b17.8x29.2x0.9x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£173.1bUK£189.1bUK£6.3b16.1x27.4x0.9x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£165.8bUK£192.1bUK£6.6b15.7x25.2x0.9x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£159.1bUK£191.9bUK£6.3b15.5x25.1x0.8x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£192.5bUK£202.6bUK£5.4b15.7x35.7x1x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£190.6bUK£200.7bUK£5.3b16.4x36.2x0.9x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£195.5bUK£205.0bUK£5.0b15.6x38.8x1x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£191.0bUK£204.0bUK£6.3b15.1x30.2x0.9x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£198.8bUK£223.5bUK£6.6b14.2x30.3x0.9x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£200.2bUK£224.0bUK£6.6b14.1x30.2x0.9x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£188.9bUK£225.3bUK£6.1b12.4x30.8x0.8x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£181.2bUK£223.5bUK£5.9b12x30.5x0.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£199.3bUK£222.4bUK£6.0b12.6x33.5x0.9x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£198.2bUK£217.6bUK£6.1b12.4x32.6x0.9x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£198.4bUK£214.0bUK£6.2b12.8x31.8x0.9x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£199.7bUK£214.3bUK£6.2b13.6x32.1x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£199.7bTotal Earnings: UK£6.2bTotal Revenue: UK£214.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.4x202420252026
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 25.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.86x.
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 2.5% 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-0.85%
Consumer Discretionary0.92%
Auto Components3.89%
Hospitality3.61%
Luxury1.13%
General Merchandise and Department Stores0.35%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Specialty Stores-0.15%
Retail Distributors-0.67%
Consumer Services-1.44%
Consumer Durables-1.96%
Auto-2.06%
Leisure-5.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto Components industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 82.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 24.2% 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 24% 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$32.135.2%
+US$2.7b		-7.9%PE27.1x
IHG InterContinental Hotels GroupUS$158.203.8%
+US$857.5m		37.4%PE31.1x
PPH PPHE Hotel GroupUK£19.9024.5%
+UK£164.1m		33.0%PE63.2x
ENT EntainUK£5.624.5%
+UK£154.9m		-24.3%PS0.7x
JD. JD Sports FashionUK£0.843.4%
+UK£133.0m		3.9%PE9.3x

Latest News

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7D
-4.4%
1Y
-33.5%
MEGP
UK£1.08
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7D
-26.3%
1Y
-50.6%
ENT
UK£5.62
Entain
7D
4.5%
1Y
-24.3%
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7D
-5.0%
1Y
-0.3%
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PPH
UK£19.90
PPHE Hotel Group
7D
24.5%
1Y
33.0%
WOSG
UK£7.25
Watches of Switzerland Group
7D
5.4%
1Y
73.7%
GAW
UK£195.90
Games Workshop Group
7D
-5.1%
1Y
27.0%
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-4.7%
1Y
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WTB
UK£22.92
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7D
-5.4%
1Y
-20.7%
BRBY
UK£11.70
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7D
1.2%
1Y
11.0%
Narrative Update • May 26

BRBY: Royal Heritage Capsule And Brand Repositioning Will Support Future Repricing

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JD.
UK£0.84
JD Sports Fashion
7D
3.4%
1Y
3.9%
Narrative Update • May 24

JD.: Softer Outlook And Higher Risk Will Shape Returns Despite Capital Returns

JD Sports Fashion's updated analyst price target has been trimmed to £0.75. Analysts point to a lower fair value estimate, a higher discount rate, softer revenue growth and profit margin assumptions, and a higher future P/E multiple underpinning recent target reductions from around £0.86 toward £0.83.
NXT
UK£131.55
NEXT
7D
0.4%
1Y
1.9%
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US$32.13
Compass Group
7D
5.2%
1Y
-7.9%
Analysis Article • May 23

With EPS Growth And More, Compass Group (LON:CPG) Makes An Interesting Case

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IHG
US$158.20
InterContinental Hotels Group
7D
3.8%
1Y
37.4%
PSN
UK£10.70
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7D
-3.3%
1Y
-17.3%
Narrative Update • May 19

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GRG
UK£16.44
Greggs
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-20.0%