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U.K. (FTSE) Restaurants Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-11.8%
  • 1Y-23.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Restaurants industry has remained flat, although notably Mitchells & Butlers gained 5.3%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 24% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Restaurants Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 16 Feb 2026UK£42.0bUK£46.4bUK£1.8b11.3x23.5x0.9x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026UK£46.4bUK£46.9bUK£1.8b11.7x25.6x1x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025UK£46.4bUK£47.0bUK£1.8b11.5x25.6x1x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025UK£48.6bUK£45.8bUK£1.6b10.5x31.2x1.1x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025UK£49.4bUK£45.0bUK£1.6b10.1x31.8x1.1x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025UK£51.8bUK£47.2bUK£1.5b10x34x1.1x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025UK£54.3bUK£47.6bUK£1.6b10.4x34.7x1.1x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£52.2bUK£46.4bUK£1.5b10.1x34x1.1x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£55.5bUK£46.9bUK£1.5b10.1x35.9x1.2x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£50.7bUK£45.8bUK£1.5b12.2x34x1.1x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£49.1bUK£46.8bUK£1.5b11.8x32.2x1x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£57.2bUK£47.4bUK£1.6b14.9x36.4x1.2x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£54.7bUK£48.9bUK£1.6b16.1x33.9x1.1x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£55.6bUK£47.7bUK£1.6b17.6x35.2x1.2x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£54.0bUK£46.1bUK£1.7b29.2x32.6x1.2x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£51.6bUK£45.7bUK£1.6b30.6x31.5x1.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£52.3bUK£45.5bUK£1.6b31.2x32.6x1.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£50.9bUK£46.4bUK£1.6b29.2x32.4x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£47.1bUK£46.7bUK£1.6b26.5x29.7x1x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£47.9bUK£46.5bUK£1.6b22.4x29.9x1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£48.1bUK£44.9bUK£1.4b21.4x34.2x1.1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£48.7bUK£44.9bUK£1.4b21.7x34.7x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£48.2bUK£44.8bUK£1.3b24.9x38.4x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£48.7bUK£45.8bUK£1.2b28.3x40.2x1.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£46.9bUK£45.8bUK£1.2b27.2x38.7x1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£46.6bUK£43.8bUK£1.3b24.7x36.2x1.1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£46.1bUK£43.8bUK£1.3b23.9x35.8x1.1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£45.9bUK£43.7bUK£1.3b18x35.2x1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£45.5bUK£43.7bUK£1.2b19x37.5x1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£48.3bUK£43.5bUK£1.2b20.3x40.2x1.1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£49.6bUK£43.4bUK£1.2b21x40.9x1.1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£47.4bUK£38.6bUK£1.1b20.9x43.1x1.2x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£45.1bUK£38.5bUK£1.1b20.8x39.2x1.2x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£42.6bUK£36.3bUK£1.5b23x29.3x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£42.6bTotal Earnings: UK£1.5bTotal Revenue: UK£36.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Restaurants Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Restaurants 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 23.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.91x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Restaurants industry have grown 7.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Restaurants compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.59%
Consumer Discretionary1.24%
Hospitality-1.17%
Restaurants-0.72%
Leisure Facilities0.53%
Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines-0.67%
Casinos and Gaming-5.55%
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
MAB Mitchells & ButlersUK£2.968.0%
+UK£130.6m		30.5%PE9.9x
JDW J D WetherspoonUK£7.536.8%
+UK£51.3m		25.4%PE11.8x
DOM Domino's Pizza GroupUK£2.003.0%
+UK£22.5m		-33.8%PE9.8x
FSTA Fuller Smith & TurnerUK£7.184.1%
+UK£14.7m		34.5%PE18.6x
SSPG SSP GroupUK£1.901.1%
+UK£13.6m		5.2%PS0.4x

Latest News

JDW
UK£7.53
J D Wetherspoon
7D
6.8%
1Y
25.4%
CPG
UK£20.53
Compass Group
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-27.8%

CPG: Premium P/E And Dividend Framework Will Support Long Runway

Narrative Update The updated analyst price target for Compass Group shifts modestly to £28.19 from £28.33, as analysts balance mixed recent price target moves with slight adjustments to growth, margin, and P/E assumptions in their models. Analyst Commentary Recent research updates on Compass Group give you a mixed but useful read on how the Street is thinking about the shares, with one increase and one reduction in price targets feeding into the modest change in the overall average target.
GRG
UK£15.65
Greggs
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-26.6%

GRG: Store Expansion And Brand Loyalty Will Support Future Upside Despite Trimmed Assumptions

Analysts have trimmed their price targets for Greggs to around £20.60 to £21.70 per share, reflecting updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue, profit margins and future P/E multiples while still viewing the shares positively overall. Analyst Commentary Recent research updates show that while target prices have been trimmed, several bullish analysts still see room for upside in Greggs shares at current levels.
SSPG
UK£1.90
SSP Group
7D
1.1%
1Y
5.2%

SSP Group (LON:SSPG) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Feb 05
SSP Group (LON:SSPG) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
MAB
UK£2.96
Mitchells & Butlers
7D
8.0%
1Y
30.5%

Benign Growth For Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON:MAB) Underpins Its Share Price

Feb 05
Benign Growth For Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON:MAB) Underpins Its Share Price
DOM
UK£2.00
Domino's Pizza Group
7D
3.0%
1Y
-33.8%

DOM: Higher Margin Outlook Will Support Constructive Long Term Upside Potential

Analysts have trimmed their price targets on Domino's Pizza Group, including a £0.35 cut cited in recent research. This reflects updated fair value estimates of around £4.04 that factor in a slightly higher discount rate, more moderate revenue growth expectations, a higher profit margin outlook and a reduced future P/E assumption.
MARS
UK£0.63
Marston's
7D
2.5%
1Y
49.0%
YNGA
UK£8.48
Young's Brewery
7D
1.1%
1Y
6.0%
DPP
UK£0.077
DP Poland
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-16.2%
FSTA
UK£7.18
Fuller Smith & Turner
7D
4.1%
1Y
34.5%
THW
UK£1.05
Daniel Thwaites
7D
5.0%
1Y
34.6%
BOW
UK£0.0043
Bow Street Group
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-32.0%