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U.K. (FTSE) Restaurants Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-9.4%
  • 1Y-21.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Restaurants industry has remained flat, although notably Mitchells & Butlers gained 8.0%. 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
Wed, 18 Feb 2026UK£43.1bUK£46.7bUK£1.8b11.4x23.9x0.9x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026UK£45.9bUK£47.1bUK£1.8b11.9x25.3x1x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025UK£46.1bUK£47.1bUK£1.8b11.4x25.4x1x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025UK£48.2bUK£45.8bUK£1.6b10.5x30.9x1.1x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025UK£49.7bUK£45.2bUK£1.5b11.1x32.2x1.1x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025UK£52.4bUK£47.1bUK£1.5b10.3x34.6x1.1x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025UK£54.3bUK£47.6bUK£1.6b10.4x34.7x1.1x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025UK£51.6bUK£46.4bUK£1.5b10.1x33.6x1.1x
Fri, 30 May 2025UK£54.8bUK£46.9bUK£1.5b10.1x35.5x1.2x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025UK£50.2bUK£45.8bUK£1.5b12x33.6x1.1x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025UK£49.3bUK£46.8bUK£1.5b11.8x32.3x1.1x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£56.7bUK£47.4bUK£1.6b14.9x36.1x1.2x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£54.8bUK£48.9bUK£1.6b16.2x33.9x1.1x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£55.6bUK£47.8bUK£1.6b17.5x35.2x1.2x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£54.0bUK£46.6bUK£1.7b28.8x32.2x1.2x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£52.1bUK£45.8bUK£1.6b30.7x31.7x1.1x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£52.5bUK£45.6bUK£1.6b31.4x32.7x1.2x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£50.1bUK£46.5bUK£1.6b28.7x31.7x1.1x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£46.6bUK£46.4bUK£1.6b26.3x29.6x1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£48.2bUK£46.4bUK£1.6b22.3x30.1x1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£48.1bUK£44.9bUK£1.4b21.4x34.2x1.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£49.1bUK£44.9bUK£1.4b21.6x34.9x1.1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£48.2bUK£44.8bUK£1.3b25x38.4x1.1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£48.5bUK£45.8bUK£1.2b28.2x40x1.1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£46.9bUK£45.8bUK£1.2b27.2x38.7x1x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£46.7bUK£43.8bUK£1.3b24.9x36.3x1.1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£45.7bUK£43.8bUK£1.3b23.8x35.5x1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£45.9bUK£43.7bUK£1.3b18x35.2x1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£45.5bUK£43.7bUK£1.2b19.5x37.5x1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£46.9bUK£43.5bUK£1.2b20.2x39x1.1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£49.6bUK£43.4bUK£1.2b21x40.8x1.1x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£47.4bUK£38.6bUK£1.1b20.9x43.1x1.2x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£45.0bUK£38.6bUK£1.2b15.6x37.5x1.2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£42.2bUK£36.3bUK£1.5b22.7x29x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29x


Total Market Cap: UK£42.2bTotal 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 23.4x 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 0.90x.
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 Market1.65%
Consumer Discretionary0.81%
Hospitality-0.18%
Restaurants0.70%
Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines0.31%
Leisure Facilities-1.67%
Casinos and Gaming-7.22%
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
CPG Compass GroupUK£21.110.4%
+UK£136.0m		-25.0%PE26x
SSPG SSP GroupUK£2.016.7%
+UK£97.6m		13.8%PS0.4x
MAB Mitchells & ButlersUK£2.985.7%
+UK£95.0m		29.3%PE10x
JDW J D WetherspoonUK£7.504.0%
+UK£31.0m		24.1%PE11.8x
DOM Domino's Pizza GroupUK£2.022.3%
+UK£17.2m		-32.7%PE9.9x

Latest News

DOM
UK£2.02
Domino's Pizza Group
7D
2.3%
1Y
-32.7%

DOM: Refined Discount Assumptions Will Support Long Term Upside Potential

Analysts have trimmed their price target on Domino's Pizza Group by £0.35, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth and profit margins that leave their fair value estimate broadly unchanged. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts see the latest price target trim as a fine tuning exercise rather than a shift in conviction, with the revised fair value still implying upside potential relative to recent trading levels.
JDW
UK£7.50
J D Wetherspoon
7D
4.0%
1Y
24.1%
MEX
UK£0.64
Tortilla Mexican Grill
7D
-1.5%
1Y
30.6%
CPG
UK£21.11
Compass Group
7D
0.4%
1Y
-25.0%

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£15.63
Greggs
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-26.1%

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£2.01
SSP Group
7D
6.7%
1Y
13.8%

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£2.98
Mitchells & Butlers
7D
5.7%
1Y
29.3%

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
MARS
UK£0.62
Marston's
7D
-1.3%
1Y
48.2%
YNGA
UK£8.48
Young's Brewery
7D
0.8%
1Y
5.7%
FSTA
UK£7.02
Fuller Smith & Turner
7D
2.0%
1Y
31.5%
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%