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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M6.6%
  • 1Y17.4%
  • YTD6.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from Inchcape of 1.2%. In the same time, Ultimate Products was down 5.2%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Feb 2026UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.1x11.5x0.3x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.1x10.9x0.3x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.6x10.8x0.3x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.0bUK£275.6m9.4x11.4x0.3x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9x10.6x0.3x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9x10.1x0.3x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025UK£3.4bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m10.3x12.3x0.3x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.6x10.8x0.3x
Wed, 21 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.2x10.9x0.3x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£3.1bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m9x11.1x0.3x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.4bUK£281.4m8.8x11.5x0.3x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9x10.2x0.2x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9.9x11.6x0.3x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.1x11.9x0.3x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.7bUK£300.3m10.7x11.2x0.3x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.6x12.3x0.3x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.5x12.6x0.3x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m13x13.1x0.3x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.7x11.9x0.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m12.6x12.7x0.3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.3x11.6x0.3x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.2x10.3x0.2x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.4x11.6x0.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12.5x0.3x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x11.8x0.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m9.6x11.8x0.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m9.9x13.4x0.3x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.6x13.1x0.3x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£3.9bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.3x13.8x0.4x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.5x12.7x0.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.7x13.4x0.4x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m11.3x13x0.4x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£4.1bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10x13.2x0.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.2x14.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.3bTotal Earnings: UK£301.7mTotal Revenue: UK£9.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Retail Distributors industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.31x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.18%
Consumer Discretionary-2.33%
Retail Distributors1.05%
Distributors1.05%
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
INCH InchcapeUK£8.311.2%
+UK£32.0m		26.2%PE10.6x
SUP SupremeUK£1.512.4%
+UK£4.1m		-16.1%PE8.1x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.690.9%
+UK£1.5m		12.3%PE5.9x

Latest News

INCH
UK£8.31
Inchcape
7D
1.2%
1Y
26.2%

INCH: Lower Discount Rate And EPS Guidance Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have nudged their price target for Inchcape slightly higher to £9.53 from £9.46, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, discount rates and future P/E multiples. Valuation Changes Fair Value: revised slightly higher from £9.46 to £9.53 per share.
ULTP
UK£0.55
Ultimate Products
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-37.6%

ULTP: AIM Transfer And Dividend Stream Will Support Future Share Price

Analysts have nudged their price target for Ultimate Products slightly higher to £1.65. Small adjustments to discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions leave their overall view broadly unchanged.
SNWS
UK£0.69
Smiths News
7D
0.9%
1Y
12.3%
SUP
UK£1.51
Supreme
7D
2.4%
1Y
-16.1%
HEAD
UK£0.43
Headlam Group
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-66.3%