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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-7.9%
  • 3M5.1%
  • 1Y8.3%
  • YTD3.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has dropped 7.9%, driven by pullbacks from every company within the industry. In the past year, the industry has gained 8.3%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Mar 2026UK£3.4bUK£11.3bUK£293.2m7.6x11.5x0.3x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.3x11.4x0.3x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.5x10.9x0.3x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m9x10.9x0.3x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9.3x11.4x0.3x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9x10.4x0.3x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9.1x10.2x0.3x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m10.1x12x0.3x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.6x10.7x0.3x
Fri, 16 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.1x10.8x0.3x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x11x0.3x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.4bUK£294.2m8.7x11x0.3x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9x10.3x0.2x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10x11.7x0.3x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.4x11.8x0.3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.1x11.1x0.3x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.6x12.6x0.3x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.4x12.6x0.3x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.8x12.9x0.3x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.5x11.7x0.3x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.3x12.5x0.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£3.3bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m10.9x11.1x0.3x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.2x10.4x0.2x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12.1x0.3x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12.6x0.3x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.1x11.4x0.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m9.4x11.8x0.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m10.6x13.6x0.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.8x12.6x0.3x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10x12.9x0.4x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x12.9x0.4x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m11x13.5x0.4x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m11.4x13.1x0.4x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£4.0bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.3x13x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.0bTotal Earnings: UK£307.9mTotal 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 7.8% 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 Market-5.72%
Consumer Discretionary-4.95%
Retail Distributors-7.92%
Distributors-7.92%
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
No data available

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