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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M6.4%
  • 1Y-3.0%
  • YTD-6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by a pullback from Inchcape of 3.8%. However, the industry is down 4.2% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Nov 2025UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£303.9m8.7x10.5x0.3x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m8.4x10.4x0.3x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025UK£2.8bUK£10.0bUK£287.8m8.8x9.7x0.3x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£2.8bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9.1x9.9x0.3x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m9.8x11.9x0.3x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.3x10.7x0.3x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.5x10.5x0.3x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£3.1bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m9.2x11.2x0.3x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m8.8x10.4x0.2x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£3.0bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m8.8x10.1x0.2x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.9x0.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.7bUK£300.3m10.3x11.4x0.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£297.0m10.5x12.1x0.3x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12x12.1x0.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m11.9x12.1x0.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.5x12.5x0.3x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m12x12.2x0.3x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m12.1x12.5x0.3x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.8x11.6x0.3x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£268.3m9.1x12.4x0.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x12.2x0.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.6x12.7x0.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m10.4x11.9x0.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m9.5x12x0.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m9.3x13.7x0.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.9x12.7x0.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10.3x12.7x0.4x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.5x13.5x0.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.5x13.4x0.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.8x12.8x0.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m10.5x14.3x0.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m12x14.4x0.5x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£3.6bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.7x11.9x0.4x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£3.8bUK£9.0bUK£304.8m9.1x12.5x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.8bTotal Earnings: UK£304.8mTotal Revenue: UK£9.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Retail Distributors 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 10.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.32x.
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 7.0% 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-3.90%
Consumer Discretionary-3.23%
Retail Distributors-3.44%
Distributors-3.44%
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
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.690.6%
+UK£968.0k		12.1%PE5.9x

Latest News

LIKE
UK£0.24
Likewise Group
7D
-10.9%
1Y
53.1%
INCH
UK£7.33
Inchcape
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-1.1%

Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Nov 18
Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
ULTP
UK£0.59
Ultimate Products
7D
-6.3%
1Y
-51.3%
SNWS
UK£0.69
Smiths News
7D
0.6%
1Y
12.1%

Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 07
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
SUP
UK£1.73
Supreme
7D
-4.2%
1Y
5.8%
HEAD
UK£0.51
Headlam Group
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-61.1%