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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y15.7%
  • YTD4.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has risen 3.2%, driven by gains from Inchcape of 2.8%. During this same period, the Likewise Group underperformed, falling 7.5%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 16%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 Jan 2026UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8x11.3x0.3x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£297.1m8.2x11x0.3x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£303.9m9x10.7x0.3x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m8.9x10.8x0.3x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9.1x10.5x0.3x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9x9.9x0.3x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m9.7x11.8x0.3x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.5x10.8x0.3x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x10.7x0.3x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.6x10.7x0.3x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£3.2bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m8.7x10.4x0.2x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9.3x10.2x0.2x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.1x11.8x0.3x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.7bUK£300.3m10.6x11.7x0.3x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.4x11.6x0.3x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.7x12.5x0.3x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.1x12.3x0.3x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.6x12.7x0.3x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.5x12.1x0.3x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11x12.3x0.3x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.9x11.8x0.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10x10.3x0.2x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12x0.3x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.5x12.6x0.3x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m11.1x11.8x0.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£266.6m9.5x11.9x0.3x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m9.3x13.6x0.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m11x12.4x0.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10.1x13x0.4x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x13.3x0.4x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.4x13.2x0.4x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.9x12.9x0.4x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.5x14x0.5x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.9x14.7x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.4bTotal 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 11.9x202420252026
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 11.9x.
  • 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 Market0.52%
Consumer Discretionary-0.061%
Retail Distributors2.30%
Distributors2.30%
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£8.152.8%
+UK£77.6m		25.3%PE10.4x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.671.5%
+UK£2.4m		10.2%PE5.7x
SUP SupremeUK£1.491.0%
+UK£1.8m		-17.9%PE8x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£0.562.4%
+UK£1.1m		-47.5%PE8x

Latest News

ULTP
UK£0.56
Ultimate Products
7D
2.4%
1Y
-47.5%

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.
INCH
UK£8.15
Inchcape
7D
2.8%
1Y
25.3%

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Inchcape's (LON:INCH) Recent Growth In Returns

Jan 23
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Inchcape's (LON:INCH) Recent Growth In Returns
LIKE
UK£0.24
Likewise Group
7D
-7.5%
1Y
27.3%
SNWS
UK£0.67
Smiths News
7D
1.5%
1Y
10.2%
SUP
UK£1.49
Supreme
7D
1.0%
1Y
-17.9%
HEAD
UK£0.44
Headlam Group
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-66.8%