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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M10.8%
  • 1Y-5.2%
  • YTD-4.4%

The Retail Distributors industry has stayed flat over the last week. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 5.2% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 03 Dec 2025UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.8x10.7x0.3x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.0bUK£275.6m9.4x11.4x0.3x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9x10.4x0.3x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9.1x10.2x0.3x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025UK£3.4bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m10.2x12.3x0.3x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.6x10.8x0.3x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.1x10.8x0.3x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£3.1bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.9x11.3x0.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.4bUK£281.4m8.7x11.4x0.3x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m8.9x10.1x0.2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.8x0.3x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.3x11.9x0.3x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.7bUK£300.3m10.7x11.2x0.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.5x12.6x0.3x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.4x12.6x0.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.8x12.9x0.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.5x11.7x0.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.3x12.6x0.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.1x11.5x0.3x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.2x10.3x0.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.4x12x0.3x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x12.6x0.3x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x11.7x0.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£3.3bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m9.5x12.3x0.3x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m10.6x13.6x0.3x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.9x13x0.3x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£3.9bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.3x14.1x0.4x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x12.8x0.4x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.9x13.5x0.4x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m11.3x13x0.4x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£4.0bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.1x13.1x0.4x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.7x14.4x0.5x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m11.9x14.1x0.5x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£3.6bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.9x12x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.6bTotal Earnings: UK£301.3mTotal 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 10.7x 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 7.1% 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 Market1.13%
Consumer Discretionary-0.51%
Retail Distributors-0.24%
Distributors-0.24%
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		10.5%PE5.9x
HEAD Headlam GroupUK£0.541.5%
+UK£642.1k		-58.5%PS0.07x

Latest News

INCH
UK£7.56
Inchcape
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-2.9%

INCH: Strong Volumes Will Drive Shares Higher Amid Upbeat Buy Ratings

Inchcape's analyst price target has increased modestly from £9.23 to £9.43, as analysts cite continued strong volumes and the potential for the company to outperform market peers in the coming years. Analyst Commentary Bullish Takeaways Bullish analysts have increased their price targets, which reflects growing confidence in Inchcape’s valuation and longer-term growth trajectory.
ULTP
UK£0.61
Ultimate Products
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-48.1%
SNWS
UK£0.69
Smiths News
7D
0.6%
1Y
10.5%

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
HEAD
UK£0.54
Headlam Group
7D
1.5%
1Y
-58.5%