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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-3.3%
  • 3M-11.2%
  • 1Y-12.4%
  • YTD-10.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has dropped 3.3%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. Overall the industry is down 12% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.1% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 18 Oct 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m8.6x10.5x0.3x
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
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£3.1bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m8.1x10.1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.1bTotal Earnings: UK£303.2mTotal 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 declined 3.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.62%
Consumer Discretionary0.51%
Retail Distributors-3.34%
Distributors-3.34%
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
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