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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M6.3%
  • 1Y15.1%
  • YTD4.6%

The Retail Distributors industry is up 1.7% in the last week, with Inchcape up 1.9%. In the same time, Likewise Group was down 5.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Feb 2026UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.1x11.3x0.3x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.1x10.9x0.3x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.9x10.9x0.3x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9.3x11.5x0.3x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m8.9x10.4x0.3x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9x10.1x0.3x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m10.1x12x0.3x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.6x10.7x0.3x
Wed, 14 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9x10.8x0.3x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x10.9x0.3x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£294.2m8.9x11.1x0.3x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025UK£3.2bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9.1x10.4x0.2x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.4x11.8x0.3x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.4x11.8x0.3x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.1x0.3x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.6x12.4x0.3x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.3x12.4x0.3x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.7x12.8x0.3x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.5x11.6x0.3x
Thu, 16 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.3x12.5x0.3x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024UK£3.3bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m10.9x11.1x0.3x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10x10.3x0.2x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x12.1x0.3x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.7x12.7x0.3x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9x11.4x0.3x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.0bUK£266.6m9.4x11.7x0.3x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m9.8x13.7x0.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.8x12.6x0.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m9.9x12.9x0.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.7x13x0.4x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m11.1x13.5x0.4x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.9x13.1x0.4x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£4.0bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.1x12.9x0.4x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.8x14.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.5x


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 Market0.42%
Consumer Discretionary-1.25%
Retail Distributors1.67%
Distributors1.67%
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£8.222.5%
+UK£72.0m		23.9%PE10.5x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.695.2%
+UK£8.2m		12.1%PE5.9x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£0.583.2%
+UK£1.5m		-31.5%PE8.3x

Latest News

ULTP
UK£0.58
Ultimate Products
7D
3.2%
1Y
-31.5%

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£8.22
Inchcape
7D
2.5%
1Y
23.9%

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£0.25
Likewise Group
7D
-5.7%
1Y
29.9%
SNWS
UK£0.69
Smiths News
7D
5.2%
1Y
12.1%
SUP
UK£1.48
Supreme
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-18.5%