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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M5.2%
  • 1Y13.1%
  • YTD4.6%

In the last week, the Retail Distributors industry is flat overall, with Likewise Group standing out by going down 5.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 13% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.1% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 01 Feb 2026UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.1x11.3x0.3x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£297.1m8.1x11.1x0.3x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m9.1x10.8x0.3x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9.3x11.5x0.3x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9x10.4x0.3x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9x10x0.3x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m9.9x11.9x0.3x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.6x10.7x0.3x
Tue, 13 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.8x10.8x0.3x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x10.6x0.3x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£294.2m8.9x11.1x0.3x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025UK£3.2bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9x10.4x0.2x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.4x11.8x0.3x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.3x11.8x0.3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.1x0.3x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.7x12.4x0.3x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.2x12.4x0.3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.7x12.7x0.3x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.3x11.5x0.3x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.2x12.6x0.3x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m10.9x11.4x0.3x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10x10.3x0.2x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12x0.3x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.5x12.7x0.3x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9x11.4x0.3x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£266.6m9.2x11.8x0.3x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m9.8x13.5x0.3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.8x12.5x0.3x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m9.9x12.9x0.4x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.7x13.1x0.4x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.9x13.3x0.4x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.9x13.1x0.4x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£4.2bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.2x13.6x0.5x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.9x14.6x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.6x


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 Market0.64%
Consumer Discretionary-1.30%
Retail Distributors0.68%
Distributors0.68%
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£8.170.8%
+UK£22.4m		21.0%PE10.5x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.683.0%
+UK£4.8m		12.1%PE5.8x
SUP SupremeUK£1.500.7%
+UK£1.2m		-14.5%PE8.1x

Latest News

ULTP
UK£0.54
Ultimate Products
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-46.5%

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£8.17
Inchcape
7D
0.8%
1Y
21.0%

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£0.68
Smiths News
7D
3.0%
1Y
12.1%
SUP
UK£1.50
Supreme
7D
0.7%
1Y
-14.5%
HEAD
UK£0.44
Headlam Group
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-66.1%