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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M2.7%
  • 1Y16.2%
  • YTD4.7%

The Retail Distributors industry is up 1.9% in the last week, with Inchcape up 2.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 16%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 Apr 2026UK£3.4bUK£11.2bUK£262.5m9.9x12.9x0.3x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026UK£3.2bUK£11.3bUK£293.2m7.3x11.1x0.3x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m7.7x11.6x0.3x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m7.7x11x0.3x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.8x10.8x0.3x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.0bUK£303.9m9.2x10.7x0.3x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9x10.8x0.3x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025UK£2.8bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m8.9x9.9x0.3x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9.2x10.3x0.3x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£3.1bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.9x11.2x0.3x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.3x10.7x0.3x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£2.8bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.4x10.3x0.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.4bUK£281.4m8.8x11.3x0.3x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9x10.2x0.2x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£3.4bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9.5x11.4x0.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.3x11.8x0.3x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.7bUK£300.3m10.7x11.5x0.3x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£297.0m10.3x11.8x0.3x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.2x12.3x0.3x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.3x12.5x0.3x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.6x11.7x0.3x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m12.3x12.5x0.3x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m12.3x12.5x0.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£3.3bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.5x11x0.3x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x11.9x0.3x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x11.8x0.3x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.7x12.2x0.3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m9.6x11.7x0.3x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£3.4bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m9.3x12.9x0.3x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m10x13.7x0.3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.1x13.4x0.3x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x13.2x0.4x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.1x13.1x0.4x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£3.9bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.9x13.7x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.9bTotal Earnings: UK£282.5mTotal Revenue: UK£9.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.7x202420252026
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 11.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.30x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have declined 2.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% 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-0.72%
Consumer Discretionary2.79%
Retail Distributors1.93%
Distributors1.93%
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£8.152.0%
+UK£56.8m		17.7%PE10.6x
SUP SupremeUK£1.6520.0%
+UK£32.3m		7.1%PE8.9x
LIKE Likewise GroupUK£0.2511.1%
+UK£6.3m		33.3%PE47x
HEAD Headlam GroupUK£0.312.6%
+UK£642.3k		-61.0%PS0.05x

Latest News

SUP
UK£1.65
Supreme
7D
20.0%
1Y
7.1%
LIKE
UK£0.25
Likewise Group
7D
11.1%
1Y
33.3%
INCH
UK£8.15
Inchcape
7D
2.0%
1Y
17.7%

INCH: Future EPS Assumptions And P/E Reset Will Frame Balanced Risk Reward View

Analysts have lifted the average price target for Inchcape to a level consistent with recent increases from £8.00, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margins and future P/E multiples reflected in recent Street research moves across the £8.30 to £13.30 range. Analyst Commentary Across recent research updates, price targets for Inchcape cluster in a broad band between £8.30 and £13.30, with a mix of Buy, Hold and Neutral ratings.
HEAD
UK£0.31
Headlam Group
7D
2.6%
1Y
-61.0%
ULTP
UK£0.47
Ultimate Products
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-28.0%

ULTP: 2026 Dividend Cut And Guidance Will Support Re Rating Potential

Analysts have maintained their price target for Ultimate Products at £1.65, reflecting only small adjustments to assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. Their overall valuation view remains broadly unchanged.
SNWS
UK£0.68
Smiths News
7D
-2.0%
1Y
28.4%