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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M11.2%
  • 1Y-2.5%
  • YTD-2.1%

In the last week, the Retail Distributors industry is up 1.7%, with Inchcape up 2.0%. In the same time, Ultimate Products was down 9.2%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Dec 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£297.1m8x11.2x0.3x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.0bUK£303.9m8.8x10.7x0.3x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9x11x0.3x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025UK£2.8bUK£10.0bUK£287.8m8.9x9.8x0.3x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025UK£2.8bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9x9.8x0.3x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m9.8x11.8x0.3x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.2x10.6x0.3x
Fri, 02 May 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.6x10.5x0.3x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025UK£3.1bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m9.2x11.3x0.3x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025UK£3.2bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9x10.5x0.2x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9.6x11.4x0.3x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.8x0.3x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.7bUK£300.3m10.5x11.8x0.3x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£297.0m10.3x12x0.3x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m11.9x12.1x0.3x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m11.7x12x0.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.2x12.2x0.3x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m12.2x12.4x0.3x
Sat, 04 May 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.8x12.1x0.3x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.5x11.4x0.3x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x12.1x0.3x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.4x12x0.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.6x12.7x0.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m10.1x11.9x0.3x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023UK£3.3bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m9.5x12.3x0.3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m9.2x13.9x0.3x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.3x13.3x0.3x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10.1x12.7x0.4x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.4x13.4x0.4x
Sun, 07 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.9x13.4x0.4x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.6x13.2x0.4x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m10.6x14.3x0.5x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m12x14.6x0.5x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022UK£3.6bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.5x12x0.4x
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 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 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 Market1.49%
Consumer Discretionary2.74%
Retail Distributors1.66%
Distributors1.66%
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£7.792.5%
+UK£66.5m		0.6%PE10x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.733.4%
+UK£5.8m		12.4%PE6.2x

Latest News

SNWS
UK£0.73
Smiths News
7D
3.4%
1Y
12.4%
INCH
UK£7.79
Inchcape
7D
2.5%
1Y
0.6%

Is Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) Potentially Undervalued?

Dec 18
Is Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) Potentially Undervalued?
ULTP
UK£0.54
Ultimate Products
7D
-10.3%
1Y
-53.6%

ULTP: AIM Move And Dividend Reset Will Support Future Share Price Upside

Analysts have raised their price target on Ultimate Products from £1.35 to £1.65, citing a return to modest revenue growth, improving profit margins, and a slightly higher required return despite a lower expected future P/E multiple. What's in the News The board has proposed moving Ultimate Products' listing from the London Stock Exchange Main Market to AIM, citing better suitability at the current market capitalisation.
SUP
UK£1.48
Supreme
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-12.7%
HEAD
UK£0.49
Headlam Group
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-64.9%