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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-1.9%
  • 1Y-7.5%
  • YTD-10.3%

Last week, the Retail Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Supreme is up 8.1% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 7.5% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 14 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.6x10.7x0.3x
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x10.7x0.3x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x10.7x0.3x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£294.2m8.9x11.2x0.3x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£3.2bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9x10.4x0.2x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.6x0.3x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.4x11.6x0.3x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.1x0.3x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.7x12.4x0.3x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.1x12.2x0.3x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.6x12.7x0.3x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.3x11.5x0.3x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11x12.3x0.3x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m10.8x11.5x0.3x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10x10.3x0.2x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12x0.3x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12.6x0.3x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x11.3x0.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£266.6m9.2x11.8x0.3x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m9.5x13.5x0.3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.8x12.5x0.3x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m9.9x12.9x0.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x13.3x0.4x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.9x13.3x0.4x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m11x13x0.4x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£4.2bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.2x13.6x0.5x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.7x14.6x0.5x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£4.1bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m11.4x13.8x0.5x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£3.7bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.6x12.1x0.4x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£3.2bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m8.7x10.6x0.4x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£3.1bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m8.9x10.3x0.3x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£3.5bUK£9.0bUK£295.9m11.3x11.7x0.4x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£3.5bUK£8.7bUK£158.0m11.6x22.3x0.4x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£3.3bUK£8.7bUK£155.5m12.7x21.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.3bTotal Earnings: UK£155.5mTotal Revenue: UK£8.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.5x202320242025
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 10.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 13.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.37x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.14%
Consumer Discretionary0.018%
Retail Distributors-0.16%
Distributors-0.16%
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
SUP SupremeUK£2.008.1%
+UK£17.6m		41.8%PE9.8x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£0.784.2%
+UK£2.6m		-43.2%PE9.3x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.591.0%
+UK£1.4m		1.4%PE5.1x
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