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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M9.8%
  • 1Y-4.4%
  • YTD-2.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has risen 1.7%, driven by gains from Inchcape of 1.7%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. 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
Wed, 24 Dec 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£297.1m8x11.1x0.3x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£303.9m8.8x10.4x0.3x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m8.4x10.4x0.3x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025UK£2.8bUK£10.0bUK£287.8m8.8x9.7x0.3x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025UK£2.8bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9x9.9x0.3x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m9.8x11.9x0.3x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.3x10.7x0.3x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.5x10.4x0.3x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£3.1bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m9x11.1x0.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m8.8x10.4x0.2x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£3.0bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m8.8x10.1x0.2x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.9x0.3x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.7bUK£300.3m10.6x11.7x0.3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£297.0m10.5x12.1x0.3x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m11x13x0.3x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12x12.2x0.3x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.5x12.5x0.3x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m12.1x12.2x0.3x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m12x12.6x0.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.7x11.6x0.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£268.3m9.1x12.4x0.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.6x12.1x0.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.4x12.6x0.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m10.4x11.9x0.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m9.5x11.9x0.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m9.4x13.7x0.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.8x12.4x0.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10.3x12.7x0.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x13.5x0.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.5x13.1x0.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.8x12.8x0.4x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m10.5x14.3x0.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.9x14.5x0.5x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£3.6bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m11.3x12x0.4x
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 Market2.11%
Consumer Discretionary1.03%
Retail Distributors1.31%
Distributors1.31%
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£7.761.7%
+UK£44.9m		-0.8%PE10x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.733.4%
+UK£5.8m		13.6%PE6.3x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£0.560.7%
+UK£334.4k		-52.1%PE8x

Latest News

ULTP
UK£0.56
Ultimate Products
7D
0.7%
1Y
-52.1%
SNWS
UK£0.73
Smiths News
7D
3.4%
1Y
13.6%

Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Earnings Offer More Than Meets The Eye

Dec 22
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Earnings Offer More Than Meets The Eye
INCH
UK£7.76
Inchcape
7D
1.7%
1Y
-0.8%

INCH: Future Price Outlook Will Balance Earnings Execution And Macro Risks

The Analyst Price Target for Inchcape has been raised by £0.14 to £11.15 per share, as analysts cite slightly stronger revenue growth expectations, modestly higher profit margins, and a higher future P/E multiple to support a higher fair value estimate. Analyst Commentary Following the latest price target adjustment to 1,115 GBp, analysts acknowledge Inchcape's resilient fundamentals but flag several areas where execution risk and macro uncertainty could weigh on the equity story.
SUP
UK£1.43
Supreme
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-18.3%
HEAD
UK£0.48
Headlam Group
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-64.6%