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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M9.1%
  • 1Y18.2%
  • YTD6.5%

In the last week, the Retail Distributors industry is up 2.1%, with Inchcape up 2.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 18%. 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
Thu, 05 Feb 2026UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8.2x11.5x0.3x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m8x10.9x0.3x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£302.2m9x10.9x0.3x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9.3x11.5x0.3x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9x10.4x0.3x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m9.1x10.2x0.3x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m10.1x12x0.3x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.6x10.7x0.3x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.1x10.9x0.3x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x11x0.3x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£3.2bUK£10.4bUK£281.4m8.7x11.5x0.3x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9x10.2x0.2x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10x11.7x0.3x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.4x11.9x0.3x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.1x11.1x0.3x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.6x12.6x0.3x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.4x12.6x0.3x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.8x12.8x0.3x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.6x11.8x0.3x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.3x12.5x0.3x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.1x11.5x0.3x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10x10.3x0.2x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.4x12x0.3x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12.6x0.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x11.5x0.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m9.5x11.9x0.3x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m10.6x13.6x0.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.8x12.6x0.3x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10.1x13x0.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x12.8x0.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m11x13.5x0.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m11.4x13.4x0.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£4.1bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.3x13.2x0.5x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.9x14.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.3bTotal 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 Market1.90%
Consumer Discretionary0.18%
Retail Distributors2.08%
Distributors2.08%
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£8.301.5%
+UK£36.0m		25.6%PE10.6x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.692.1%
+UK£3.4m		14.0%PE5.9x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£0.551.1%
+UK£500.4k		-36.7%PE7.8x

Latest News

INCH
UK£8.30
Inchcape
7D
1.5%
1Y
25.6%

INCH: Lower Discount Rate And EPS Guidance Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have nudged their price target for Inchcape slightly higher to £9.53 from £9.46, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, discount rates and future P/E multiples. Valuation Changes Fair Value: revised slightly higher from £9.46 to £9.53 per share.
ULTP
UK£0.55
Ultimate Products
7D
1.1%
1Y
-36.7%

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.
SNWS
UK£0.69
Smiths News
7D
2.1%
1Y
14.0%
SUP
UK£1.48
Supreme
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-15.9%
HEAD
UK£0.43
Headlam Group
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-66.5%