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U.K. (FTSE) Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D5.9%
  • 3M-0.5%
  • 1Y-14.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Distributors industry has risen 2.6%, driven by gains from Inchcape of 7.2%. During this same period, the Headlam Group underperformed, falling 12%. However, the industry is down 16% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Sep 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£276.8m9x10.5x0.3x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m8.9x10.1x0.3x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m10.1x12x0.3x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.5x10.6x0.3x
Thu, 15 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.2x10.8x0.3x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x11x0.3x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£294.2m8.9x11.1x0.3x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9.1x10.3x0.2x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10x11.7x0.3x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.4x11.8x0.3x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.3x0.3x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.6x12.4x0.3x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.4x12.6x0.3x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.7x12.8x0.3x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.5x11.6x0.3x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.2x12.5x0.3x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£3.3bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m10.9x11.1x0.3x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10x10.3x0.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.1x12x0.3x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12.6x0.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9x11.4x0.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m9.1x11.8x0.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m10x13.6x0.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.8x12.6x0.3x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10x12.8x0.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x13.1x0.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m11x13.5x0.4x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.9x13.1x0.4x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£4.1bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.3x13.4x0.5x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.7x14.5x0.5x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m11.2x14.2x0.5x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£3.7bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.9x12.2x0.4x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£3.4bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m10.1x11.1x0.4x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£3.0bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m8.2x9.8x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.0bTotal Earnings: UK£303.2mTotal Revenue: UK£9.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British 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 10.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 13.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.36x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Distributors industry have declined 3.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Comparison

How does U.K. Distributors compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.34%
Consumer Discretionary0.097%
Retail Distributors5.87%
Distributors5.87%
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£6.877.2%
+UK£166.3m		-13.6%PE9x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.605.6%
+UK£7.7m		4.2%PE5.2x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£0.631.6%
+UK£825.5k		-55.2%PE7.5x

Latest News

INCH
UK£6.87
Inchcape
7D
7.2%
1Y
-13.6%

Is Inchcape (LON:INCH) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 19
Is Inchcape (LON:INCH) Using Too Much Debt?
HEAD
UK£0.53
Headlam Group
7D
-12.5%
1Y
-60.9%
ULTP
UK£0.63
Ultimate Products
7D
1.6%
1Y
-55.2%
LIKE
UK£0.27
Likewise Group
7D
-3.6%
1Y
71.4%
SNWS
UK£0.60
Smiths News
7D
5.6%
1Y
4.2%