U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 21, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies6

7D0.1%
3M-0.1%
1Y13.4%
YTD2.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 13% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Mon, 21 Sep 2026	UK£3.3b	UK£11.6b	UK£215.0m	10.1x	15.3x	0.3x
Wed, 19 Aug 2026	UK£3.4b	UK£11.6b	UK£215.0m	11.9x	15.6x	0.3x
Fri, 17 Jul 2026	UK£3.2b	UK£11.2b	UK£257.0m	10.2x	12.6x	0.3x
Sun, 14 Jun 2026	UK£3.4b	UK£11.2b	UK£260.8m	8.7x	12.9x	0.3x
Tue, 12 May 2026	UK£3.4b	UK£11.2b	UK£262.1m	9.8x	13x	0.3x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026	UK£3.3b	UK£11.2b	UK£262.5m	9.7x	12.7x	0.3x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026	UK£3.4b	UK£11.3b	UK£293.2m	7.6x	11.5x	0.3x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026	UK£3.4b	UK£11.1b	UK£302.2m	8.1x	11.3x	0.3x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025	UK£3.3b	UK£11.1b	UK£302.2m	8.1x	10.9x	0.3x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025	UK£3.3b	UK£11.1b	UK£302.2m	8.9x	10.9x	0.3x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025	UK£3.2b	UK£10.0b	UK£276.8m	9.3x	11.5x	0.3x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025	UK£2.9b	UK£10.0b	UK£276.8m	8.9x	10.4x	0.3x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025	UK£2.9b	UK£10.0b	UK£287.3m	9x	10.1x	0.3x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025	UK£3.3b	UK£10.4b	UK£277.3m	10.1x	12x	0.3x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025	UK£3.0b	UK£10.4b	UK£277.7m	9.6x	10.7x	0.3x
Wed, 14 May 2025	UK£3.0b	UK£10.4b	UK£277.7m	9x	10.8x	0.3x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025	UK£3.0b	UK£10.4b	UK£277.9m	8.7x	10.9x	0.3x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025	UK£3.3b	UK£10.4b	UK£294.2m	8.9x	11.1x	0.3x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025	UK£3.2b	UK£12.8b	UK£302.2m	9.1x	10.4x	0.2x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025	UK£3.6b	UK£12.8b	UK£302.2m	10.4x	11.8x	0.3x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024	UK£3.6b	UK£12.8b	UK£301.8m	10.4x	11.8x	0.3x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024	UK£3.4b	UK£12.8b	UK£302.2m	10.2x	11.1x	0.3x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024	UK£3.7b	UK£12.8b	UK£296.8m	10.6x	12.4x	0.3x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024	UK£3.9b	UK£12.8b	UK£316.7m	12.3x	12.4x	0.3x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024	UK£3.9b	UK£12.6b	UK£307.7m	12.7x	12.8x	0.3x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024	UK£3.5b	UK£12.6b	UK£303.2m	11.5x	11.6x	0.3x
Thu, 16 May 2024	UK£3.8b	UK£12.6b	UK£301.0m	11.3x	12.5x	0.3x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024	UK£3.3b	UK£12.6b	UK£301.0m	10.9x	11.1x	0.3x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024	UK£3.1b	UK£12.6b	UK£301.2m	10x	10.3x	0.2x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024	UK£3.3b	UK£11.1b	UK£273.2m	9.2x	12.1x	0.3x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024	UK£3.5b	UK£11.1b	UK£273.2m	9.7x	12.7x	0.3x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023	UK£3.1b	UK£11.1b	UK£273.2m	9x	11.4x	0.3x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023	UK£3.1b	UK£11.0b	UK£266.6m	9.4x	11.7x	0.3x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023	UK£3.6b	UK£11.0b	UK£265.1m	9.8x	13.7x	0.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio

13.7x

Thu, 28 Sep 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the British Retail Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.8x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.29x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have declined 6.7% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.