U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 25, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies6

7D-2.1%
3M0.8%
1Y12.0%
YTD2.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by Inchcape declining 2.4%. In contrast, Likewise Group has gained 7.0%. In the past year, the industry has gained 9.4%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.5% annually.

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
Thu, 25 Jun 2026	UK£3.3b	UK£11.2b	UK£260.8m	9.5x	12.6x	0.3x
Sat, 23 May 2026	UK£3.4b	UK£11.2b	UK£261.7m	10.3x	13.2x	0.3x
Mon, 20 Apr 2026	UK£3.4b	UK£11.2b	UK£262.5m	9.9x	12.8x	0.3x
Wed, 18 Mar 2026	UK£3.3b	UK£11.3b	UK£293.2m	7.4x	11.3x	0.3x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026	UK£3.5b	UK£11.1b	UK£302.2m	7.9x	11.6x	0.3x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026	UK£3.3b	UK£11.1b	UK£302.2m	7.8x	11x	0.3x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025	UK£3.2b	UK£11.1b	UK£302.2m	8.4x	10.7x	0.3x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025	UK£3.1b	UK£10.0b	UK£275.6m	9.3x	11.2x	0.3x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025	UK£3.0b	UK£10.0b	UK£276.8m	9x	10.8x	0.3x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025	UK£2.8b	UK£10.0b	UK£287.3m	8.9x	9.9x	0.3x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025	UK£3.0b	UK£10.0b	UK£287.3m	9.4x	10.6x	0.3x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025	UK£3.1b	UK£10.4b	UK£277.7m	9.9x	11.1x	0.3x
Sun, 25 May 2025	UK£3.0b	UK£10.4b	UK£277.7m	9.1x	10.6x	0.3x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025	UK£3.1b	UK£10.4b	UK£277.9m	9x	11.1x	0.3x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025	UK£3.3b	UK£10.4b	UK£281.4m	8.9x	11.6x	0.3x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025	UK£3.1b	UK£12.8b	UK£302.2m	9x	10.2x	0.2x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025	UK£3.4b	UK£12.8b	UK£302.2m	9.6x	11.2x	0.3x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024	UK£3.6b	UK£12.8b	UK£301.8m	10.1x	11.9x	0.3x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024	UK£3.5b	UK£12.7b	UK£300.3m	10.7x	11.7x	0.3x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024	UK£3.6b	UK£12.8b	UK£297.0m	10.5x	12.1x	0.3x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024	UK£3.9b	UK£12.8b	UK£316.7m	12.4x	12.4x	0.3x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024	UK£4.0b	UK£12.8b	UK£316.7m	12.4x	12.6x	0.3x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024	UK£3.5b	UK£12.6b	UK£303.2m	11.4x	11.6x	0.3x
Mon, 27 May 2024	UK£3.8b	UK£12.6b	UK£303.2m	12.6x	12.7x	0.3x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024	UK£3.5b	UK£12.6b	UK£301.0m	11.3x	11.5x	0.3x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024	UK£3.2b	UK£12.6b	UK£301.2m	10.2x	10.7x	0.3x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024	UK£3.2b	UK£11.1b	UK£273.2m	9.3x	11.7x	0.3x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024	UK£3.4b	UK£11.1b	UK£273.2m	9.4x	12.3x	0.3x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023	UK£3.3b	UK£11.1b	UK£273.2m	9.3x	12x	0.3x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023	UK£3.1b	UK£11.0b	UK£267.2m	9.5x	11.6x	0.3x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023	UK£3.4b	UK£11.0b	UK£264.5m	9.7x	13x	0.3x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023	UK£3.6b	UK£11.0b	UK£278.7m	10.3x	13.1x	0.3x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023	UK£3.8b	UK£11.0b	UK£278.7m	10x	13.5x	0.3x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023	UK£3.7b	UK£9.2b	UK£282.0m	10.5x	13.1x	0.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x

Sun, 02 Jul 2023

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 11.7x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.30x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have declined 2.6% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% 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.