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U.K. (FTSE) Home Improvement Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M11.9%
  • 1Y13.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Home Improvement Retail industry has been flat over the last week, but Wickes Group has lost 3.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 14% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 13 Aug 2026UK£6.1bUK£15.3bUK£303.5m15x20.1x0.4x
Sat, 11 Jul 2026UK£5.4bUK£15.3bUK£303.5m14.7x17.7x0.4x
Mon, 08 Jun 2026UK£5.5bUK£15.3bUK£302.9m15.3x18.3x0.4x
Wed, 06 May 2026UK£5.5bUK£15.3bUK£301.3m15.6x18.4x0.4x
Fri, 03 Apr 2026UK£5.6bUK£15.3bUK£301.3m15.3x18.5x0.4x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026UK£7.2bUK£15.1bUK£225.0m23.7x32x0.5x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026UK£6.4bUK£15.1bUK£225.0m22.4x28.5x0.4x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025UK£6.2bUK£15.1bUK£225.0m21.3x27.6x0.4x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025UK£5.8bUK£15.1bUK£203.3m27x28.8x0.4x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025UK£6.1bUK£15.1bUK£202.9m28.3x30.2x0.4x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025UK£5.1bUK£15.1bUK£202.9m23.1x25x0.3x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025UK£5.6bUK£15.0bUK£198.8m28.3x28.1x0.4x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025UK£5.7bUK£15.0bUK£198.8m29.6x28.9x0.4x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025UK£5.8bUK£15.0bUK£199.0m29.5x28.9x0.4x
Thu, 08 May 2025UK£6.1bUK£15.0bUK£194.3m28x31.5x0.4x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025UK£5.3bUK£15.0bUK£194.3m24.3x27.5x0.4x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025UK£5.2bUK£15.1bUK£364.4m12.7x14.2x0.3x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025UK£5.1bUK£15.1bUK£364.4m14.1x14x0.3x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024UK£5.3bUK£15.1bUK£371.0m13x14.3x0.4x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024UK£6.2bUK£15.1bUK£384.6m22.7x16.1x0.4x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024UK£6.6bUK£15.1bUK£386.3m30.1x17x0.4x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024UK£6.9bUK£15.1bUK£386.9m30x17.9x0.5x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024UK£6.0bUK£15.3bUK£386.0m25.7x15.4x0.4x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024UK£5.8bUK£15.3bUK£386.0m24.8x15.1x0.4x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024UK£5.5bUK£15.3bUK£389.9m16.7x14.1x0.4x
Fri, 10 May 2024UK£5.6bUK£15.3bUK£393.6m16.8x14.2x0.4x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024UK£5.3bUK£15.3bUK£393.6m17.2x13.6x0.3x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024UK£5.1bUK£15.4bUK£374.8m18.8x13.5x0.3x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024UK£5.5bUK£16.5bUK£401.4m19.3x13.7x0.3x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023UK£6.0bUK£16.5bUK£401.4m21.7x14.9x0.4x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023UK£5.4bUK£16.5bUK£403.5m17.5x13.4x0.3x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023UK£5.1bUK£16.6bUK£383.5m17.8x13.3x0.3x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023UK£5.6bUK£16.6bUK£384.4m21x14.4x0.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023UK£5.6bUK£16.5bUK£531.3m20.1x10.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.6bTotal Earnings: UK£531.3mTotal Revenue: UK£16.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Home Improvement Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Home Improvement Retail 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 19.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.37x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Home Improvement Retail industry have declined 17% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Home Improvement Retail compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.31%
Consumer Discretionary-0.59%
Specialty Stores-0.82%
Home Improvement Retail-0.53%
Apparel Retail5.71%
Automotive Retail-0.12%
Home Furnishing Retail-0.65%
Specialty Stores-1.24%
Computer and Electronics Retail-1.26%
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
KGF KingfisherUK£3.280.8%
+UK£41.1m		20.6%PE22x

Latest News

KGF
UK£3.28
Kingfisher
7D
0.8%
1Y
20.6%
Narrative Update • Jul 07

KGF: Execution And Leadership Uncertainty Will Pressure Future Share Returns

Kingfisher's analyst price target has been trimmed by £0.10. This reflects modestly lower fair value assumptions and revenue growth expectations, partly balanced by slightly firmer profit margin and P/E inputs cited by recent analysts.
WIX
UK£1.99
Wickes Group
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-8.1%
VIC
UK£0.76
Victorian Plumbing Group
7D
-1.9%
1Y
13.7%
Analysis Article • May 26

Shareholders Can Be Confident That Victorian Plumbing Group's (LON:VIC) Earnings Are High Quality

Even though Victorian Plumbing Group plc's ( LON:VIC ) recent earnings release was robust, the market didn't seem to...