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

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D15.9%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y-8.3%
  • YTDn/a

The Home Improvement Retail industry is up 16% in the last week, with Kingfisher up 18%. During this same period, the Marks Electrical Group underperformed, falling 14%. However, the industry is down 8.3% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025UK£5.9bUK£15.1bUK£202.9m27.4x29.2x0.4x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025UK£5.8bUK£15.0bUK£198.8m28.8x28.9x0.4x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£5.8bUK£15.0bUK£198.8m29.4x29.3x0.4x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£5.8bUK£15.0bUK£199.0m29.1x28.9x0.4x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£6.4bUK£15.0bUK£193.9m29.8x33.1x0.4x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£5.3bUK£15.0bUK£194.3m23.9x27.2x0.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£5.5bUK£15.1bUK£364.4m13.4x15x0.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£5.3bUK£15.1bUK£364.4m14.3x14.5x0.3x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£5.2bUK£15.1bUK£371.0m12.7x14x0.3x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£5.4bUK£15.1bUK£371.0m13.1x14.5x0.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£6.5bUK£15.1bUK£386.3m30.4x16.8x0.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£6.8bUK£15.1bUK£386.3m28.3x17.7x0.5x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£6.1bUK£15.3bUK£386.0m26.9x15.9x0.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£5.9bUK£15.3bUK£386.0m24.5x15.2x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£5.5bUK£15.3bUK£389.9m17.2x14x0.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£5.6bUK£15.3bUK£393.6m16.4x14.3x0.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£5.5bUK£15.3bUK£393.6m17.2x13.9x0.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£5.1bUK£15.4bUK£374.8m17.8x13.5x0.3x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£4.9bUK£15.4bUK£374.8m18.8x13.1x0.3x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£5.7bUK£16.5bUK£401.4m21.3x14.2x0.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£5.5bUK£16.5bUK£401.4m20.4x13.8x0.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£5.3bUK£16.6bUK£383.5m17.7x13.9x0.3x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£5.6bUK£16.6bUK£383.5m19.7x14.6x0.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£5.6bUK£16.5bUK£531.3m20.1x10.6x0.3x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£6.1bUK£16.5bUK£531.3m20.9x11.5x0.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£5.5bUK£16.8bUK£485.7m19.2x11.4x0.3x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£5.8bUK£16.8bUK£485.4m11.1x12x0.3x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£6.3bUK£16.8bUK£480.5m11.7x13.2x0.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£5.8bUK£14.7bUK£720.7m9.2x8.1x0.4x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£5.8bUK£14.7bUK£720.7m9.5x8x0.4x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023UK£5.4bUK£14.7bUK£720.7m8.9x7.5x0.4x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022UK£5.2bUK£14.7bUK£721.0m7.5x7.2x0.4x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022UK£4.8bUK£14.7bUK£724.0m6.8x6.7x0.3x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022UK£4.7bUK£14.7bUK£724.0m6.4x6.4x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.7bTotal Earnings: UK£724.0mTotal Revenue: UK£14.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Home Improvement Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Home Improvement Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 29.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.39x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Home Improvement Retail industry have declined 35% 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.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.52%
Consumer Discretionary-0.28%
Specialty Stores2.64%
Home Improvement Retail15.90%
Apparel Retail3.97%
Computer and Electronics Retail2.53%
Automotive Retail1.07%
Home Furnishing Retail0.63%
Specialty Stores-3.00%
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£2.9317.6%
+UK£760.4m		-9.9%PE27.5x
WIX Wickes GroupUK£2.176.9%
+UK£32.8m		25.6%PE23.1x
VIC Victorian Plumbing GroupUK£0.685.6%
+UK£11.8m		-34.9%PE32.7x
TPT Topps TilesUK£0.364.0%
+UK£2.8m		-20.0%PS0.3x

Latest News

KGF
UK£2.93
Kingfisher
7D
17.6%
1Y
-9.9%
MRK
UK£0.52
Marks Electrical Group
7D
-14.0%
1Y
-13.3%
VIC
UK£0.68
Victorian Plumbing Group
7D
5.6%
1Y
-34.9%

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WIX
UK£2.17
Wickes Group
7D
6.9%
1Y
25.6%

Wickes Group's (LON:WIX) Dividend Will Be £0.036

Sep 13
Wickes Group's (LON:WIX) Dividend Will Be £0.036
TPT
UK£0.36
Topps Tiles
7D
4.0%
1Y
-20.0%

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