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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 28, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies74
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M-4.2%
  • 1Y-9.1%
  • YTD-8.1%

The Consumer Staples industry has gained 1.1% in the last week and Haleon up 2.7%. In contrast, the industry has lost 9.1% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.2% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 28 Nov 2023UK£387.0bUK£364.0bUK£31.2b16.7x12.4x1.1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023UK£391.1bUK£357.8bUK£29.6b16.2x13.2x1.1x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023UK£406.9bUK£355.0bUK£28.9b18.1x14.1x1.1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023UK£397.2bUK£352.9bUK£28.7b15.6x13.8x1.1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023UK£401.2bUK£352.2bUK£25.7b15.6x15.6x1.1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023UK£399.1bUK£354.7bUK£25.7b16x15.5x1.1x
Sun, 14 May 2023UK£433.4bUK£356.3bUK£25.5b17x17x1.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023UK£429.6bUK£348.8bUK£26.0b15.9x16.6x1.2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023UK£419.7bUK£347.2bUK£26.0b15.1x16.1x1.2x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£424.0bUK£343.1bUK£24.4b16x17.4x1.2x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£420.8bUK£339.1bUK£24.0b15x17.5x1.2x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£422.8bUK£346.2bUK£24.0b14.2x17.6x1.2x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£401.6bUK£340.0bUK£25.1b13.3x16x1.2x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£413.6bUK£342.6bUK£25.9b14.1x15.9x1.2x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£455.0bUK£344.8bUK£26.6b16.2x17.1x1.3x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£413.4bUK£329.5bUK£23.8b16.4x17.4x1.3x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022UK£396.4bUK£326.5bUK£23.9b15.9x16.6x1.2x
Mon, 16 May 2022UK£399.3bUK£313.7bUK£23.5b16.6x17x1.3x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022UK£388.7bUK£295.4bUK£22.0b18.6x17.6x1.3x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022UK£365.9bUK£272.5bUK£21.6b17.6x16.9x1.3x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022UK£411.1bUK£287.0bUK£19.6b19.7x21x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022UK£425.9bUK£286.3bUK£19.2b20.4x22.2x1.5x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021UK£401.2bUK£287.0bUK£19.2b18.9x20.8x1.4x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021UK£407.2bUK£304.0bUK£18.2b19.8x22.4x1.3x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021UK£407.6bUK£300.6bUK£17.7b21.6x23.1x1.4x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021UK£413.6bUK£298.8bUK£17.7b24.2x23.4x1.4x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021UK£422.7bUK£298.5bUK£17.6b23.7x24x1.4x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021UK£404.1bUK£295.1bUK£18.2b22.4x22.2x1.4x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021UK£414.7bUK£297.1bUK£18.7b23.7x22.2x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£411.6bTotal Earnings: UK£14.5bTotal Revenue: UK£295.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.5x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Consumer Staples 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 12.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Consumer Staples sector?

GB Market-0.36%
Consumer Staples1.08%
Food and Staples Retail1.90%
Food1.44%
Personal Products1.18%
Household Products1.17%
Tobacco0.74%
Beverage0.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Household Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 26.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tobacco industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 9.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 27% per year.
  • In contrast, the Personal Products industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HLN HaleonUK£3.352.7%
+UK£817.3m		16.1%PE24.7x
TSCO TescoUK£2.853.6%
+UK£687.4m		22.4%PE14x
ULVR UnileverUK£38.020.7%
+UK£637.2m		-8.5%PE13.2x
BATS British American TobaccoUK£25.491.0%
+UK£535.2m		-24.1%PE6.5x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser GroupUK£53.901.2%
+UK£419.1m		-9.7%PE17.4x
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UK£53.90

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7D

1.2%

1Y

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HFG

UK£7.08

Hilton Food Group

7D

-0.8%

1Y

30.1%

HLN

UK£3.35

Haleon

7D

2.7%

1Y

16.1%

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W7L

UK£3.25

Warpaint London

7D

-1.5%

1Y

85.7%

ULVR

UK£38.02

Unilever

7D

0.7%

1Y

-8.5%

ABF

UK£23.78

Associated British Foods

7D

1.5%

1Y

50.9%

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PFD

UK£1.28

Premier Foods

7D

-1.4%

1Y

19.2%

CCH

UK£21.81

Coca-Cola HBC

7D

4.4%

1Y

7.7%

TSCO

UK£2.85

Tesco

7D

3.6%

1Y

22.4%

IMB

UK£18.49

Imperial Brands

7D

0.03%

1Y

-13.3%

MKS

UK£2.50

Marks and Spencer Group

7D

-1.1%

1Y

101.4%

OCDO

UK£5.75

Ocado Group

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-9.3%

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WINE

UK£0.34

Naked Wines

7D

-13.7%

1Y

-64.2%

BATS

UK£25.49

British American Tobacco

7D

1.0%

1Y

-24.1%

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SBRY

UK£2.76

J Sainsbury

7D

4.7%

1Y

23.5%

AEP

UK£6.92

Anglo-Eastern Plantations

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-14.9%