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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies61
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y7.5%
  • YTD7.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat, although notably British American Tobacco gained 4.9%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 7.5% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£397.8bUK£308.8bUK£4.7b17.2x85.4x1.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£408.2bUK£307.9bUK£4.1b17.9x99.5x1.3x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£416.6bUK£307.5bUK£4.0b16.8x104x1.4x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£401.6bUK£312.5bUK£4.5b16.7x88.5x1.3x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£385.7bUK£350.9bUK£5.2b15.7x74.6x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£393.2bUK£356.8bUK£5.7b16.9x68.9x1.1x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£386.4bUK£351.2bUK£5.7b16.7x67.6x1.1x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£384.4bUK£343.9bUK£4.7b16.8x82.3x1.1x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£390.8bUK£343.9bUK£5.2b17.1x75.2x1.1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£378.1bUK£363.5bUK£31.1b16x12.2x1x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£383.8bUK£362.4bUK£31.1b16.7x12.3x1.1x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£384.7bUK£363.8bUK£31.0b16.5x12.4x1.1x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£390.3bUK£355.9bUK£29.5b16.1x13.2x1.1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£405.0bUK£353.8bUK£28.9b16.7x14x1.1x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£406.0bUK£351.8bUK£28.7b16x14.1x1.2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£390.4bUK£351.7bUK£25.6b15.5x15.2x1.1x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£403.9bUK£355.7bUK£25.8b16.5x15.7x1.1x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£427.6bUK£324.0bUK£25.3b17.2x16.9x1.3x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£422.0bUK£348.9bUK£26.1b15.8x16.2x1.2x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£421.2bUK£345.2bUK£27.0b15x15.6x1.2x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£410.8bUK£342.3bUK£24.3b15x16.9x1.2x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£422.2bUK£340.8bUK£24.0b14.8x17.6x1.2x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£420.8bUK£346.5bUK£24.0b13.9x17.5x1.2x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£403.1bUK£339.9bUK£25.1b13.7x16x1.2x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£415.9bUK£338.9bUK£25.9b14.8x16.1x1.2x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£446.0bUK£343.7bUK£26.6b16.8x16.8x1.3x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£410.8bUK£312.1bUK£23.4b15.9x17.6x1.3x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£403.9bUK£326.8bUK£24.0b16x16.8x1.2x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£387.6bUK£311.3bUK£23.6b16.2x16.4x1.2x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£391.6bUK£296.1bUK£22.1b18.6x17.7x1.3x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£391.2bUK£276.1bUK£21.7b18.6x18x1.4x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£411.5bUK£285.2bUK£19.5b19.6x21.1x1.4x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£424.9bUK£287.1bUK£19.2b20.3x22.1x1.5x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£415.9bUK£303.7bUK£19.1b20.2x21.7x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£415.9bTotal Earnings: UK£19.1bTotal Revenue: UK£303.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 85.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 34.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 38% 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 Trends

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

GB Market-0.14%
Consumer Staples0.64%
Tobacco3.74%
Beverage0.54%
Personal Products0.25%
Household Products-0.078%
Food and Staples Retail-0.95%
Food-2.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 32.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tobacco industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the Personal Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BATS British American TobaccoUK£28.674.9%
+UK£3.0b		13.7%PS2.4x
DGE DiageoUK£23.451.1%
+UK£544.4m		-16.6%PE17x
HLN HaleonUK£3.660.8%
+UK£253.5m		12.0%PE27.4x
ULVR UnileverUK£45.420.1%
+UK£123.8m		19.0%PE20.3x
MPE M.P. Evans GroupUK£9.928.5%
+UK£40.9m		34.1%PE9.9x
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