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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M-3.0%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD-2.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 2.3%, driven by a pullback from Diageo of 0.5%. In the past year, the industry has gained 10%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£400.2bUK£310.5bUK£5.4b16.9x74.3x1.3x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£417.1bUK£309.2bUK£5.2b18.2x80x1.3x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£395.7bUK£307.9bUK£4.5b17.5x87.1x1.3x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£409.9bUK£307.9bUK£4.1b17.9x99.9x1.3x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£414.7bUK£307.3bUK£4.0b16.9x104.4x1.3x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£403.3bUK£311.9bUK£4.6b16.8x87.9x1.3x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£385.9bUK£354.5bUK£5.6b15.5x69x1.1x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£388.4bUK£355.9bUK£5.7b17x68.6x1.1x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£378.1bUK£319.1bUK£5.0b16.9x75.4x1.2x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£378.6bUK£344.0bUK£4.7b16.8x80.9x1.1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£387.3bUK£344.2bUK£5.2b17.6x74.2x1.1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£378.7bUK£363.7bUK£31.1b15.9x12.2x1x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£381.6bUK£362.9bUK£31.1b16.4x12.3x1.1x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£387.7bUK£362.1bUK£30.0b17.1x12.9x1.1x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£393.8bUK£355.8bUK£29.5b16x13.3x1.1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£400.8bUK£353.3bUK£28.9b16.4x13.9x1.1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£404.2bUK£352.2bUK£28.5b16.6x14.2x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£394.3bUK£352.0bUK£25.6b15.7x15.4x1.1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£405.8bUK£355.9bUK£25.8b16.3x15.7x1.1x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£437.3bUK£354.0bUK£25.4b16.9x17.2x1.2x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£416.1bUK£349.3bUK£26.1b15.7x15.9x1.2x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£425.6bUK£345.1bUK£27.1b15x15.7x1.2x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£420.5bUK£340.9bUK£24.0b14.8x17.5x1.2x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£420.2bUK£343.2bUK£24.0b14.9x17.5x1.2x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£414.0bUK£347.1bUK£24.4b14.1x17x1.2x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£447.7bUK£340.0bUK£25.1b13.5x17.8x1.3x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£441.2bUK£345.9bUK£26.7b15.3x16.5x1.3x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£449.7bUK£303.7bUK£25.8b16.4x17.4x1.5x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£404.0bUK£310.8bUK£23.3b16.1x17.3x1.3x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£409.4bUK£323.5bUK£23.9b16.5x17.1x1.3x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£400.0bUK£308.1bUK£23.4b17x17.1x1.3x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£392.1bUK£296.5bUK£22.1b18.6x17.7x1.3x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£393.7bUK£283.1bUK£22.0b18.4x17.9x1.4x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£413.0bUK£284.8bUK£19.1b20.1x21.6x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£413.0bTotal Earnings: UK£19.1bTotal Revenue: UK£284.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.7x202320242025
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 74.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 37.7x.
  • 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 34% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.9% 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.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.96%
Consumer Staples-2.30%
Food0.78%
Household Products-0.69%
Food and Staples Retail-0.95%
Personal Products-1.91%
Tobacco-2.35%
Beverage-5.59%
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 8.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 17.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tobacco industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.8% 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
ULVR UnileverUK£45.871.2%
+UK£1.3b		23.6%PE20.2x
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£20.124.2%
+UK£568.2m		-10.1%PE10x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser GroupUK£50.141.3%
+UK£423.5m		-10.1%PE22.3x
OCDO Ocado GroupUK£3.2516.7%
+UK£382.0m		-41.1%PS0.9x
TSCO TescoUK£3.651.4%
+UK£324.3m		23.2%PE12.9x
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