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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D5.1%
  • 3M3.4%
  • 1Y15.3%
  • YTD-0.2%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 5.1% in the last week, with Unilever up 2.2%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 15%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£372.5bUK£296.9bUK£19.6b16.7x19x1.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£369.2bUK£294.6bUK£19.8b16.5x18.6x1.3x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£381.2bUK£296.4bUK£3.7b16.9x102.4x1.3x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£405.9bUK£309.2bUK£5.2b17.8x77.6x1.3x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£409.7bUK£309.0bUK£5.2b17.3x79.1x1.3x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£405.1bUK£308.2bUK£4.3b17.5x94.6x1.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£417.0bUK£306.4bUK£3.9b17.5x107.5x1.4x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£408.4bUK£307.4bUK£3.9b18.7x103.9x1.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£401.0bUK£312.9bUK£4.2b16.5x96.4x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£393.7bUK£354.0bUK£5.7b16.3x69.1x1.1x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£402.8bUK£351.7bUK£5.4b17.6x74.7x1.1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£359.7bUK£349.5bUK£5.5b16.5x65.2x1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£368.6bUK£311.6bUK£3.9b16.8x93.7x1.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£388.7bUK£346.9bUK£5.7b17.3x68.3x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£385.0bUK£363.1bUK£31.1b16.4x12.4x1.1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£381.2bUK£361.9bUK£31.0b16.1x12.3x1.1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£389.7bUK£359.8bUK£29.6b17.5x13.2x1.1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£397.2bUK£354.3bUK£28.9b16.2x13.8x1.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£403.1bUK£353.8bUK£28.7b16x14x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£418.3bUK£353.0bUK£28.2b16.2x14.8x1.2x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£403.6bUK£354.3bUK£25.7b15.4x15.7x1.1x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£427.3bUK£355.8bUK£25.7b17.2x16.6x1.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£432.0bUK£351.0bUK£25.8b16.1x16.7x1.2x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£410.2bUK£349.2bUK£26.1b15.2x15.7x1.2x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£420.2bUK£345.2bUK£27.1b15x15.5x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£422.3bUK£341.4bUK£24.0b14.8x17.6x1.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£423.8bUK£343.9bUK£23.9b14.8x17.7x1.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£412.6bUK£343.1bUK£25.1b13.8x16.4x1.2x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022UK£407.5bUK£340.2bUK£25.8b13.6x15.8x1.2x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022UK£434.5bUK£345.4bUK£26.7b15.5x16.3x1.3x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022UK£448.8bUK£339.2bUK£26.6b16.5x16.9x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022UK£410.6bUK£329.9bUK£23.9b17.3x17.2x1.2x
Thu, 26 May 2022UK£388.1bUK£318.3bUK£22.9b16.5x16.9x1.2x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022UK£393.2bUK£301.0bUK£22.6b18.4x17.4x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£393.2bTotal Earnings: UK£22.6bTotal Revenue: UK£301.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.5x202320242025
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 19.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.5x.
  • 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 4.4% 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 Market5.59%
Consumer Staples5.06%
Food7.80%
Beverage7.17%
Food and Staples Retail4.99%
Personal Products4.85%
Tobacco4.34%
Household Products1.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 16.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Household Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 55% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.1% 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£46.872.2%
+UK£2.5b		25.2%PE23.8x
BATS British American TobaccoUK£31.981.8%
+UK£1.3b		41.1%PE23.2x
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£21.047.4%
+UK£1.0b		-11.2%PE10.4x
IMB Imperial BrandsUK£29.533.9%
+UK£904.7m		72.0%PE9.2x
CCH Coca-Cola HBCUK£36.706.1%
+UK£768.3m		54.3%PE18.9x
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