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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies51
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y6.1%
  • YTD0.6%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 1.2% in the last week, with British American Tobacco up 5.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 5.9%. Looking forward, 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
Tue, 20 Jan 2026UK£389.6bUK£298.4bUK£17.4b18.2x22.5x1.3x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025UK£393.4bUK£301.5bUK£17.5b18.3x22.5x1.3x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025UK£393.3bUK£300.9bUK£18.0b17.6x21.9x1.3x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025UK£388.6bUK£298.4bUK£18.4b18x21.1x1.3x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025UK£403.9bUK£296.5bUK£18.4b18.5x22x1.4x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025UK£400.3bUK£296.5bUK£18.4b19.5x21.8x1.3x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£378.0bUK£296.8bUK£19.5b19.4x19.4x1.3x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£378.6bUK£295.9bUK£19.5b20.1x19.4x1.3x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£380.8bUK£295.5bUK£19.6b17x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£367.9bUK£294.5bUK£19.8b16.4x18.6x1.2x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£362.6bUK£296.1bUK£20.0b17.1x18.1x1.2x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£403.4bUK£308.7bUK£5.3b16.9x76.7x1.3x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£407.9bUK£309.0bUK£5.2b18x78.4x1.3x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£410.8bTotal Earnings: UK£24.3bTotal Revenue: UK£342.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.8x202420252026
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 22.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 10% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.77%
Consumer Staples1.38%
Tobacco5.38%
Food1.98%
Food and Staples Retail1.89%
Personal Products-0.36%
Household Products-1.79%
Beverage-1.80%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Household Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 9.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Household Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.6% 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£43.736.2%
+UK£5.5b		47.8%PE31.2x
GNC Greencore GroupUK£2.7717.1%
+UK£1.2b		51.5%PE38.1x
IMB Imperial BrandsUK£30.992.4%
+UK£566.8m		19.2%PE11.8x
TSCO TescoUK£4.262.1%
+UK£547.4m		16.1%PE17.7x
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£3.615.0%
+UK£348.9m		6.9%PE368.1x

Latest News

GNC
UK£2.77
Greencore Group
7D
17.1%
1Y
51.5%
BAKK
UK£2.52
Bakkavor Group
7D
7.9%
1Y
69.1%
TSCO
UK£4.26
Tesco
7D
2.1%
1Y
16.1%

Tesco (LON:TSCO) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Jan 19
Tesco (LON:TSCO) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital
ULVR
UK£47.56
Unilever
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-8.1%
MKS
UK£3.61
Marks and Spencer Group
7D
5.0%
1Y
6.9%
IMB
UK£30.99
Imperial Brands
7D
2.4%
1Y
19.2%

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

Jan 16
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital
DGE
UK£16.25
Diageo
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-33.3%
OCDO
UK£2.62
Ocado Group
7D
-9.2%
1Y
-19.9%
ABF
UK£18.56
Associated British Foods
7D
0.6%
1Y
-7.3%
SBRY
UK£3.17
J Sainsbury
7D
1.9%
1Y
19.9%

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jan 11
J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
BATS
UK£43.73
British American Tobacco
7D
6.2%
1Y
47.8%

There's Reason For Concern Over British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s (LON:BATS) Price

Jan 11
There's Reason For Concern Over British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s (LON:BATS) Price
APN
UK£2.33
Applied Nutrition
7D
-8.1%
1Y
62.0%
RKT
UK£61.16
Reckitt Benckiser Group
7D
-1.8%
1Y
21.4%
TATE
UK£3.65
Tate & Lyle
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-44.2%

TATE: Future Earnings Profile Will Reflect Dividend Increase And Soft Revenue Outlook

Analysts have slightly reduced their price target on Tate & Lyle to reflect a broadly unchanged fair value of approximately £3.99, despite modest upgrades to revenue growth and profit margin assumptions and a lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Board approves a higher interim dividend of 6.6 pence per share for the six months to 30 September 2025, up from 6.4 pence in 2024, payable on 5 January 2026 to shareholders on the register as of 21 November 2025 (Key Developments) Company maintains full year guidance for the year ending 31 March 2026, expecting revenue to decline by a low single digit percentage compared with the prior year (Key Developments) Valuation Changes Fair Value: edged down slightly from £4.00 to £3.99 per share, implying a negligible change in estimated intrinsic value.
MPE
UK£12.25
M.P. Evans Group
7D
-1.2%
1Y
23.7%
PRN
UK£4.55
Princes Group
7D
-3.2%
1Y
n/a