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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y11.8%
  • YTD11.0%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 1.8%, with Diageo up 6.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. 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
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£412.2bUK£308.7bUK£5.1b17.9x80.1x1.3x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£396.1bUK£308.4bUK£4.6b17.3x85.9x1.3x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£408.2bUK£307.9bUK£4.1b17.9x99.5x1.3x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£418.5bUK£307.5bUK£4.0b17x104.8x1.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£404.0bUK£312.8bUK£4.6b16.6x87.9x1.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£385.7bUK£350.9bUK£5.2b15.7x74.6x1.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£390.0bUK£355.6bUK£5.7b16.8x69x1.1x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£386.6bUK£350.6bUK£5.7b16.8x68.3x1.1x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£384.5bUK£344.0bUK£4.7b16.8x82.4x1.1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£391.7bUK£343.0bUK£5.2b17.2x75.9x1.1x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£373.9bUK£363.7bUK£31.1b15.9x12x1x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£385.9bUK£363.3bUK£31.1b16.1x12.4x1.1x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£380.6bUK£363.8bUK£31.0b16.5x12.3x1x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£388.1bUK£356.0bUK£29.5b16.2x13.1x1.1x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£403.1bUK£354.2bUK£28.9b16.6x14x1.1x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£407.6bUK£352.7bUK£28.8b16x14.2x1.2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£390.2bUK£351.6bUK£25.6b15.6x15.2x1.1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£405.0bUK£356.2bUK£25.8b16.5x15.7x1.1x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£430.3bUK£323.7bUK£25.3b17.2x17x1.3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£418.1bUK£348.9bUK£26.1b15.8x16x1.2x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£426.3bUK£345.1bUK£27.1b15x15.7x1.2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£419.4bUK£341.2bUK£24.0b15x17.5x1.2x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£422.4bUK£339.6bUK£24.0b14.8x17.6x1.2x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£416.4bUK£346.8bUK£24.0b14x17.3x1.2x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£401.6bUK£340.0bUK£25.1b13.5x16x1.2x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£419.1bUK£338.3bUK£26.0b15.2x16.1x1.2x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£446.0bUK£343.7bUK£26.6b16.8x16.8x1.3x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£405.6bUK£311.5bUK£23.4b15.9x17.4x1.3x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£410.9bUK£324.1bUK£23.9b16.2x17.2x1.3x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£394.8bUK£313.4bUK£23.6b16.6x16.8x1.3x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£390.0bUK£295.8bUK£22.1b18.5x17.7x1.3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£401.7bUK£280.5bUK£21.9b18.9x18.3x1.4x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£412.1bUK£283.4bUK£19.1b19.8x21.6x1.5x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£424.9bUK£287.1bUK£19.2b20.3x22.1x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£424.9bTotal Earnings: UK£19.2bTotal Revenue: UK£287.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.2x202220232024
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 80.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 36.1x.
  • 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 35% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.5% 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 Market-1.36%
Consumer Staples0.79%
Household Products2.94%
Beverage2.52%
Personal Products1.48%
Food and Staples Retail0.71%
Tobacco-0.99%
Food-4.02%
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 7.0%, 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 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Beverage 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
DGE DiageoUK£25.363.7%
+UK£2.0b
-10.7%PE18.5x
ULVR UnileverUK£46.521.1%
+UK£1.3b
23.6%PE21x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser GroupUK£48.433.0%
+UK£963.3m
-10.8%PE21.6x
HLN HaleonUK£3.852.8%
+UK£950.6m
20.1%PE28.8x
TSCO TescoUK£3.741.5%
+UK£362.2m
30.7%PE13.2x
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BATS

UK£29.44

British American Tobacco

7D

-0.8%

1Y

26.8%

BVIC

UK£13.05

Britvic

7D

1.3%

1Y

51.4%

ULVR

UK£46.52

Unilever

7D

1.1%

1Y

23.6%

PFD

UK£1.89

Premier Foods

7D

2.3%

1Y

43.2%

RKT

UK£48.43

Reckitt Benckiser Group

7D

3.0%

1Y

-10.8%

IMB

UK£25.47

Imperial Brands

7D

-1.4%

1Y

41.1%

DGE

UK£25.36

Diageo

7D

3.7%

1Y

-10.7%