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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 15, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies58
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M9.8%
  • 1Y6.2%
  • YTD11.9%

In the last week, Consumer Staples has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 6.2% in that time. 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
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£416.3bUK£307.4bUK£4.0b16.8x104.4x1.4x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£403.1bUK£312.1bUK£4.5b17.4x89.9x1.3x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£391.3bUK£350.7bUK£5.1b16x76.4x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£395.0bUK£356.6bUK£5.7b16.8x69.7x1.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£386.4bUK£351.5bUK£5.7b16.9x67.5x1.1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£376.5bUK£344.1bUK£4.7b16.6x80.1x1.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£379.0bUK£344.1bUK£4.5b16.9x85.1x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£386.7bUK£362.9bUK£31.0b16.4x12.5x1.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£383.8bUK£362.8bUK£31.1b16.7x12.3x1.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£386.0bUK£364.6bUK£31.2b16.7x12.4x1.1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£390.9bUK£356.9bUK£29.6b16.1x13.2x1.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£406.0bUK£354.0bUK£28.9b18x14.1x1.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£400.9bUK£352.7bUK£28.7b15.7x14x1.1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£396.3bUK£352.1bUK£25.6b16x15.5x1.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£399.2bUK£354.9bUK£25.7b16.2x15.5x1.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£425.9bUK£324.5bUK£25.3b17.2x16.8x1.3x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£426.7bUK£346.9bUK£26.0b15.9x16.4x1.2x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£423.1bUK£346.8bUK£26.0b15.2x16.3x1.2x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£410.3bUK£341.8bUK£24.3b15x16.9x1.2x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£423.4bUK£340.7bUK£24.0b14.7x17.6x1.2x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£423.4bUK£346.4bUK£24.0b14x17.7x1.2x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£402.5bUK£340.9bUK£25.2b13.8x16x1.2x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£416.8bUK£338.8bUK£25.8b14.8x16.1x1.2x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£450.2bUK£344.7bUK£26.6b16.5x16.9x1.3x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£413.0bUK£315.1bUK£23.5b16.1x17.6x1.3x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£398.7bUK£326.4bUK£23.9b16.4x16.7x1.2x
Thu, 12 May 2022UK£391.8bUK£311.5bUK£23.6b16.2x16.6x1.3x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022UK£396.2bUK£298.1bUK£22.1b18.5x17.9x1.3x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022UK£370.4bUK£273.2bUK£21.6b17.5x17.2x1.4x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022UK£411.2bUK£286.0bUK£19.5b19.7x21.1x1.4x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021UK£426.8bUK£286.2bUK£19.2b20.7x22.2x1.5x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021UK£411.0bUK£303.8bUK£19.2b18.8x21.4x1.4x
Tue, 26 Oct 2021UK£404.4bUK£303.2bUK£18.1b20.4x22.4x1.3x
Thu, 23 Sep 2021UK£410.5bUK£300.9bUK£17.7b21.3x23.2x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£410.5bTotal Earnings: UK£17.7bTotal Revenue: UK£300.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.2x202220232024
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 104x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.2x.
  • 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 39% 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 Market1.10%
Consumer Staples0.40%
Beverage2.08%
Household Products1.26%
Tobacco1.10%
Food-0.044%
Personal Products-0.51%
Food and Staples Retail-0.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 32.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tobacco industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the Beverage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.6% 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
RKT Reckitt Benckiser GroupUK£45.982.5%
+UK£750.0m
-21.1%PE20.7x
DGE DiageoUK£24.701.3%
+UK£688.3m
-21.6%PE18.7x
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£21.890.4%
+UK£60.5m
6.4%PE13.7x
GNC Greencore GroupUK£1.853.1%
+UK£23.7m
140.8%PE15.7x
MPE M.P. Evans GroupUK£8.543.6%
+UK£15.7m
18.0%PE11.3x
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CCH

UK£28.08

Coca-Cola HBC

7D

-2.4%

1Y

23.4%

MPE

UK£8.54

M.P. Evans Group

7D

3.6%

1Y

18.0%

ANP

UK£3.23

Anpario

7D

17.3%

1Y

40.2%

ABF

UK£21.89

Associated British Foods

7D

0.4%

1Y

6.4%

DGE

UK£24.70

Diageo

7D

1.3%

1Y

-21.6%

TATE

UK£6.76

Tate & Lyle

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-3.1%

HOTC

UK£3.74

Hotel Chocolat Group

7D

0.3%

1Y

76.0%