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U.K. (FTSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-11.6%
  • 1Y-16.2%
  • YTD-21.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Beverage industry has remained flat, although notably Shepherd Neame gained 3.7%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 16% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Beverage Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 04 Dec 2025UK£54.7bUK£27.9bUK£2.7b21.1x20.3x2x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025UK£54.3bUK£27.9bUK£2.7b21.6x20.1x1.9x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025UK£54.9bUK£27.5bUK£2.6b22.1x20.8x2x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025UK£62.7bUK£27.4bUK£2.6b24.6x23.9x2.3x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025UK£61.3bUK£27.0bUK£3.5b20.3x17.7x2.3x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025UK£59.1bUK£26.9bUK£3.5b20.1x17x2.2x
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£64.8bUK£26.8bUK£3.4b20.1x19.3x2.4x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£62.6bUK£27.2bUK£3.4b19x18.4x2.3x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£61.0bUK£27.3bUK£3.4b18.3x17.7x2.2x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£63.2bUK£27.5bUK£3.4b20.1x18.6x2.3x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£71.7bUK£29.3bUK£3.7b19.2x19.3x2.4x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£70.2bUK£29.0bUK£3.7b19.6x19.2x2.4x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£69.1bUK£28.8bUK£3.6b19.1x19.1x2.4x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£73.5bUK£28.2bUK£3.5b19.6x20.9x2.6x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£72.4bUK£28.5bUK£3.6b22.4x20.3x2.5x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£73.7bUK£29.8bUK£3.9b22.7x18.7x2.5x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£73.0bUK£30.2bUK£4.1b20.7x17.7x2.4x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£77.2bUK£30.2bUK£4.1b20.2x18.8x2.6x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£76.8bUK£30.5bUK£4.2b19.1x18.4x2.5x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£79.1bUK£30.0bUK£4.1b21.3x19.3x2.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£77.8bUK£30.0bUK£4.1b25.7x18.9x2.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£75.9bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b25.4x17x2.5x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£76.7bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b23.2x17.2x2.6x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£84.5bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b23.7x18.8x2.8x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£81.0bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b18.1x17.9x2.7x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£86.8bUK£29.9bUK£4.5b17.6x19.1x2.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£91.4bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b21.5x21.9x3.1x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£87.8bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b20.6x21x3x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£93.6bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b23.7x22.3x3.2x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£99.3bUK£29.3bUK£4.2b23.9x23.7x3.4x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£91.4bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b21.6x21.7x3.1x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£92.4bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b20.4x22x3.2x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£94.9bUK£26.8bUK£3.9b17.6x24.3x3.5x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£97.7bUK£26.5bUK£3.9b18.2x25.1x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£97.7bTotal Earnings: UK£3.9bTotal Revenue: UK£26.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Beverage industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Beverage industry have declined 12% 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 industry?

GB Market1.13%
Consumer Staples0.53%
Beverage-0.68%
Brewers2.90%
Distillers and Wine Makers-0.52%
Soft Drinks-1.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Brewers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.2x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Soft Drinks industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Distillers and Wine Makers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 39% per year.
  • In contrast, the Soft Drinks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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£17.502.0%
+UK£745.8m		-25.3%PE22.1x
FEVR Fevertree DrinksUK£8.061.5%
+UK£13.5m		9.8%PE37.1x
SHEP Shepherd NeameUK£4.693.1%
+UK£2.1m		-11.5%PE15.6x
CDGP Chapel Down GroupUK£0.381.4%
+UK£857.6k		7.1%PS3.7x

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1.5%
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9.8%

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UK£17.50
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7D
2.0%
1Y
-25.3%

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UK£1.25
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7D
-2.3%
1Y
-16.1%

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SHEP
UK£4.69
Shepherd Neame
7D
3.1%
1Y
-11.5%
NICL
UK£9.98
Nichols
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-24.1%
DIS
UK£0.0011
Distil
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-27.7%
CDGP
UK£0.38
Chapel Down Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
7.1%