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U.K. (FTSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M2.6%
  • 1Y-7.1%
  • YTD-7.3%

The Beverage industry is up 2.8% in the last week, with Diageo up 1.3%. However, the industry is down 7.1% over the past year. 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
Tue, 26 Aug 2025UK£64.3bUK£27.4bUK£2.6b25x24.5x2.4x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025UK£60.8bUK£26.9bUK£3.5b20.3x17.6x2.3x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£59.1bUK£26.9bUK£3.5b20.1x17x2.2x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£65.2bUK£26.9bUK£3.4b20.3x19.3x2.4x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£61.4bUK£27.1bUK£3.4b18.9x18.1x2.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£61.2bUK£27.2bUK£3.4b18x17.8x2.2x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£63.2bUK£27.5bUK£3.4b20.1x18.6x2.3x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£71.5bUK£29.3bUK£3.7b18.9x19.3x2.4x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£68.4bUK£29.0bUK£3.7b19.7x18.7x2.4x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£69.1bUK£28.8bUK£3.6b19.1x19.1x2.4x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£74.8bUK£28.2bUK£3.5b20.2x21.3x2.7x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£72.4bUK£28.4bUK£3.5b23.2x20.4x2.5x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£72.7bUK£29.9bUK£3.9b22.3x18.4x2.4x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£73.0bUK£30.2bUK£4.1b20.7x17.7x2.4x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£78.2bUK£30.2bUK£4.1b20.3x19x2.6x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£76.1bUK£30.5bUK£4.2b18.8x18.3x2.5x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£79.1bUK£30.0bUK£4.1b21.3x19.3x2.6x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£77.9bUK£30.0bUK£4.1b25x18.9x2.6x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£75.6bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b25.6x16.9x2.5x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£75.2bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b23x16.8x2.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£84.5bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b23.7x18.8x2.8x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£82.0bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b18.1x18.1x2.7x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£88.7bUK£30.0bUK£4.5b17.6x19.5x3x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£91.4bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b21.5x21.9x3.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£88.3bUK£29.0bUK£4.2b20.7x21.1x3x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£94.8bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b24x22.5x3.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£97.8bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b23.5x23.3x3.3x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£91.4bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b21.6x21.7x3.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£92.4bUK£28.2bUK£4.2b17.7x21.8x3.3x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£95.4bUK£26.8bUK£3.9b17.5x24.4x3.6x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£97.7bUK£26.5bUK£3.9b18.2x25.1x3.7x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£95.8bUK£26.6bUK£3.9b17x24.7x3.6x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022UK£98.2bUK£26.3bUK£3.9b22.8x25.5x3.7x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022UK£97.1bUK£26.2bUK£3.8b21.5x25.3x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£97.1bTotal Earnings: UK£3.8bTotal Revenue: UK£26.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Beverage industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
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 Market0.74%
Consumer Staples2.42%
Beverage2.82%
Distillers and Wine Makers4.14%
Soft Drinks-0.84%
Brewers-1.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Distillers and Wine Makers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 39.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Brewers industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 31.7x.
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 Brewers industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.3% 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£21.211.3%
+UK£600.0m		-16.2%PE26.9x
DIS DistilUK£0.002210.0%
+UK£290.6k		-32.3%PS2.5x

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UK£20.50
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7D
-1.0%
1Y
-29.3%
DIS
UK£0.0022
Distil
7D
10.0%
1Y
-32.3%
SHEP
UK£4.75
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7D
-1.0%
1Y
-26.4%