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U.K. (FTSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y-12.8%
  • YTD-12.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Beverage industry has remained flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 13% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£60.7bUK£26.8bUK£3.4b20.1x17.6x2.3x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£60.3bUK£26.6bUK£3.4b20.5x17.5x2.3x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£65.0bUK£26.9bUK£3.4b20x19.3x2.4x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£61.2bUK£27.1bUK£3.4b18.5x17.9x2.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£62.9bUK£27.5bUK£3.5b18.3x18x2.3x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£68.4bUK£27.6bUK£3.6b18.5x19x2.5x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£71.3bUK£29.2bUK£3.7b18.8x19.2x2.4x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£69.3bUK£29.3bUK£3.7b19.3x18.7x2.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£75.2bUK£28.6bUK£3.6b19.9x20.9x2.6x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£72.3bUK£28.6bUK£3.6b20.2x20.2x2.5x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£72.2bUK£29.1bUK£3.6b22.7x19.8x2.5x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£72.6bUK£29.7bUK£3.9b20.9x18.6x2.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£74.8bUK£30.1bUK£4.1b19.5x18.3x2.5x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£77.8bUK£30.5bUK£4.2b19x18.7x2.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£77.3bUK£30.3bUK£4.1b19.1x18.8x2.6x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£80.5bUK£30.2bUK£4.1b24.9x19.6x2.7x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£77.7bUK£29.9bUK£4.0b25.9x19.6x2.6x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£77.3bUK£30.2bUK£4.5b25.9x17.3x2.6x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£76.4bUK£30.2bUK£4.5b23.3x17x2.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£82.2bUK£30.2bUK£4.5b18.5x18.1x2.7x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£85.9bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b19x19x2.9x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£87.0bUK£29.9bUK£4.5b17.5x19.2x2.9x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£90.0bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b21.1x21.5x3.1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£89.7bUK£29.0bUK£4.2b21.1x21.4x3.1x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£96.8bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b24.3x23.1x3.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£97.2bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b23.1x23.2x3.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£93.4bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b22x22.2x3.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£92.6bUK£28.3bUK£4.2b17.5x21.9x3.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£95.2bUK£26.8bUK£3.9b17.5x24.4x3.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£98.5bUK£26.6bUK£3.9b18.7x25.3x3.7x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£94.7bUK£26.3bUK£3.9b19.4x24.6x3.6x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£97.7bUK£26.3bUK£3.8b23.2x25.5x3.7x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£103.4bUK£26.0bUK£3.8b25.1x27x4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£95.9bUK£23.6bUK£3.7b22.7x26x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26x


Total Market Cap: UK£95.9bTotal Earnings: UK£3.7bTotal Revenue: UK£23.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Beverage 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 17.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Beverage industry have declined 2.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% 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 industry?

GB Market1.47%
Consumer Staples1.35%
Beverage0.92%
Brewers5.99%
Distillers and Wine Makers1.89%
Soft Drinks-1.59%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Soft Drinks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 16.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Distillers and Wine Makers industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 22.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Soft Drinks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 16% 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
CCR C&C GroupUK£1.671.2%
+UK£6.8m		2.2%PE52.7x
ADB AdnamsUK£19.0040.7%
+UK£5.6m		-28.3%PS0.3x

Latest News

BAG
UK£6.85
A.G. BARR
7D
-1.3%
1Y
9.3%
DGE
UK£19.01
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7D
-0.4%
1Y
-25.2%

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CCH
UK£39.20
Coca-Cola HBC
7D
-2.8%
1Y
44.0%
NICL
UK£13.70
Nichols
7D
-6.5%
1Y
30.5%
CCR
UK£1.67
C&C Group
7D
1.2%
1Y
2.2%

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FEVR
UK£8.90
Fevertree Drinks
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-12.7%
CDGP
UK£0.43
Chapel Down Group
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-43.5%
ADB
UK£19.00
Adnams
7D
40.7%
1Y
-28.3%
DIS
UK£0.0021
Distil
7D
-8.9%
1Y
-54.4%