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U.K. (FTSE) Soft Drinks Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M-5.6%
  • 1Y26.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Soft Drinks industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by Coca-Cola HBC declining 2.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 26%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 03 Sep 2025UK£15.7bUK£10.7bUK£871.7m21.9x18x1.5x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025UK£16.7bUK£10.3bUK£790.9m23.6x21.2x1.6x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025UK£16.1bUK£10.1bUK£782.2m24x20.6x1.6x
Tue, 27 May 2025UK£16.9bUK£10.0bUK£770.2m23.6x21.9x1.7x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025UK£15.9bUK£10.1bUK£782.0m22.3x20.4x1.6x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025UK£14.7bUK£10.0bUK£762.6m22.9x19.3x1.5x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025UK£13.6bUK£9.9bUK£760.5m22.4x17.9x1.4x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025UK£14.9bUK£11.6bUK£736.2m24.7x20.2x1.3x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024UK£15.3bUK£11.4bUK£725.1m25.3x21.1x1.3x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024UK£15.3bUK£11.4bUK£730.9m23.3x20.9x1.3x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024UK£15.0bUK£11.4bUK£736.7m19.4x20.4x1.3x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024UK£15.6bUK£11.5bUK£735.3m22.4x21.2x1.4x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024UK£15.6bUK£11.4bUK£744.4m22.3x21x1.4x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024UK£15.1bUK£11.4bUK£741.1m20.3x20.3x1.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024UK£14.9bUK£11.4bUK£743.4m18.7x20x1.3x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024UK£13.8bUK£11.4bUK£741.9m17.2x18.6x1.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024UK£13.3bUK£11.4bUK£734.4m17x18.1x1.2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024UK£13.5bUK£11.4bUK£726.5m17.7x18.5x1.2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024UK£12.8bUK£11.2bUK£737.9m17.5x17.4x1.1x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023UK£12.7bUK£11.3bUK£739.4m17.1x17.2x1.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023UK£12.0bUK£11.3bUK£773.1m16.2x15.5x1.1x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023UK£12.2bUK£11.2bUK£766.1m16x15.9x1.1x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023UK£12.9bUK£11.1bUK£775.2m16.3x16.6x1.2x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023UK£13.1bUK£10.5bUK£578.3m23.3x22.6x1.2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023UK£13.2bUK£10.4bUK£576.6m24.1x22.8x1.3x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£13.6bUK£10.4bUK£576.3m24.6x23.6x1.3x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023UK£13.8bUK£10.5bUK£575.1m24.4x24x1.3x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023UK£12.7bUK£10.5bUK£577.1m21.9x22x1.2x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023UK£12.1bUK£10.5bUK£558.0m19.4x21.7x1.2x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£9.5bUK£600.3m17.2x18.8x1.2x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022UK£11.4bUK£9.5bUK£599.3m17.4x19x1.2x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022UK£11.7bUK£9.5bUK£582.0m17.4x20x1.2x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022UK£61.3bUK£9.4bUK£579.2m17x105.8x6.5x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022UK£11.3bUK£9.3bUK£574.6m19.1x19.7x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.3bTotal Earnings: UK£574.6mTotal Revenue: UK£9.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Soft Drinks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Soft Drinks 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 18.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Soft Drinks industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Soft Drinks compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.19%
Consumer Staples-0.91%
Beverage-1.31%
Soft Drinks-2.40%
Brewers0%0
Distillers and Wine Makers-0.94%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
NICL NicholsUK£11.850.9%
+UK£3.7m		3.5%PE24.8x

Latest News

CCH
UK£37.26
Coca-Cola HBC
7D
-2.3%
1Y
32.1%

Coca-Cola HBC AG's (LON:CCH) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Aug 31
Coca-Cola HBC AG's (LON:CCH) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
FEVR
UK£7.79
Fevertree Drinks
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-8.9%

Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Aug 30
Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital
NICL
UK£11.85
Nichols
7D
0.9%
1Y
3.5%
BAG
UK£6.77
A.G. BARR
7D
-1.2%
1Y
4.0%