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U.K. (FTSE) Soft Drinks Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M11.6%
  • 1Y14.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Soft Drinks industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from Fevertree Drinks of 2.3%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 16%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 Apr 2026UK£17.5bUK£11.1bUK£911.6m17.6x19.2x1.6x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026UK£19.7bUK£11.1bUK£916.3m20.7x21.5x1.8x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026UK£16.3bUK£10.7bUK£880.7m19.7x18.5x1.5x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025UK£15.9bUK£10.7bUK£885.1m18.8x17.9x1.5x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025UK£15.3bUK£10.8bUK£890.0m19.1x17.2x1.4x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025UK£15.1bUK£10.7bUK£881.2m19.5x17.1x1.4x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025UK£15.3bUK£10.7bUK£872.5m21.4x17.5x1.4x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025UK£16.4bUK£10.6bUK£863.7m22x19x1.6x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025UK£16.6bUK£10.3bUK£792.0m24.1x21x1.6x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025UK£16.4bUK£10.0bUK£772.8m24.3x21.3x1.6x
Thu, 08 May 2025UK£16.4bUK£10.1bUK£779.6m23.7x21.1x1.6x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025UK£14.8bUK£10.1bUK£779.9m20.9x19x1.5x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025UK£14.1bUK£9.8bUK£752.8m22x18.7x1.4x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025UK£12.0bUK£9.6bUK£606.7m22.2x19.8x1.2x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024UK£15.0bUK£11.4bUK£728.3m25.1x20.6x1.3x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024UK£15.3bUK£11.4bUK£727.7m24.8x21x1.3x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024UK£15.3bUK£11.4bUK£733.1m20.4x20.8x1.3x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024UK£15.2bUK£11.5bUK£741.3m20.5x20.5x1.3x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024UK£15.3bUK£11.6bUK£740.6m22.7x20.6x1.3x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024UK£15.3bUK£11.3bUK£736.3m20.9x20.8x1.4x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024UK£14.5bUK£11.4bUK£738.4m18.4x19.7x1.3x
Fri, 10 May 2024UK£14.6bUK£11.5bUK£744.3m18.2x19.6x1.3x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024UK£13.0bUK£11.4bUK£742.2m16.8x17.5x1.1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024UK£13.6bUK£11.4bUK£726.5m17.2x18.7x1.2x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024UK£12.9bUK£11.2bUK£734.6m18.5x17.6x1.2x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023UK£12.8bUK£11.3bUK£745.1m16.8x17.1x1.1x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023UK£12.3bUK£11.3bUK£744.6m16.8x16.6x1.1x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023UK£12.1bUK£11.3bUK£770.8m16.7x15.7x1.1x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023UK£12.9bUK£11.2bUK£768.8m16.5x16.8x1.2x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023UK£13.0bUK£11.1bUK£773.0m15.9x16.8x1.2x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023UK£13.2bUK£10.4bUK£576.0m24x23x1.3x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023UK£13.4bUK£10.4bUK£574.4m24.2x23.4x1.3x
Sat, 13 May 2023UK£14.5bUK£10.5bUK£572.5m26x25.3x1.4x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023UK£13.2bUK£10.5bUK£575.4m23.1x23x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23x


Total Market Cap: UK£13.2bTotal Earnings: UK£575.4mTotal Revenue: UK£10.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Soft Drinks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Soft Drinks 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 19.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Soft Drinks industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market4.41%
Consumer Staples-0.15%
Beverage0.23%
Soft Drinks0.69%
Brewers0%0
Distillers and Wine Makers-0.021%
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
CCH Coca-Cola HBCUK£42.740.8%
+UK£123.6m		18.1%PE18.9x
NICL NicholsUK£9.542.8%
+UK£9.5m		-23.7%PE16.3x
BAG A.G. BARRUK£6.321.0%
+UK£6.7m		-2.2%PE14.9x

Latest News

BAG
UK£6.32
A.G. BARR
7D
1.0%
1Y
-2.2%
CCH
UK£42.74
Coca-Cola HBC
7D
0.8%
1Y
18.1%
FEVR
UK£7.70
Fevertree Drinks
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-1.0%
NICL
UK£9.54
Nichols
7D
2.8%
1Y
-23.7%