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U.K. (FTSE) Soft Drinks Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D5.4%
  • 3M31.1%
  • 1Y40.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Soft Drinks industry has risen 6.8%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 43%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£15.9bUK£10.2bUK£785.0m22.1x20.2x1.6x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£14.4bUK£10.0bUK£765.8m23x18.8x1.4x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£12.7bUK£9.6bUK£603.0m22.8x21x1.3x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£15.3bUK£11.5bUK£731.5m25.1x20.9x1.3x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£15.4bUK£11.4bUK£726.4m24.6x21.2x1.3x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£15.1bUK£11.5bUK£737.4m22.2x20.4x1.3x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£14.7bUK£11.4bUK£733.4m19.3x20x1.3x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£15.6bUK£11.5bUK£734.4m22x21.2x1.4x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£15.7bUK£11.4bUK£738.9m22.7x21.3x1.4x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£15.2bUK£11.4bUK£739.3m20.5x20.5x1.3x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£14.9bUK£11.4bUK£743.8m18.8x20.1x1.3x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£13.3bUK£11.5bUK£744.3m16.9x17.9x1.2x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£13.4bUK£11.3bUK£731.8m17x18.3x1.2x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£13.1bUK£11.2bUK£735.4m17.3x17.8x1.2x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£12.9bUK£11.3bUK£739.0m17.2x17.4x1.1x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£12.6bUK£11.2bUK£738.0m16.9x17.1x1.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£12.1bUK£11.3bUK£770.1m16.5x15.7x1.1x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£12.3bUK£11.3bUK£767.7m16.1x16.1x1.1x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£13.0bUK£11.1bUK£774.3m15.9x16.8x1.2x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£13.1bUK£10.4bUK£575.6m23.7x22.8x1.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£12.9bUK£10.5bUK£577.7m23.7x22.4x1.2x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£13.9bUK£10.5bUK£579.7m24.7x23.9x1.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£13.7bUK£10.6bUK£577.3m24.1x23.7x1.3x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£12.4bUK£10.5bUK£591.1m21.6x21x1.2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£12.0bUK£10.6bUK£561.7m19x21.3x1.1x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£9.6bUK£605.9m17.3x18.6x1.2x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£11.5bUK£9.4bUK£593.2m17x19.4x1.2x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£11.6bUK£9.4bUK£577.4m17.6x20.1x1.2x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£10.8bUK£9.4bUK£580.8m16.6x18.6x1.1x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£11.2bUK£9.3bUK£574.4m18.8x19.6x1.2x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022UK£11.7bUK£8.2bUK£626.4m20.3x18.6x1.4x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022UK£11.2bUK£8.4bUK£639.3m19.5x17.6x1.3x
Sun, 29 May 2022UK£11.6bUK£8.3bUK£633.3m20.3x18.3x1.4x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022UK£11.4bUK£8.2bUK£614.8m21.8x18.6x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.4bTotal Earnings: UK£614.8mTotal Revenue: UK£8.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Soft Drinks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.9x202320242025
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 20.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x 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 8.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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 Market3.99%
Consumer Staples3.10%
Beverage2.05%
Soft Drinks5.44%
Distillers and Wine Makers0.95%
Brewers-0.86%
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£37.667.4%
+UK£942.2m		56.3%PE19.4x
FEVR Fevertree DrinksUK£7.894.1%
+UK£35.0m		-26.9%PE40x
BAG A.G. BARRUK£6.773.7%
+UK£26.7m		22.6%PE19x
NICL NicholsUK£12.051.7%
+UK£7.3m		20.7%PE24.7x
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