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U.K. (FTSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M4.6%
  • 1Y-14.7%
  • YTD-5.9%

The Beverage industry is up 1.9% in the last week, with Diageo up 2.8%. However, the industry is down 15% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 11 May 2025UK£65.3bUK£26.9bUK£3.4b19.8x19.4x2.4x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025UK£58.6bUK£27.8bUK£3.5b17.4x16.7x2.1x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025UK£64.0bUK£27.3bUK£3.5b18.3x18.5x2.3x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025UK£66.8bUK£27.5bUK£3.6b19x18.5x2.4x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£72.2bUK£29.2bUK£3.7b19x19.5x2.5x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£68.7bUK£29.3bUK£3.7b19.3x18.5x2.3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£73.2bUK£28.7bUK£3.6b19.5x20.3x2.6x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£71.4bUK£28.3bUK£3.5b19.9x20.2x2.5x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£71.3bUK£28.9bUK£3.6b22.6x19.7x2.5x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£71.9bUK£29.6bUK£3.9b20.1x18.4x2.4x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£72.6bUK£30.1bUK£4.1b19.2x17.7x2.4x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£78.8bUK£30.4bUK£4.2b19.4x19x2.6x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£76.4bUK£30.2bUK£4.1b19x18.6x2.5x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£78.6bUK£29.9bUK£4.1b20.6x19.3x2.6x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£79.4bUK£30.0bUK£4.1b25.5x19.3x2.6x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£77.5bUK£30.2bUK£4.5b25.4x17.3x2.6x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£74.4bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b22.8x16.6x2.5x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£80.5bUK£30.2bUK£4.5b21.8x17.9x2.7x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£84.6bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b18.8x18.7x2.8x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£86.8bUK£29.9bUK£4.5b17.6x19.1x2.9x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£90.8bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b21.3x21.7x3.1x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£89.6bUK£29.0bUK£4.2b21x21.4x3.1x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£95.0bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b24.2x22.7x3.3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£97.0bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b23.1x23.1x3.3x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£92.1bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b21.7x21.9x3.2x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£93.6bUK£28.4bUK£4.2b17.5x22.1x3.3x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£94.3bUK£26.8bUK£3.9b17.3x24.2x3.5x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£100.3bUK£26.5bUK£3.9b18.6x25.8x3.8x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£92.6bUK£26.4bUK£3.9b16.9x23.9x3.5x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£99.8bUK£26.5bUK£3.8b27x26x3.8x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£101.5bUK£26.0bUK£3.8b23.3x26.5x3.9x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£97.3bUK£23.6bUK£3.7b25.9x26.4x4.1x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£92.5bUK£23.6bUK£3.7b25.1x25x3.9x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£101.0bUK£23.1bUK£3.6b28.9x28.1x4.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£101.0bTotal Earnings: UK£3.6bTotal Revenue: UK£23.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23x202320242025
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 19.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x 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 2.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% 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 Market-0.29%
Consumer Staples-0.53%
Beverage1.87%
Distillers and Wine Makers2.76%
Brewers1.41%
Soft Drinks-0.75%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Soft Drinks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 16.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Brewers industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 27.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Soft Drinks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.6% 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
DGE DiageoUK£21.792.8%
+UK£1.3b		-23.5%PE17.9x
FEVR Fevertree DrinksUK£8.483.2%
+UK£30.3m		-27.8%PE42.7x
NICL NicholsUK£13.005.3%
+UK£23.7m		28.7%PE26.6x
BAG A.G. BARRUK£7.042.5%
+UK£18.9m		20.3%PE19.7x
ART Artisanal SpiritsUK£0.5014.9%
+UK£4.6m		20.5%PS1.5x
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UK£8.48

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7D

3.2%

1Y

-27.8%

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1Y

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ART

UK£0.50

Artisanal Spirits

7D

14.9%

1Y

20.5%

CCH

UK£38.08

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7D

-1.4%

1Y

40.2%

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BAG

UK£7.04

A.G. BARR

7D

2.5%

1Y

20.3%

DGE

UK£21.79

Diageo

7D

2.8%

1Y

-23.5%

NICL

UK£13.00

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7D

5.3%

1Y

28.7%

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CCR

UK£1.47

C&C Group

7D

0.4%

1Y

-14.4%

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SHEP

UK£4.89

Shepherd Neame

7D

2.7%

1Y

-29.1%

DIS

UK£0.00085

Distil

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-85.8%

ADB

UK£10.75

Adnams

7D

-6.5%

1Y

-38.6%