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U.K. (FTSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y-7.5%
  • YTD0.9%

In the last week, Food has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 7.5% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£26.5bUK£38.5bUK£2.0b18.4x13.3x0.7x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£26.6bUK£38.8bUK£2.1b18.6x12.5x0.7x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£27.2bUK£38.4bUK£2.2b16.4x12.4x0.7x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£24.9bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b14.7x11.5x0.7x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£24.6bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b14.4x11.4x0.6x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£25.4bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b12x11.8x0.7x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£26.5bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b13.1x12.3x0.7x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£28.3bUK£38.3bUK£2.2b12.1x12.9x0.7x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£29.0bUK£38.2bUK£1.9b14.5x15.3x0.8x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£27.5bUK£38.1bUK£1.9b14x14.6x0.7x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£29.2bUK£38.3bUK£1.9b14.1x15.6x0.8x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£30.9bUK£41.7bUK£2.3b13.7x13.2x0.7x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£31.2bUK£41.8bUK£2.3b14.8x13.3x0.7x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£32.3bUK£41.4bUK£2.4b15.1x13.5x0.8x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£27.8bUK£38.3bUK£1.8b17x15.6x0.7x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£26.5bUK£38.3bUK£1.8b13.8x15.2x0.7x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£28.5bUK£41.8bUK£2.2b15.2x12.9x0.7x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£29.2bUK£41.9bUK£2.2b15.7x13.2x0.7x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£29.2bUK£41.9bUK£2.2b16.7x13.2x0.7x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£24.9bUK£40.2bUK£1.4b19.7x18.3x0.6x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£26.4bUK£40.0bUK£1.4b18.4x19.4x0.7x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£25.4bUK£40.0bUK£1.4b13.6x18x0.6x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£26.7bUK£40.6bUK£1.3b14.1x20.8x0.7x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£25.5bUK£40.5bUK£1.3b14.9x19.8x0.6x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£25.7bUK£39.8bUK£1.1b14.3x24x0.6x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£25.9bUK£38.0bUK£1.0b14x25.1x0.7x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£26.9bUK£38.4bUK£1.1b13.4x24.6x0.7x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£25.9bUK£38.5bUK£1.2b14x22.4x0.7x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023UK£22.7bUK£38.2bUK£1.1b12.6x19.8x0.6x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022UK£22.8bUK£38.9bUK£1.2b14x19.4x0.6x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022UK£20.5bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b12.2x11.5x0.6x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022UK£20.1bUK£37.0bUK£1.8b11.6x11x0.5x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022UK£41.7bUK£44.0bUK£2.7b15x15.2x0.9x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022UK£41.4bUK£43.5bUK£3.0b15x13.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£41.4bTotal Earnings: UK£3.0bTotal Revenue: UK£43.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Food 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 13.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.74x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.1% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Consumer Staples industry?

GB Market1.39%
Consumer Staples1.06%
Food-0.45%
Agricultural Products1.49%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.55%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (10.6%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.0% 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
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£20.881.9%
+UK£267.4m		-15.5%PE11.4x
CWK CranswickUK£52.801.0%
+UK£27.3m		14.7%PE21x
MPE M.P. Evans GroupUK£12.304.2%
+UK£26.0m		41.4%PE9.8x
MHPC MHPUS$5.426.3%
+US$34.3m		39.3%PE3.9x
AEP Anglo-Eastern PlantationsUK£8.801.4%
+UK£4.7m		37.5%PE6.9x

Latest News

CWK
UK£52.80
Cranswick
7D
1.0%
1Y
14.7%
PFD
UK£1.93
Premier Foods
7D
-1.7%
1Y
11.1%

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jul 09
Premier Foods (LON:PFD) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
TATE
UK£5.21
Tate & Lyle
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-15.5%
ANP
UK£4.20
Anpario
7D
-2.3%
1Y
32.3%
WYN
UK£3.60
Wynnstay Group
7D
-2.7%
1Y
1.4%

Wynnstay Group (LON:WYN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.057

Jul 04
Wynnstay Group (LON:WYN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.057
ABF
UK£20.88
Associated British Foods
7D
1.9%
1Y
-15.5%

Should You Be Adding Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) To Your Watchlist Today?

Jul 01
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CAM
UK£57.00
Camellia
7D
1.3%
1Y
31.9%
AEP
UK£8.80
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
7D
1.4%
1Y
37.5%
MPE
UK£12.30
M.P. Evans Group
7D
4.2%
1Y
41.4%
SALT
UK£0.67
MicroSalt
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-26.1%
BAKK
UK£2.19
Bakkavor Group
7D
-0.2%
1Y
40.5%
HFG
UK£8.45
Hilton Food Group
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-7.5%
MHPC
US$5.42
MHP
7D
6.3%
1Y
39.3%
RE.
UK£0.81
R.E.A. Holdings
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-7.7%