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U.K. (FTSE) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D4.0%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y11.3%
  • YTD2.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has risen 4.0%, driven by gains from Tesco of 3.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 11%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 24 May 2026UK£45.3bUK£126.4bUK£2.1b20.2x21.8x0.4x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026UK£48.5bUK£124.0bUK£1.9b20x26.1x0.4x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026UK£47.7bUK£121.5bUK£1.6b20.2x29.9x0.4x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026UK£49.2bUK£122.2bUK£1.7b20.5x29.8x0.4x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026UK£43.1bUK£122.1bUK£1.7b19.4x26.1x0.4x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025UK£43.6bUK£122.2bUK£1.6b19.7x26.5x0.4x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025UK£48.5bUK£121.7bUK£1.6b18.9x29.6x0.4x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025UK£46.4bUK£120.2bUK£1.9b17.8x24.2x0.4x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025UK£44.8bUK£118.9bUK£2.0b16.8x22.5x0.4x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025UK£44.4bUK£119.0bUK£2.0b18.7x22.5x0.4x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025UK£42.3bUK£118.8bUK£2.0b16.5x21x0.4x
Mon, 26 May 2025UK£42.1bUK£118.8bUK£2.0b17x20.8x0.4x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025UK£35.2bUK£85.6bUK£1.8b15.1x19.4x0.4x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025UK£36.5bUK£117.9bUK£2.3b13.9x16x0.3x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025UK£42.8bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b14.9x18.1x0.4x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025UK£39.3bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b13.3x16.6x0.3x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024UK£42.0bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b15x17.7x0.4x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024UK£39.9bUK£119.3bUK£2.3b14.9x17.2x0.3x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024UK£42.5bUK£118.9bUK£2.2b16.3x18.9x0.4x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024UK£41.7bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15.5x19.7x0.4x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024UK£39.4bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15.5x18.7x0.3x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024UK£43.2bUK£160.2bUK£3.4b13.1x12.6x0.3x
Tue, 28 May 2024UK£45.6bUK£160.3bUK£3.3b14.3x13.7x0.3x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024UK£42.9bUK£154.2bUK£3.0b13.2x14.5x0.3x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024UK£36.6bUK£119.0bUK£2.0b12.8x18.5x0.3x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024UK£41.8bUK£151.0bUK£2.5b13.2x16.6x0.3x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024UK£40.8bUK£164.9bUK£2.8b12.6x14.8x0.2x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023UK£41.1bUK£164.3bUK£2.8b12.9x14.9x0.3x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023UK£40.8bUK£163.2bUK£2.7b12x15x0.3x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023UK£40.6bUK£157.9bUK£2.6b12.5x15.5x0.3x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023UK£42.2bUK£157.2bUK£1.8b15.4x23.1x0.3x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023UK£38.5bUK£156.2bUK£1.8b14.6x20.9x0.2x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023UK£38.1bUK£158.3bUK£1.9b14.2x19.9x0.2x
Wed, 31 May 2023UK£38.2bUK£161.8bUK£2.0b11.6x19x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19x


Total Market Cap: UK£38.2bTotal Earnings: UK£2.0bTotal Revenue: UK£161.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Consumer Retailing 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 20.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.32x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 8.0% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market2.49%
Consumer Staples1.51%
Food and Staples Retail4.01%
Food Retail4.01%
Drug Retail0%0
Food Distributors0%0
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 12.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
TSCO TescoUK£4.633.1%
+UK£887.9m		21.2%PE16.4x
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£3.478.4%
+UK£546.9m		-7.5%PE27.1x
SBRY J SainsburyUK£3.102.3%
+UK£156.4m		7.6%PE16.7x
OCDO Ocado GroupUK£2.059.7%
+UK£150.5m		-21.8%PS1.2x
VUL Vulcan Two GroupUK£2.558.5%
+UK£5.5m		n/aPB7.2x

Latest News

MKS
UK£3.47
Marks and Spencer Group
7D
8.4%
1Y
-7.5%
VUL
UK£2.55
Vulcan Two Group
7D
8.5%
1Y
n/a
TSCO
UK£4.63
Tesco
7D
3.1%
1Y
21.2%
SBRY
UK£3.10
J Sainsbury
7D
2.3%
1Y
7.6%
OCDO
UK£2.05
Ocado Group
7D
9.7%
1Y
-21.8%
Narrative Update • May 01

OCDO: Stable Long Term Assumptions Will Support Renewed Upside Potential

Analysts have made a small upward adjustment to their price target on Ocado Group to £2.68. This reflects fine tuning of their models around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions rather than a major change in view.
VINO
UK£0.38
Virgin Wines UK
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-30.3%
WINE
UK£0.75
Naked Wines
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-4.1%