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

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M10.6%
  • 1Y15.9%
  • YTD6.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by Tesco declining 3.2%. In contrast, Ocado Group has gained 7.0%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 16%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£43.9bUK£118.9bUK£2.0b16.3x22x0.4x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£41.7bUK£118.9bUK£2.0b16.2x20.7x0.4x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£42.1bUK£118.8bUK£2.0b16.5x20.8x0.4x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£41.2bUK£118.4bUK£2.2b15.4x18.5x0.3x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£37.8bUK£117.9bUK£2.3b14.6x16.5x0.3x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£41.2bUK£117.9bUK£2.3b14.9x18x0.3x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£39.3bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b12.9x16.6x0.3x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£41.7bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b14.8x17.6x0.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£39.7bUK£119.3bUK£2.3b14.7x17.1x0.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£42.4bUK£118.9bUK£2.2b16.8x18.8x0.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£42.5bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15.7x20.1x0.4x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£39.7bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15x18.9x0.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£43.8bUK£155.8bUK£3.0b14.5x14.5x0.3x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£44.8bUK£160.9bUK£3.4b13.9x13.4x0.3x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£43.8bUK£155.3bUK£3.0b13.6x14.6x0.3x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£43.2bUK£151.3bUK£2.7b13.8x16.1x0.3x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£41.6bUK£151.2bUK£2.5b11.7x16.5x0.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£43.9bUK£164.3bUK£2.8b12.4x16x0.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£46.2bUK£163.4bUK£2.7b13.3x17x0.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£42.8bUK£164.6bUK£2.8b12.1x15.4x0.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£39.3bUK£159.2bUK£2.7b11.9x14.8x0.2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£43.2bUK£157.3bUK£2.0b14.5x22x0.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£41.0bUK£156.9bUK£1.9b14.1x22.1x0.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£38.4bUK£158.0bUK£1.9b13.5x20.1x0.2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£32.0bUK£129.1bUK£1.8b10.4x18.1x0.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£33.2bUK£131.2bUK£1.8b10.6x18.6x0.3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£38.9bUK£156.9bUK£2.4b10.8x15.9x0.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£33.8bUK£154.4bUK£2.3b10.6x14.7x0.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£35.0bUK£156.7bUK£2.4b11.1x14.3x0.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£32.3bUK£155.3bUK£2.4b9.3x13.4x0.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£32.9bUK£163.5bUK£2.5b9.1x12.9x0.2x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£27.0bUK£160.2bUK£2.6b7.4x10.4x0.2x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£30.9bUK£158.2bUK£3.2b8.8x9.7x0.2x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£37.8bUK£159.5bUK£3.2b12x11.8x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£37.8bTotal Earnings: UK£3.2bTotal Revenue: UK£159.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Consumer Retailing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.28x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have declined 15% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.3% 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 Market2.09%
Consumer Staples1.92%
Food and Staples Retail-1.75%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Retail-1.73%
Food Distributors-5.94%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 37.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 18.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Distributors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.4% 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
OCDO Ocado GroupUK£3.595.5%
+UK£153.6m		-5.2%PS2.3x
SBRY J SainsburyUK£2.980.7%
+UK£40.8m		8.8%PE16x
VINO Virgin Wines UKUK£0.7923.4%
+UK£7.8m		77.5%PE27.3x
WINE Naked WinesUK£0.814.1%
+UK£2.4m		61.0%PS0.2x

Latest News

SBRY
UK£2.98
J Sainsbury
7D
0.7%
1Y
8.8%
WINE
UK£0.81
Naked Wines
7D
4.1%
1Y
61.0%
CBOX
UK£2.15
Cake Box Holdings
7D
-1.1%
1Y
22.9%
TSCO
UK£4.13
Tesco
7D
-2.1%
1Y
23.2%

Does Tesco (LON:TSCO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 05
Does Tesco (LON:TSCO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
VINO
UK£0.79
Virgin Wines UK
7D
23.4%
1Y
77.5%

Returns On Capital At Virgin Wines UK (LON:VINO) Paint A Concerning Picture

Aug 03
Returns On Capital At Virgin Wines UK (LON:VINO) Paint A Concerning Picture
OCDO
UK£3.59
Ocado Group
7D
5.5%
1Y
-5.2%
MKS
UK£3.45
Marks and Spencer Group
7D
-0.1%
1Y
8.7%

Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Jul 31
Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital
KITW
UK£2.30
Kitwave Group
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-27.1%