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

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M5.2%
  • 1Y19.3%
  • YTD-2.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by a pullback from Tesco of 3.1%. Meanwhile, Cake Box Holdings actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.9% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 19%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.4% 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
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£41.3bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b14.5x17.5x0.3x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£40.3bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b13.5x17x0.3x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£42.5bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b15.1x17.9x0.4x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£39.2bUK£119.3bUK£2.3b14.8x16.8x0.3x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£42.6bUK£118.9bUK£2.2b16.5x18.9x0.4x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£41.9bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15.7x19.9x0.4x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£37.9bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b14.6x18x0.3x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£41.6bUK£155.8bUK£3.0b13.7x13.7x0.3x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£45.3bUK£159.8bUK£3.3b14.1x13.7x0.3x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£42.5bUK£155.1bUK£3.0b13.5x14.2x0.3x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£44.4bUK£151.2bUK£2.7b13.8x16.6x0.3x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£42.0bUK£150.9bUK£2.5b13.1x16.7x0.3x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£44.1bUK£164.9bUK£2.8b12.2x16x0.3x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£40.5bUK£164.2bUK£2.7b12.7x14.8x0.2x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£38.1bUK£164.3bUK£2.8b12.4x13.8x0.2x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£39.4bUK£158.6bUK£2.6b12.3x15x0.2x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£42.1bUK£156.9bUK£2.0b15.4x21.4x0.3x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£41.9bUK£156.2bUK£1.8b14.6x22.8x0.3x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£37.2bUK£157.8bUK£1.9b13.7x19.5x0.2x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£38.1bUK£161.9bUK£2.0b11.5x19x0.2x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£39.9bUK£160.5bUK£1.9b12.4x21.3x0.2x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£37.5bUK£157.1bUK£2.6b10.6x14.7x0.2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£36.1bUK£154.0bUK£2.4b10.8x15.1x0.2x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£35.7bUK£157.3bUK£2.5b10.8x14.6x0.2x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£32.2bUK£157.2bUK£2.5b9.3x13.1x0.2x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£31.9bUK£163.6bUK£2.6b9.1x12.5x0.2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£27.3bUK£159.7bUK£2.6b7.4x10.5x0.2x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£35.5bUK£158.8bUK£3.2b8.8x11.2x0.2x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£36.6bUK£119.1bUK£2.4b12.6x15.5x0.3x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£34.8bUK£143.3bUK£2.9b12.5x12x0.2x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£35.9bUK£153.4bUK£3.1b11.2x11.7x0.2x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£37.7bUK£149.4bUK£2.7b15.2x13.8x0.3x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£40.0bUK£139.0bUK£1.9b18.1x21x0.3x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£42.5bUK£127.2bUK£1.8b12.2x23.6x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£42.5bTotal Earnings: UK£1.8bTotal Revenue: UK£127.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.3x202320242025
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 16.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.27x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.17%
Consumer Staples-4.84%
Food and Staples Retail-3.37%
Food Distributors0.32%
Drug Retail0%0
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Retail-3.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 35.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 22.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Distributors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.3% 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
CBOX Cake Box HoldingsUK£2.057.9%
+UK£6.0m		19.2%PE16.6x
WINE Naked WinesUK£0.569.8%
+UK£3.7m		-20.1%PS0.2x
KITW Kitwave GroupUK£2.871.2%
+UK£2.8m		-6.8%PE13.1x
VINO Virgin Wines UKUK£0.381.4%
+UK£278.3k		0%PE15.1x
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