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U.K. (FTSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M7.1%
  • 1Y10.2%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Food Retail industry is flat overall, with Ocado Group standing out by going down 7.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 10% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 02 Sep 2026UK£46.9bUK£126.7bUK£2.2b17.7x21.2x0.4x
Fri, 31 Jul 2026UK£48.8bUK£126.7bUK£2.2b18.8x22.1x0.4x
Sun, 28 Jun 2026UK£45.3bUK£126.4bUK£2.1b20.1x21.8x0.4x
Tue, 26 May 2026UK£45.2bUK£126.4bUK£2.1b20.2x21.7x0.4x
Thu, 23 Apr 2026UK£48.3bUK£124.0bUK£1.9b20x26x0.4x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026UK£45.7bUK£121.5bUK£1.6b20x28.6x0.4x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026UK£49.0bUK£121.4bUK£1.6b20.8x29.9x0.4x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026UK£43.1bUK£121.4bUK£1.6b21.8x26.4x0.4x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025UK£44.2bUK£121.4bUK£1.6b20.9x27x0.4x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025UK£48.0bUK£120.9bUK£1.6b18.7x29.5x0.4x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025UK£46.3bUK£119.4bUK£1.9b17.9x24.3x0.4x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025UK£44.2bUK£118.2bUK£2.0b17.5x22.4x0.4x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025UK£44.2bUK£118.2bUK£2.0b21.6x22.6x0.4x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£42.0bUK£118.1bUK£2.0b16.4x21x0.4x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£42.4bUK£118.1bUK£2.0b17.3x21.2x0.4x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£40.6bUK£117.7bUK£2.2b15.8x18.3x0.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£36.3bUK£117.2bUK£2.3b14.3x16x0.3x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£42.6bUK£119.0bUK£2.4b15.1x18.1x0.4x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£39.6bUK£119.0bUK£2.4b13.5x16.9x0.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£42.2bUK£119.0bUK£2.4b15.8x17.9x0.4x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£39.6bUK£118.6bUK£2.3b15x17.2x0.3x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£42.2bUK£118.3bUK£2.2b17.4x18.9x0.4x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£41.8bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b16.2x19.9x0.4x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£38.5bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b15.7x18.4x0.3x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£41.5bUK£155.6bUK£3.0b14.7x13.7x0.3x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£43.1bUK£154.3bUK£3.0b15.2x14.5x0.3x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£40.6bUK£148.9bUK£2.7b13.9x15.3x0.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£41.9bUK£147.5bUK£2.3b14.3x18.5x0.3x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£35.3bUK£147.2bUK£2.1b13.9x16.8x0.2x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£41.9bUK£148.4bUK£2.1b14.5x19.7x0.3x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£42.2bUK£147.9bUK£2.1b13.8x19.9x0.3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£38.8bUK£147.4bUK£2.1b13.2x18.3x0.3x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£38.5bUK£142.0bUK£2.0b13.2x18.9x0.3x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£39.2bUK£141.0bUK£1.4b15.7x28.3x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£39.2bTotal Earnings: UK£1.4bTotal Revenue: UK£141.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Food Retail 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 20.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.33x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.5% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Food Retail compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.97%
Consumer Staples0.57%
Food and Staples Retail0.68%
Food Retail0.69%
Drug Retail0%0
Food Distributors0%0
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TSCO TescoUK£4.671.4%
+UK£405.1m		8.3%PE16.3x
SBRY J SainsburyUK£3.340.1%
+UK£8.7m		11.9%PE17.6x
WINE Naked WinesUK£0.704.8%
+UK£2.1m		-18.5%PS0.2x
CBOX Cake Box HoldingsUK£1.952.1%
+UK£1.8m		-2.5%PE16.4x

Latest News

MKS
UK£3.84
Marks and Spencer Group
7D
-2.5%
1Y
14.5%
Narrative Update • Aug 25

MKS: Higher P E Assumptions And Execution Will Drive Future Upside

Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for Marks and Spencer Group higher to £4.42 from £4.31, supported by recent price target moves to £4.70 and £4.50 that reflect updated views on growth, margins and future P/E assumptions. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Marks and Spencer Group points to a generally constructive tone around the stock, with price targets now in the £4.50 to £4.70 range.
SBRY
UK£3.34
J Sainsbury
7D
0.1%
1Y
11.9%
OCDO
UK£2.05
Ocado Group
7D
-17.8%
1Y
-33.2%
CBOX
UK£1.95
Cake Box Holdings
7D
2.1%
1Y
-2.5%
WINE
UK£0.70
Naked Wines
7D
4.8%
1Y
-18.5%
TSCO
UK£4.67
Tesco
7D
1.4%
1Y
8.3%
VINO
UK£0.26
Virgin Wines UK
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-54.5%