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U.K. (FTSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y13.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Retail industry has remained flat, although notably Ocado Group declined by 6.2%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 13% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£39.2bUK£118.6bUK£2.3b14.7x17x0.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£41.7bUK£118.3bUK£2.2b17.8x18.7x0.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£41.8bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b16.5x19.9x0.4x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£38.4bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b15x18.4x0.3x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£42.2bUK£155.1bUK£3.0b14.6x14x0.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£43.5bUK£154.5bUK£3.0b14.9x14.6x0.3x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£41.3bUK£149.0bUK£2.7b13.8x15.5x0.3x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£42.6bUK£147.3bUK£2.3b14.4x18.8x0.3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£39.9bUK£147.2bUK£2.1b13.6x19x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£41.8bUK£148.6bUK£2.1b14.6x19.6x0.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£43.3bUK£147.0bUK£2.1b14x20.6x0.3x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£39.6bUK£148.1bUK£2.1b13x18.6x0.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£37.3bUK£142.9bUK£2.0b13.2x18.2x0.3x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£39.5bUK£141.6bUK£1.4b15.7x28.3x0.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£38.5bUK£139.4bUK£1.4b14.6x27.9x0.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£35.4bUK£141.7bUK£1.4b14.6x24.4x0.2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£35.5bUK£145.2bUK£1.5b10.3x23.4x0.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£31.1bUK£114.0bUK£1.2b10.8x25.8x0.3x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£36.6bUK£140.5bUK£2.1b11.1x17.8x0.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£35.5bUK£141.6bUK£2.2b10.6x16.2x0.3x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£34.6bUK£144.2bUK£2.2b9.5x15.5x0.2x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£31.4bUK£144.1bUK£2.2b9x14.1x0.2x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£31.3bUK£150.5bUK£2.3b8.9x13.4x0.2x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£26.8bUK£146.7bUK£2.4b7x11.3x0.2x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£31.3bUK£145.9bUK£3.0b8.1x10.6x0.2x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£36.8bUK£145.4bUK£3.0b10.6x12.4x0.3x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£34.2bUK£143.4bUK£2.9b10.3x11.8x0.2x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£33.9bUK£145.7bUK£2.9b9.2x11.6x0.2x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£34.9bUK£139.4bUK£2.6b13.5x13.7x0.3x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£39.3bUK£130.0bUK£1.8b18.1x22.5x0.3x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£37.7bUK£112.8bUK£1.5b15.1x24.5x0.3x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£47.2bUK£120.9bUK£1.8b19.5x26.9x0.4x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£48.5bUK£122.5bUK£1.8b20.7x27.2x0.4x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£57.1bUK£140.0bUK£1.7b21.2x32.6x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£57.1bTotal Earnings: UK£1.7bTotal Revenue: UK£140.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Food Retail 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 17.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.28x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have grown 9.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 5.4% 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-0.14%
Consumer Staples0.64%
Food and Staples Retail-0.95%
Food Retail-0.95%
Drug Retail0%
Food Distributors0%
Big Box Super Stores0%
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?

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0.1%

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OCDO

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