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U.K. (FTSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D5.0%
  • 3M-0.4%
  • 1Y15.8%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Food Retail industry is up 1.6%, with Marks and Spencer Group up 5.4%. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£38.8bUK£118.0bUK£2.0b15.7x19.7x0.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£40.1bUK£117.2bUK£2.3b15x17.7x0.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£41.9bUK£119.0bUK£2.4b13.9x17.8x0.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£42.0bUK£119.0bUK£2.4b15.1x17.9x0.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£41.7bUK£119.0bUK£2.3b15.8x17.8x0.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£40.3bUK£118.3bUK£2.2b16.6x18.1x0.3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£42.3bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b17.6x20.2x0.4x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£40.3bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b15.8x19.3x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£38.9bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b15.2x18.7x0.3x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£42.1bUK£154.6bUK£3.0b14.4x14.1x0.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£43.0bUK£149.3bUK£2.7b14.3x16.2x0.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£41.2bUK£147.6bUK£2.6b13.8x16x0.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£34.8bUK£147.7bUK£2.3b13.9x15.3x0.2x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£39.8bUK£147.7bUK£2.1b13.7x18.8x0.3x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£45.2bUK£147.7bUK£2.1b14.8x21.3x0.3x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£41.4bUK£147.2bUK£2.1b14x19.6x0.3x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£38.1bUK£146.5bUK£2.1b12.7x18.4x0.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£37.6bUK£141.2bUK£1.4b14.2x27.5x0.3x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£35.9bUK£141.8bUK£1.4b15.2x25.7x0.3x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£40.5bUK£142.0bUK£1.4b16x28.3x0.3x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£34.4bUK£144.1bUK£1.5b10.5x23x0.2x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£35.8bUK£145.2bUK£1.5b10.4x24.2x0.2x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£34.4bUK£142.9bUK£1.8b11.3x19.5x0.2x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£33.1bUK£140.7bUK£2.1b10.4x16.1x0.2x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£34.8bUK£142.0bUK£2.2b10.3x15.9x0.2x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£34.3bUK£144.1bUK£2.2b9.8x15.3x0.2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£32.1bUK£148.1bUK£2.3b8.9x13.9x0.2x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£30.3bUK£146.9bUK£2.4b7.2x12.7x0.2x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£26.9bUK£146.4bUK£3.0b6.9x9x0.2x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£33.3bUK£146.5bUK£3.0b7.9x11.2x0.2x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£36.1bUK£142.5bUK£2.7b10.6x13.2x0.3x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£34.2bUK£149.0bUK£3.0b10.9x11.5x0.2x
Wed, 25 May 2022UK£33.6bUK£146.2bUK£2.7b12.8x12.6x0.2x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022UK£37.4bUK£132.8bUK£2.1b17.5x17.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£37.4bTotal Earnings: UK£2.1bTotal Revenue: UK£132.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.7x202320242025
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 17.7x.
  • 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 declined 2.6% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.8% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market5.59%
Consumer Staples5.06%
Food and Staples Retail4.99%
Food Retail4.99%
Food Distributors5.90%
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
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£3.939.8%
+UK£707.9m		54.7%PE15.7x
TSCO TescoUK£3.362.8%
+UK£632.2m		17.5%PE14.1x
OCDO Ocado GroupUK£3.0412.8%
+UK£283.7m		-16.5%PS2.1x
SBRY J SainsburyUK£2.434.0%
+UK£217.0m		-6.8%PE32x
WINE Naked WinesUK£0.7810.8%
+UK£5.6m		33.3%PS0.2x
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