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U.K. (FTSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M9.8%
  • 1Y16.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Retail industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by a pullback from Tesco of 4.0%. On the other hand Ocado Group is actually up 20%. In the past year, the industry has gained 16%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£43.3bUK£118.2bUK£2.0b16.6x21.9x0.4x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£41.5bUK£118.1bUK£2.0b16.4x20.7x0.4x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£41.4bUK£118.1bUK£2.0b16.5x20.6x0.4x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£40.9bUK£117.7bUK£2.2b15.5x18.5x0.3x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£37.4bUK£117.2bUK£2.3b14.5x16.5x0.3x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£41.3bUK£119.0bUK£2.4b14.7x17.6x0.3x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£39.1bUK£119.0bUK£2.4b12.9x16.6x0.3x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£41.2bUK£119.0bUK£2.3b15.2x17.5x0.3x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£39.4bUK£118.6bUK£2.3b14.9x17.1x0.3x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£42.1bUK£118.3bUK£2.2b18.3x18.9x0.4x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£41.4bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b16.4x19.8x0.4x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£38.7bUK£117.3bUK£2.1b15.1x18.5x0.3x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£42.5bUK£155.3bUK£3.0b14.9x14.1x0.3x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£42.9bUK£154.7bUK£3.0b15x14.3x0.3x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£41.3bUK£149.1bUK£2.7b14x15.5x0.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£42.3bUK£147.3bUK£2.3b14.4x18.6x0.3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£40.0bUK£147.7bUK£2.1b13.6x18.9x0.3x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£41.7bUK£148.1bUK£2.1b14.3x19.6x0.3x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£43.3bUK£147.3bUK£2.1b14x20.6x0.3x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£39.9bUK£148.8bUK£2.1b13.2x18.6x0.3x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£36.8bUK£143.4bUK£2.1b12.8x17.9x0.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£39.7bUK£141.4bUK£1.4b15.7x28.6x0.3x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£34.9bUK£140.2bUK£1.4b14.7x25x0.2x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£35.8bUK£142.1bUK£1.5b14x24.6x0.3x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£35.2bUK£144.9bUK£1.5b10.4x23.3x0.2x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£31.1bUK£115.2bUK£1.3b10.8x23.9x0.3x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£35.5bUK£139.5bUK£2.0b10.8x17.5x0.3x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£35.5bUK£141.5bUK£2.1b10.5x17.1x0.3x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£35.9bUK£144.1bUK£2.2b10x16x0.2x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022UK£31.4bUK£143.9bUK£2.2b9x14.1x0.2x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022UK£32.2bUK£150.6bUK£2.3b9x13.8x0.2x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022UK£27.3bUK£147.4bUK£2.4b7x11.4x0.2x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022UK£31.3bUK£146.1bUK£3.0b8.1x10.5x0.2x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022UK£37.1bUK£146.0bUK£3.0b10.2x12.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£37.1bTotal Earnings: UK£3.0bTotal Revenue: UK£146.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Food Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.29x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.7% 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 Market3.24%
Consumer Staples1.07%
Food and Staples Retail-2.04%
Food Retail-2.02%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Distributors-4.84%
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
OCDO Ocado GroupUK£3.9613.3%
+UK£384.1m		5.0%PS2.5x
VINO Virgin Wines UKUK£0.672.3%
+UK£775.7k		49.4%PE22.9x

Latest News

WINE
UK£0.75
Naked Wines
7D
-0.8%
1Y
46.6%

Naked Wines plc (LON:WINE) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To UK£1.75

Aug 09
Naked Wines plc (LON:WINE) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To UK£1.75
CBOX
UK£2.15
Cake Box Holdings
7D
-1.1%
1Y
22.9%
TSCO
UK£4.07
Tesco
7D
-4.3%
1Y
22.0%

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

Aug 05
Does Tesco (LON:TSCO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
VINO
UK£0.67
Virgin Wines UK
7D
2.3%
1Y
49.4%

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£3.96
Ocado Group
7D
13.3%
1Y
5.0%
MKS
UK£3.32
Marks and Spencer Group
7D
-3.4%
1Y
2.7%

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
SBRY
UK£2.95
J Sainsbury
7D
-1.2%
1Y
9.4%

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY)

Jul 31
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY)