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

UpdatedJun 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y15.3%
  • YTD1.3%

In the last week, Food and Staples Retail has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 15% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Jun 2025UK£42.4bUK£118.8bUK£2.0b16.6x21x0.4x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025UK£41.0bUK£118.4bUK£2.2b15.4x18.4x0.3x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025UK£37.3bUK£117.9bUK£2.3b14x16.4x0.3x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025UK£40.8bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b14.5x17.2x0.3x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£40.6bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b13.4x17.1x0.3x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£42.2bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b14.9x17.8x0.4x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£39.4bUK£119.3bUK£2.3b14.8x17x0.3x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£42.0bUK£118.9bUK£2.2b16.5x18.7x0.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£42.3bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15.9x20x0.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£38.7bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b14.9x18.4x0.3x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£42.5bUK£155.7bUK£3.0b13.8x14.1x0.3x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£45.6bUK£160.3bUK£3.3b14.1x13.8x0.3x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£43.2bUK£154.3bUK£3.0b13.8x14.5x0.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£44.5bUK£151.2bUK£2.7b14.1x16.7x0.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£42.3bUK£150.0bUK£2.5b13x17x0.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£39.8bUK£164.6bUK£2.8b12.1x14.4x0.2x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£46.0bUK£163.7bUK£2.7b13.2x16.9x0.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£42.1bUK£164.2bUK£2.8b12.4x15.3x0.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£39.2bUK£158.6bUK£2.6b12.4x14.9x0.2x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£42.1bUK£157.5bUK£2.0b15.2x21.2x0.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£40.5bUK£155.2bUK£1.8b14.4x22.3x0.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£38.3bUK£157.6bUK£1.9b13.8x20.2x0.2x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£38.2bUK£161.9bUK£2.0b11.5x19.1x0.2x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£33.5bUK£130.9bUK£1.8b10.7x18.9x0.3x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£39.6bUK£157.0bUK£2.5b11.1x15.5x0.3x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£34.3bUK£154.5bUK£2.4b10.9x14.3x0.2x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£33.3bUK£157.2bUK£2.5b10.7x13.6x0.2x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£32.4bUK£157.0bUK£2.4b9.3x13.3x0.2x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£32.6bUK£163.6bUK£2.5b9.3x12.8x0.2x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£27.9bUK£159.8bUK£2.6b7.4x10.8x0.2x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£32.2bUK£158.7bUK£3.2b8.9x10.1x0.2x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£37.8bUK£158.2bUK£3.2b12.4x11.9x0.2x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£34.3bUK£143.5bUK£2.9b12.4x11.9x0.2x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£35.7bUK£154.3bUK£3.1b11x11.6x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£35.7bTotal Earnings: UK£3.1bTotal Revenue: UK£154.3bTotal 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 optimistic on the British Consumer Retailing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE 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 declined 13% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 8.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.58%
Consumer Staples0.19%
Food and Staples Retail0.84%
Food Retail0.88%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Distributors-5.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 9.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 15.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Distributors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
TSCO TescoUK£3.912.3%
+UK£512.6m		25.2%PE16.1x
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£3.801.4%
+UK£104.2m		24.2%PE26x
WINE Naked WinesUK£0.8812.0%
+UK£7.0m		46.7%PS0.2x
VINO Virgin Wines UKUK£0.6010.1%
+UK£2.5m		25.0%PE20.8x
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