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

UpdatedMay 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y11.7%
  • YTD-3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has remained flat, although notably J Sainsbury gained 3.4%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 12% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.9% 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, 19 May 2025UK£40.4bUK£118.4bUK£2.2b15.4x18.1x0.3x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£40.0bUK£118.7bUK£2.0b15.8x20.2x0.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£40.1bUK£117.9bUK£2.3b14.5x17.6x0.3x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£42.1bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b13.8x17.8x0.4x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£42.1bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b14.8x17.8x0.4x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£42.2bUK£119.7bUK£2.4b15.1x17.9x0.4x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£40.7bUK£118.9bUK£2.2b15.6x18.1x0.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£42.6bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b16.3x20.2x0.4x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£40.7bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15.4x19.3x0.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£39.0bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15.2x18.6x0.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£44.0bUK£158.6bUK£3.4b13.5x13x0.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£44.9bUK£155.5bUK£3.0b14x14.9x0.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£35.9bUK£153.4bUK£2.9b12.8x12.2x0.2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£36.6bUK£119.0bUK£2.0b12.6x18.5x0.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£41.6bUK£151.4bUK£2.5b12.6x16.5x0.3x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£42.4bUK£164.2bUK£2.7b13.9x15.5x0.3x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£44.0bUK£163.1bUK£2.7b12.5x16.2x0.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£40.6bUK£162.6bUK£2.7b12.1x15.2x0.3x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£40.6bUK£157.0bUK£2.0b13.2x20.8x0.3x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£39.1bUK£157.4bUK£1.8b14.5x21.3x0.2x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£43.4bUK£157.6bUK£1.9b14.5x23.1x0.3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£37.4bUK£160.3bUK£2.0b12.2x19x0.2x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£38.6bUK£161.5bUK£2.0b12.5x19.7x0.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£39.2bUK£158.9bUK£2.2b11.4x17.5x0.2x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£36.0bUK£157.2bUK£2.6b11.9x14.1x0.2x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£33.2bUK£155.0bUK£2.4b11x13.8x0.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£35.4bUK£157.0bUK£2.4b10.4x14.5x0.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£33.1bUK£161.1bUK£2.5b9.3x13.1x0.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£30.0bUK£162.1bUK£2.5b7.9x11.9x0.2x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022UK£28.5bUK£159.6bUK£3.2b7.5x8.9x0.2x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022UK£33.5bUK£158.7bUK£3.2b9x10.5x0.2x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022UK£37.1bUK£155.3bUK£3.0b12x12.6x0.2x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022UK£35.1bUK£160.2bUK£3.2b11.7x11x0.2x
Thu, 26 May 2022UK£34.5bUK£155.9bUK£2.8b14x12.1x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£34.5bTotal Earnings: UK£2.8bTotal Revenue: UK£155.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.2x202320242025
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 18.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.2x.
  • 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 7.8% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 8.8% 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 Market0.90%
Consumer Staples0.17%
Food and Staples Retail0.19%
Food Distributors1.82%
Food Retail0.18%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Distributors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 11.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 17.8x.
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 7.9% 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
SBRY J SainsburyUK£2.793.4%
+UK£197.5m		-2.0%PE15.2x
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£3.552.5%
+UK£178.1m		28.2%PE14.2x
OCDO Ocado GroupUK£2.712.8%
+UK£61.9m		-23.4%PS1.8x
KITW Kitwave GroupUK£3.112.0%
+UK£5.0m		-17.7%PE15.6x
CBOX Cake Box HoldingsUK£1.954.0%
+UK£3.3m		16.4%PE17.3x
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