Header cover image

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

UpdatedJul 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M15.2%
  • 1Y11.1%
  • YTD-1.4%

The Food and Staples Retail industry is up 2.3% in the last week, with Tesco up 2.4%. In the same time, Kitwave Group was down 6.6%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 11%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£38.5bUK£118.0bUK£2.1b15.2x18.3x0.3x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£44.4bUK£160.7bUK£3.3b13.5x13.3x0.3x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£45.1bUK£155.3bUK£3.0b14x15x0.3x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£36.3bUK£154.0bUK£3.0b13.2x12.3x0.2x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£42.8bUK£151.7bUK£2.7b12.3x16x0.3x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£42.7bUK£151.3bUK£2.5b11.9x16.9x0.3x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£46.9bUK£163.7bUK£2.7b13.8x17.2x0.3x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£38.9bUK£164.0bUK£2.8b12.4x14.1x0.2x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£39.3bUK£161.3bUK£2.8b11.6x14.1x0.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£41.8bUK£157.4bUK£2.0b14x21.3x0.3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£41.1bUK£158.0bUK£1.8b14.3x22.3x0.3x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£40.4bUK£158.2bUK£1.9b15.2x21.3x0.3x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£34.9bUK£160.4bUK£2.0b12.6x17.7x0.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£38.9bUK£161.3bUK£2.0b12.4x19.9x0.2x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£38.7bUK£158.6bUK£2.2b11.4x17.4x0.2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£33.1bUK£154.2bUK£2.3b10.6x14.4x0.2x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£37.0bUK£155.9bUK£2.4b11.1x15.2x0.2x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£34.7bUK£155.5bUK£2.4b9.7x14.4x0.2x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£32.9bUK£161.0bUK£2.5b9.3x13x0.2x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£28.9bUK£160.1bUK£2.6b6.9x11.1x0.2x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£28.6bUK£160.2bUK£3.2b7.7x8.9x0.2x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£34.6bUK£158.5bUK£3.2b11.4x10.9x0.2x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022UK£35.1bUK£158.5bUK£3.0b12.3x11.7x0.2x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022UK£34.6bUK£160.0bUK£3.2b10.6x10.9x0.2x
Fri, 20 May 2022UK£34.4bUK£154.0bUK£2.8b14x12.2x0.2x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022UK£38.7bUK£140.4bUK£2.3b17.6x17x0.3x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022UK£37.4bUK£117.2bUK£1.6b18.3x23.1x0.3x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022UK£46.5bUK£130.6bUK£1.9b17.5x24.6x0.4x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022UK£49.2bUK£130.4bUK£2.0b19x25.1x0.4x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021UK£49.8bUK£131.1bUK£2.0b18.5x25.2x0.4x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021UK£59.3bUK£149.4bUK£1.4b18x42.6x0.4x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021UK£56.7bUK£146.2bUK£858.2m23.3x66.1x0.4x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021UK£60.5bUK£144.5bUK£924.0m26.2x65.4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

60.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£56.0bTotal Earnings: UK£924.0mTotal Revenue: UK£144.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Consumer Retailing 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 18.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.28x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 32% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.5% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-1.19%
Consumer Staples0.78%
Food and Staples Retail2.31%
Food Retail2.37%
Drug Retail0%
Big Box Super Stores0%
Food Distributors-6.41%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 10.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 24.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Distributors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Food Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.7% 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£3.262.4%
+UK£527.4m		25.3%PE12.7x
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£3.203.3%
+UK£205.7m		56.5%PE15x
SBRY J SainsburyUK£2.732.9%
+UK£177.3m		-3.9%PE46.5x
Simply Wall St™
Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd
Level 7, 320 Pitt Street, Sydney
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
Popular Markets
USAUUKINCAZA
About UsCareersPlansLogin
Help CenterLatest CoveragePodcastsAffiliate ProgramBusiness & Enterprise
Financial Services GuideTerms and ConditionsPrivacy Policy
Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927). Any advice contained in this website is general advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should not rely on any advice and/or information contained in this website and before making any investment decision we recommend that you consider whether it is appropriate for your situation and seek appropriate financial, taxation and legal advice. Please read our Financial Services Guide before deciding whether to obtain financial services from us.

Latest News

OCDO

UK£3.78

Ocado Group

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-45.0%

SBRY

UK£2.73

J Sainsbury

7D

2.9%

1Y

-3.9%

Investors Will Want J Sainsbury's (LON:SBRY) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Jul 12
Investors Will Want J Sainsbury's (LON:SBRY) Growth In ROCE To Persist

WINE

UK£0.61

Naked Wines

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-19.5%

KITW

UK£3.27

Kitwave Group

7D

-6.6%

1Y

4.1%

MKS

UK£3.20

Marks and Spencer Group

7D

3.3%

1Y

56.5%

TSCO

UK£3.26

Tesco

7D

2.4%

1Y

25.3%

There's No Escaping Tesco PLC's (LON:TSCO) Muted Earnings

Jun 17
There's No Escaping Tesco PLC's (LON:TSCO) Muted Earnings

DISP

UK£0.0018

Dispensa Group

7D

-36.4%

1Y

-98.4%