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U.K. (FTSE) Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M9.7%
  • 1Y-7.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Packaged Foods and Meats industry has been flat over the last week, but Bakkavor Group has lost 4.1%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 7.9% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 27 Apr 2025UK£26.1bUK£36.7bUK£2.1b16.2x12.6x0.7x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025UK£23.9bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.6x11.5x0.7x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£24.2bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.2x11.6x0.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£24.9bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.6x11.9x0.7x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£26.6bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b16.2x12.7x0.7x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£26.9bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.8x13x0.7x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£27.7bUK£36.4bUK£1.8b14.7x15.2x0.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£26.2bUK£36.4bUK£1.8b14.9x14.4x0.7x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£27.5bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b14.9x15.2x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£27.8bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b14.9x15.4x0.8x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£28.9bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b16x15.7x0.8x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£28.8bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b16.9x15.7x0.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£27.2bUK£36.4bUK£1.7b16.4x16.2x0.7x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£25.6bUK£36.5bUK£1.6b16.7x15.7x0.7x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£26.3bUK£37.3bUK£1.7b16.5x15.7x0.7x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£27.2bUK£37.3bUK£1.7b16.7x16.3x0.7x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£26.8bUK£37.1bUK£1.4b17.8x19x0.7x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£23.4bUK£36.0bUK£1.1b19.7x21.9x0.7x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£24.0bUK£35.8bUK£1.1b18.4x22.6x0.7x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£24.2bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b18.1x22.8x0.7x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£24.0bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b17.8x22.6x0.7x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£23.8bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b17.6x22.3x0.7x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£24.5bUK£34.8bUK£846.0m18.8x29x0.7x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£24.2bUK£32.9bUK£800.7m15.8x30.2x0.7x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£24.3bUK£32.7bUK£853.5m15.3x28.5x0.7x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£23.3bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m16.2x27.3x0.7x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£20.4bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m14.9x23.9x0.6x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£20.3bUK£32.3bUK£852.6m14.2x23.8x0.6x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£18.0bUK£30.5bUK£1.2b12.8x15.1x0.6x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£37.7bUK£37.9bUK£2.2b15.4x17.4x1x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£41.0bUK£37.8bUK£2.2b16.7x18.8x1.1x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£38.7bUK£37.3bUK£2.2b17.7x17.8x1x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£39.8bUK£38.7bUK£2.5b16x16x1x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£22.6bUK£30.9bUK£1.7b15.2x13.4x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£22.6bTotal Earnings: UK£1.7bTotal Revenue: UK£30.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Packaged Foods and Meats 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 12.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.79x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have grown 7.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.65%
Consumer Staples-1.44%
Food0.30%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.40%
Agricultural Products-1.87%
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
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£22.030.4%
+UK£64.8m
-16.4%PE10.9x
TATE Tate & LyleUK£5.522.0%
+UK£48.4m
-12.9%PE15.7x
CWK CranswickUK£51.401.4%
+UK£37.7m
19.8%PE23.9x
GNC Greencore GroupUK£1.791.4%
+UK£10.4m
35.1%PE16.7x
BMK Benchmark HoldingsUK£0.214.5%
+UK£6.7m
-53.7%PS1.9x
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