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

UpdatedJan 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D-7.2%
  • 3M-8.1%
  • 1Y-3.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry has dropped 8.2%, driven by Associated British Foods declining 13%. The industry has fallen 5.8% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Jan 2026UK£23.8bUK£37.4bUK£1.7b17.9x14.1x0.6x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025UK£25.8bUK£37.1bUK£1.6b18.4x15.7x0.7x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025UK£26.3bUK£37.1bUK£1.9b18.5x13.7x0.7x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025UK£24.3bUK£37.1bUK£1.9b17.7x12.7x0.7x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025UK£25.9bUK£36.8bUK£1.9b19.8x13.5x0.7x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025UK£26.9bUK£36.9bUK£1.9b19.5x14.4x0.7x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025UK£25.2bUK£36.9bUK£1.9b19.2x13.5x0.7x
Sat, 24 May 2025UK£25.9bUK£37.1bUK£2.0b18.9x12.9x0.7x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025UK£26.0bUK£36.7bUK£2.1b16x12.5x0.7x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025UK£23.8bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.7x11.4x0.7x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025UK£24.3bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.9x11.6x0.7x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025UK£24.0bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.1x11.5x0.7x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024UK£27.2bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b16x12.9x0.7x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024UK£27.7bUK£36.6bUK£2.1b15.3x13.2x0.8x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024UK£27.3bUK£36.4bUK£1.8b14.4x15x0.8x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024UK£28.6bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b15.8x15.9x0.8x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024UK£28.3bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b15.4x15.6x0.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024UK£27.8bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b15.1x15.4x0.8x
Sun, 26 May 2024UK£30.3bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b16.8x16.5x0.8x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024UK£27.2bUK£36.5bUK£1.7b17x16x0.7x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024UK£26.0bUK£36.4bUK£1.7b15.6x15.6x0.7x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024UK£25.5bUK£36.5bUK£1.6b16.6x15.6x0.7x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024UK£26.3bUK£37.3bUK£1.7b16.4x15.8x0.7x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023UK£27.8bUK£37.3bUK£1.7b17.2x16.7x0.7x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023UK£26.6bUK£37.1bUK£1.4b19.2x19.5x0.7x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023UK£23.8bUK£36.0bUK£1.1b20x22.5x0.7x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023UK£24.0bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b18x22.4x0.7x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023UK£24.4bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b18.1x23x0.7x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023UK£24.2bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b17.8x22.7x0.7x
Mon, 29 May 2023UK£23.7bUK£35.5bUK£1.1b17.2x22.1x0.7x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023UK£24.8bUK£33.1bUK£797.5m17.9x31.1x0.7x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023UK£24.3bUK£32.9bUK£800.7m15.7x30.4x0.7x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023UK£24.2bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m15.9x28.4x0.7x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023UK£23.3bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m16.4x27.3x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£23.3bTotal Earnings: UK£853.0mTotal Revenue: UK£32.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.4x202420252026
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 14.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% 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 Market1.88%
Consumer Staples-1.57%
Food-6.83%
Packaged Foods and Meats-7.19%
Agricultural Products-0.74%
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
PRN Princes GroupUK£4.694.2%
+UK£46.5m		n/an/a
MHPC MHPUS$7.625.8%
+US$45.0m		51.8%PE3.9x
PFD Premier FoodsUK£1.710.8%
+UK£12.1m		-3.4%PE11.1x
CWK CranswickUK£49.500.3%
+UK£8.0m		4.9%PE17.9x
TATE Tate & LyleUK£3.690.5%
+UK£8.0m		-40.7%PE47.9x

Latest News

HFG
UK£4.89
Hilton Food Group
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-44.0%

HFG: Leadership Transition And Margin Resilience Will Support Future Share Price Upside

Hilton Food Group's narrative update reflects a reset in analyst expectations, with Street price targets pulled back to a range of around £5.40 to £8.50 per share, as analysts factor in modest tweaks to discount rates, revenue growth assumptions, profit margins and future P/E multiples. Analyst Commentary Recent research updates point to a more cautious but still engaged analyst community, with price targets now clustered between £5.40 and £8.50 per share.
ABF
UK£18.59
Associated British Foods
7D
-12.5%
1Y
-3.8%
MHPC
US$7.62
MHP
7D
5.8%
1Y
51.8%

These 4 Measures Indicate That MHP (LON:MHPC) Is Using Debt Extensively

Jan 08
These 4 Measures Indicate That MHP (LON:MHPC) Is Using Debt Extensively
UKR
UK£0.08
Ukrproduct Group
7D
6.7%
1Y
220.0%
PFD
UK£1.71
Premier Foods
7D
0.8%
1Y
-3.4%

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Premier Foods (LON:PFD)

Jan 06
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Premier Foods (LON:PFD)
TATE
UK£3.69
Tate & Lyle
7D
0.5%
1Y
-40.7%

TATE: Future Earnings Profile Will Reflect Dividend Increase And Soft Revenue Outlook

Analysts have slightly reduced their price target on Tate & Lyle to reflect a broadly unchanged fair value of approximately £3.99, despite modest upgrades to revenue growth and profit margin assumptions and a lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Board approves a higher interim dividend of 6.6 pence per share for the six months to 30 September 2025, up from 6.4 pence in 2024, payable on 5 January 2026 to shareholders on the register as of 21 November 2025 (Key Developments) Company maintains full year guidance for the year ending 31 March 2026, expecting revenue to decline by a low single digit percentage compared with the prior year (Key Developments) Valuation Changes Fair Value: edged down slightly from £4.00 to £3.99 per share, implying a negligible change in estimated intrinsic value.
CWK
UK£49.50
Cranswick
7D
0.3%
1Y
4.9%
GNC
UK£2.38
Greencore Group
7D
-3.1%
1Y
36.9%
BAKK
UK£2.31
Bakkavor Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
75.7%

BAKK: Future Earnings Multiple Will Support Fair Value Despite Softer Margin Outlook

Analysts have modestly raised their price target on Bakkavor Group from £2.33 to £2.40. This reflects slightly improved expectations for revenue growth and a richer future earnings multiple, despite a marginally lower projected profit margin.
SALT
UK£0.47
MicroSalt
7D
8.0%
1Y
-40.6%
PRN
UK£4.69
Princes Group
7D
4.2%
1Y
n/a
ANP
UK£4.85
Anpario
7D
1.0%
1Y
18.3%
DISH
UK£0.001
Amala Foods
7D
-4.5%
1Y
n/a