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

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-12.0%
  • 1Y-0.8%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is up 3.1%, with Associated British Foods up 2.5%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£24.8bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.6x11.9x0.7x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£26.1bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b16.3x12.5x0.7x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£26.5bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.4x12.8x0.7x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£27.6bUK£36.4bUK£1.8b14.6x15.1x0.8x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£26.0bUK£36.4bUK£1.8b14.4x14.2x0.7x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£27.6bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b15x15.3x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£27.9bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b15.6x15.4x0.8x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£29.0bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b15.9x15.8x0.8x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£28.9bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b16.8x15.8x0.8x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£27.4bUK£36.4bUK£1.7b16.4x16.4x0.8x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£25.5bUK£36.5bUK£1.6b16.5x15.6x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£26.7bUK£37.3bUK£1.7b16.8x16x0.7x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£27.4bUK£37.3bUK£1.7b16.9x16.4x0.7x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£27.3bUK£37.2bUK£1.6b17.6x16.6x0.7x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£23.7bUK£36.0bUK£1.1b20x22.2x0.7x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£24.8bUK£35.8bUK£1.1b18.4x23.3x0.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£24.1bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b18x22.7x0.7x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£24.2bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b17.8x22.7x0.7x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£23.6bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b17.5x22.1x0.7x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£24.2bUK£34.8bUK£846.0m18.7x28.6x0.7x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£24.1bUK£32.9bUK£800.7m15.8x30.1x0.7x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£24.7bUK£32.7bUK£853.5m15.3x28.9x0.8x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£23.2bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m16.6x27.2x0.7x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£20.9bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m15.1x24.5x0.6x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£20.4bUK£32.3bUK£852.6m14.3x23.9x0.6x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£18.3bUK£30.5bUK£1.2b13.3x15.3x0.6x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£18.9bUK£30.2bUK£1.2b15.2x15.5x0.6x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£41.1bUK£37.8bUK£2.2b16.7x18.9x1.1x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£38.6bUK£37.3bUK£2.2b17.5x17.7x1x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£39.7bUK£38.7bUK£2.5b15.8x15.9x1x
Sat, 07 May 2022UK£22.2bUK£31.1bUK£1.7b14.9x12.8x0.7x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022UK£23.8bUK£29.3bUK£1.4b17x17.3x0.8x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022UK£24.7bUK£29.2bUK£1.4b17x18.2x0.8x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022UK£26.9bUK£29.2bUK£1.4b17.4x19.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£26.9bTotal Earnings: UK£1.4bTotal Revenue: UK£29.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.2x202320242025
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 11.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.8% 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 Market3.53%
Consumer Staples1.86%
Food2.65%
Packaged Foods and Meats2.60%
Agricultural Products3.87%
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£20.022.0%
+UK£264.4m		-11.7%PE10x
CWK CranswickUK£48.904.3%
+UK£107.4m		22.6%PE22.7x
TATE Tate & LyleUK£6.543.8%
+UK£105.6m		4.7%PE18.6x
GNC Greencore GroupUK£1.836.2%
+UK£44.3m		81.2%PE17.1x
BAKK Bakkavor GroupUK£1.385.7%
+UK£43.4m		42.3%PE12.5x
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