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

UpdatedMay 31, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y-8.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by pullbacks from every company within the industry. The industry has fallen 8.5% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% 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, 31 May 2026UK£23.6bUK£37.9bUK£1.6b16.9x14.7x0.6x
Tue, 28 Apr 2026UK£23.4bUK£35.1bUK£1.6b14.4x14.8x0.7x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026UK£23.0bUK£35.1bUK£1.6b14.9x13.9x0.7x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026UK£24.8bUK£35.1bUK£1.6b16.5x15.1x0.7x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026UK£22.7bUK£35.1bUK£1.6b15.7x13.8x0.6x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025UK£25.8bUK£37.4bUK£1.7b18.2x15.3x0.7x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025UK£26.1bUK£36.9bUK£1.6b18.2x16.2x0.7x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025UK£24.6bUK£37.1bUK£1.9b18.8x12.8x0.7x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025UK£26.2bUK£37.0bUK£1.9b19.5x13.8x0.7x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025UK£26.6bUK£36.9bUK£1.9b19.4x14.2x0.7x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025UK£25.6bUK£36.9bUK£1.9b19.8x13.7x0.7x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025UK£25.8bUK£37.1bUK£2.0b19.9x12.9x0.7x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025UK£25.0bUK£36.5bUK£1.9b16.3x12.9x0.7x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025UK£24.0bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15.5x11.6x0.7x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025UK£24.0bUK£36.5bUK£2.1b15x11.5x0.7x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£23.6bTotal Earnings: UK£1.1bTotal Revenue: UK£35.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Packaged Foods and Meats industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.6x.
  • 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 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.1% 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 Market-0.27%
Consumer Staples-3.36%
Food-2.20%
Packaged Foods and Meats-2.20%
Agricultural Products-2.32%
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
No data available

Latest News

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-0.5%
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-0.7%
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-7.7%
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