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U.K. (FTSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M6.8%
  • 1Y-10.1%
  • YTD2.7%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 2.8%, with Associated British Foods up 3.0%. Meanwhile, Ocean Harvest Technology Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 76% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 10%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 11 May 2025UK£27.2bUK£38.4bUK£2.2b16.4x12.4x0.7x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025UK£24.1bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b14.2x11.1x0.6x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025UK£24.5bUK£38.2bUK£2.1b14.9x11.4x0.6x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025UK£25.5bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b12.1x11.8x0.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£26.5bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b13.1x12.3x0.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£28.1bUK£38.3bUK£2.2b12.2x12.9x0.7x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£29.0bUK£38.2bUK£1.9b14.5x15.3x0.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£27.5bUK£38.2bUK£1.9b14x14.5x0.7x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£29.2bUK£38.3bUK£1.9b14.1x15.6x0.8x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£31.0bUK£41.7bUK£2.3b13.7x13.2x0.7x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£31.0bUK£41.8bUK£2.3b14.6x13.2x0.7x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£32.3bUK£41.4bUK£2.4b15.1x13.5x0.8x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£28.0bUK£38.3bUK£1.8b17x15.7x0.7x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£26.4bUK£38.3bUK£1.8b13.7x15.1x0.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£28.5bUK£41.8bUK£2.2b15.2x12.9x0.7x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£29.2bUK£41.9bUK£2.2b15.7x13.2x0.7x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£29.3bUK£41.9bUK£2.2b15.4x13.2x0.7x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£24.8bUK£40.2bUK£1.4b19.2x18.2x0.6x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£26.4bUK£40.0bUK£1.4b18.4x19.4x0.7x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£25.1bUK£39.9bUK£1.4b13.4x17.9x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£26.5bUK£40.1bUK£1.3b14.1x20.2x0.7x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£25.5bUK£40.5bUK£1.3b14.9x19.8x0.6x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£25.7bUK£39.7bUK£1.1b14x24x0.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£25.9bUK£38.0bUK£1.0b14.1x24.7x0.7x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£26.4bUK£38.3bUK£1.1b13.3x24.2x0.7x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£25.9bUK£38.5bUK£1.2b14x22.4x0.7x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£23.1bUK£38.3bUK£1.1b12.6x20.2x0.6x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£22.8bUK£38.9bUK£1.2b13.9x19.7x0.6x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£20.5bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b12.2x11.5x0.6x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£20.0bUK£37.0bUK£1.8b11.6x10.9x0.5x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£41.9bUK£44.0bUK£2.7b15x15.3x1x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£41.4bUK£43.5bUK£3.0b15x13.9x1x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£39.8bUK£43.4bUK£3.0b15.6x13.3x0.9x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£24.6bUK£36.7bUK£2.5b13.9x10x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10x


Total Market Cap: UK£24.6bTotal Earnings: UK£2.5bTotal Revenue: UK£36.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Food 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 12.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 3.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.29%
Consumer Staples-0.53%
Food2.77%
Packaged Foods and Meats2.81%
Agricultural Products1.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 10.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.4% 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
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£21.123.0%
+UK£438.9m		-21.8%PE10.4x
TATE Tate & LyleUK£5.874.9%
+UK£121.0m		-13.0%PE16.6x
CWK CranswickUK£53.602.1%
+UK£59.2m		23.9%PE25x
BAKK Bakkavor GroupUK£1.884.4%
+UK£46.0m		52.8%PE19.4x
GNC Greencore GroupUK£1.902.4%
+UK£19.0m		42.6%PE17.7x
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UK£0.013

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7D

-76.2%

1Y

-92.1%

ABF

UK£21.12

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7D

3.0%

1Y

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1Y

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UK£1.88

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1Y

52.8%

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2.5%

1Y

21.2%

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-0.6%

1Y

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1Y

42.6%

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CWK

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TATE

UK£5.87

Tate & Lyle

7D

4.9%

1Y

-13.0%

PFD

UK£2.04

Premier Foods

7D

1.0%

1Y

22.1%