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U.K. (FTSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D9.1%
  • 3M4.7%
  • 1Y-2.5%
  • YTD2.5%

The Food industry is up 9.6% in the last week, with Associated British Foods up 12%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£27.1bUK£38.4bUK£2.2b15.4x12.5x0.7x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£24.7bUK£38.2bUK£2.1b14.9x11.5x0.6x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£25.5bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b12.7x11.8x0.7x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£25.8bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b12.1x12x0.7x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£28.5bUK£38.3bUK£2.2b13.6x13.1x0.7x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£28.5bUK£38.2bUK£1.9b14.2x15x0.7x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£28.4bUK£38.2bUK£1.9b14x15x0.7x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£29.6bUK£38.3bUK£1.9b14.5x15.8x0.8x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£31.3bUK£41.8bUK£2.4b14.3x13.3x0.7x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£31.2bUK£41.8bUK£2.3b14.3x13.3x0.7x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£32.6bUK£41.7bUK£2.4b14.6x13.7x0.8x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£29.9bUK£41.3bUK£2.3b14.6x13.1x0.7x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£27.1bUK£38.3bUK£1.8b14.2x15.5x0.7x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£27.1bUK£40.9bUK£2.2b15.1x12.5x0.7x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£28.2bUK£41.9bUK£2.2b15.3x12.7x0.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£29.6bUK£41.8bUK£2.2b15.8x13.4x0.7x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£26.3bUK£40.2bUK£1.4b19.3x19.3x0.7x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£26.1bUK£40.2bUK£1.3b19.4x19.4x0.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£25.6bUK£39.8bUK£1.4b13.9x18.6x0.6x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£26.8bUK£40.1bUK£1.3b14.2x20.5x0.7x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£25.2bUK£40.5bUK£1.3b13.3x19.6x0.6x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£25.1bUK£40.2bUK£1.2b13.3x20.2x0.6x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£26.7bUK£38.0bUK£1.0b13.9x25.8x0.7x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£25.5bUK£38.3bUK£1.1b13.8x23.6x0.7x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£25.6bUK£38.3bUK£1.2b13.2x22.2x0.7x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£24.8bUK£38.4bUK£1.2b12.8x21.6x0.6x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£23.2bUK£38.8bUK£1.1b12.5x20.4x0.6x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£21.4bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b12.3x12x0.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£19.7bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b11.3x11.1x0.5x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£40.0bUK£44.0bUK£2.7b14.5x14.6x0.9x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£42.7bUK£43.6bUK£2.9b15.3x14.6x1x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£40.7bUK£43.8bUK£3.0b16.3x13.4x0.9x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£42.3bUK£44.1bUK£3.2b13.7x13.2x1x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£25.2bUK£34.1bUK£2.0b15.2x12.4x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£25.2bTotal Earnings: UK£2.0bTotal Revenue: UK£34.1bTotal 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 12.5x 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 remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.0% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market4.66%
Consumer Staples4.88%
Food9.12%
Packaged Foods and Meats9.48%
Agricultural Products1.55%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% 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 6.7% 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£21.9412.0%
+UK£1.7b		-10.2%PE10.8x
TATE Tate & LyleUK£5.419.6%
+UK£208.5m		-15.0%PE15.4x
CWK CranswickUK£50.706.1%
+UK£155.7m		24.0%PE23.6x
PFD Premier FoodsUK£1.965.6%
+UK£89.9m		30.7%PE15.5x
HFG Hilton Food GroupUK£8.844.5%
+UK£34.1m		-2.9%PE20.2x
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