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U.K. (FTSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-1.5%
  • 1Y-5.3%
  • YTD-2.1%

The Food industry has been flat over the last week, but M.P. Evans Group has lost 18%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 5.3% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 24 May 2026UK£26.0bUK£39.2bUK£1.8b16.9x14.4x0.7x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026UK£25.7bUK£36.8bUK£1.8b12.9x14.2x0.7x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026UK£25.1bUK£36.8bUK£1.8b12.8x13.9x0.7x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026UK£26.6bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b13.5x14.8x0.7x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026UK£25.3bUK£39.1bUK£1.8b15.4x13.7x0.6x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025UK£27.1bUK£38.8bUK£1.8b14.7x15.1x0.7x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025UK£28.0bUK£38.4bUK£1.8b15.6x15.7x0.7x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025UK£25.8bUK£38.8bUK£2.1b15.4x12.5x0.7x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025UK£27.7bUK£38.5bUK£2.1b19x13.5x0.7x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025UK£28.0bUK£38.5bUK£2.0b19.3x14x0.7x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025UK£27.0bUK£38.5bUK£2.0b18.7x13.6x0.7x
Mon, 26 May 2025UK£27.1bUK£38.8bUK£2.1b16x12.8x0.7x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025UK£27.2bUK£38.4bUK£2.2b15.4x12.5x0.7x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025UK£25.1bUK£38.2bUK£2.1b15.2x11.7x0.7x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025UK£25.4bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b15x11.8x0.7x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025UK£25.3bUK£38.2bUK£2.2b11.8x11.7x0.7x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024UK£28.2bUK£38.3bUK£2.2b13.4x12.9x0.7x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024UK£28.3bUK£38.2bUK£2.1b12.5x13.2x0.7x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024UK£28.4bUK£38.2bUK£1.9b14.1x15x0.7x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024UK£29.6bUK£38.3bUK£1.9b14.7x15.8x0.8x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024UK£31.2bUK£41.8bUK£2.4b14.1x13.2x0.7x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024UK£30.6bUK£41.8bUK£2.4b13.8x12.9x0.7x
Tue, 28 May 2024UK£33.0bUK£41.9bUK£2.4b14.7x13.9x0.8x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024UK£32.0bUK£41.5bUK£2.4b14.6x13.2x0.8x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024UK£27.8bUK£38.3bUK£1.8b14.6x15.8x0.7x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024UK£26.5bUK£38.3bUK£1.7b16.5x15.5x0.7x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024UK£28.6bUK£41.9bUK£2.2b15.4x12.8x0.7x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023UK£29.4bUK£41.9bUK£2.2b15.7x13.2x0.7x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023UK£28.1bUK£41.3bUK£1.7b17x16.5x0.7x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023UK£25.1bUK£40.2bUK£1.3b19.4x18.7x0.6x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023UK£25.4bUK£39.8bUK£1.4b14.1x18.1x0.6x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023UK£26.2bUK£40.0bUK£1.3b14.2x20x0.7x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023UK£25.6bUK£40.5bUK£1.3b12.9x19.9x0.6x
Wed, 31 May 2023UK£24.9bUK£40.6bUK£1.3b13.8x19.3x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£24.9bTotal Earnings: UK£1.3bTotal Revenue: UK£40.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Food 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 14.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market2.49%
Consumer Staples1.51%
Food-0.32%
Packaged Foods and Meats1.01%
Agricultural Products-14.77%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 25.5% 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 10.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 26% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat 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£18.362.3%
+UK£290.9m		-11.9%PE13.5x
CWK CranswickUK£55.206.0%
+UK£165.9m		3.0%PE18.7x
GNC Greencore GroupUK£2.423.2%
+UK£58.7m		10.3%PE33.3x
HFG Hilton Food GroupUK£5.583.8%
+UK£18.4m		-37.5%PE10.8x
MHPC MHPUS$9.761.7%
+US$17.1m		80.7%PE6x

Latest News

TATE
UK£5.09
Tate & Lyle
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-6.7%
GNC
UK£2.42
Greencore Group
7D
3.2%
1Y
10.3%
ABF
UK£18.36
Associated British Foods
7D
2.3%
1Y
-11.9%
CWK
UK£55.20
Cranswick
7D
6.0%
1Y
3.0%
HFG
UK£5.58
Hilton Food Group
7D
3.8%
1Y
-37.5%
PRN
UK£3.10
Princes Group
7D
-17.2%
1Y
n/a
AEP
UK£18.62
AEP Plantations
7D
-15.4%
1Y
n/a
MPE
UK£15.24
M.P. Evans Group
7D
-18.3%
1Y
44.5%
PFD
UK£2.06
Premier Foods
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-3.2%
Analysis Article • May 17

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Investors in Premier Foods plc ( LON:PFD ) had a good week, as its shares rose 3.6% to close at UK£2.09 following the...
MHPC
US$9.76
MHP
7D
1.7%
1Y
80.7%
CAM
UK£55.75
Camellia
7D
-1.3%
1Y
6.2%
FVA
UK£1.30
Fevara
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-13.3%
ANP
UK£5.60
Anpario
7D
1.4%
1Y
23.8%
RE.
UK£1.10
R.E.A. Holdings
7D
-14.7%
1Y
52.2%
PACS
UK£0.009
PACSCo
7D
50.0%
1Y
63.6%
WYN
UK£3.70
Wynnstay Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
10.4%