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U.K. (FTSE) Personal Products Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M3.4%
  • 1Y13.5%
  • YTD3.7%

The Personal Products industry is up 1.4% in the last week, with Unilever up 1.4%. In the same time, Warpaint London was down 6.2%. This means that the industry has gained 14% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£120.0bUK£52.6bUK£4.9b21.9x24.5x2.3x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£117.3bUK£51.6bUK£4.8b21.5x24.4x2.3x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£112.9bUK£51.1bUK£4.8b20.7x23.7x2.2x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£152.7bUK£62.8bUK£6.7b24.2x22.6x2.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£148.9bUK£62.1bUK£6.7b26.1x22.3x2.4x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£147.4bUK£62.3bUK£6.7b25.1x22x2.4x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£155.3bUK£62.3bUK£6.6b28.4x23.7x2.5x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£160.1bUK£62.9bUK£6.6b30.9x24.1x2.5x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£153.4bUK£63.9bUK£6.7b31.9x22.7x2.4x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£142.3bUK£62.2bUK£6.5b28.4x21.9x2.3x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£141.0bUK£62.7bUK£6.6b27.9x21.5x2.2x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£136.2bUK£63.4bUK£6.6b22.4x20.6x2.1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£127.4bUK£63.3bUK£6.6b22.9x19.4x2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£128.1bUK£63.2bUK£6.6b23.2x19.5x2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£126.2bUK£64.1bUK£8.3b15.7x15.1x2x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£125.5bUK£65.1bUK£8.5b17.3x14.8x1.9x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£126.6bUK£65.1bUK£8.5b24.6x15x1.9x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£131.6bUK£65.3bUK£8.5b25.2x15.5x2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£133.5bUK£64.8bUK£8.4b30.9x15.9x2.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£132.2bUK£64.4bUK£8.3b30.4x15.9x2.1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£130.5bUK£63.8bUK£7.7b29.6x17x2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£131.3bUK£64.0bUK£7.7b27.9x17.1x2.1x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£140.9bUK£64.5bUK£7.8b30.4x18.1x2.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£142.3bUK£64.7bUK£7.8b28.3x18.3x2.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£135.2bUK£64.9bUK£7.8b24.3x17.3x2.1x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£135.1bUK£61.1bUK£6.5b20.9x20.7x2.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£137.7bUK£61.3bUK£6.6b21.2x21x2.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£132.0bUK£60.0bUK£6.4b18.4x20.6x2.2x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£126.2bUK£60.4bUK£6.5b16.9x19.3x2.1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£128.8bUK£60.2bUK£6.5b18.9x19.8x2.1x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£126.7bUK£58.7bUK£6.5b19x19.6x2.2x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022UK£100.8bUK£45.5bUK£5.1b19.4x19.6x2.2x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022UK£93.4bUK£46.4bUK£5.2b20.5x17.8x2x
Fri, 13 May 2022UK£95.7bUK£45.8bUK£5.2b23.4x18.5x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£95.7bTotal Earnings: UK£5.2bTotal Revenue: UK£45.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Personal Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Personal Products industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Personal Products industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% 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 Market2.08%
Consumer Staples1.95%
Personal Products1.44%
Personal Products1.44%
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
ULVR UnileverUK£47.661.4%
+UK£1.7b		13.8%PE24.3x
APN Applied NutritionUK£1.194.4%
+UK£12.5m		n/aPE19.4x
PZC PZ CussonsUK£0.803.4%
+UK£10.9m		-23.9%PS0.7x
VLG Venture Life GroupUK£0.448.6%
+UK£4.5m		10.0%PE75.9x
CRL CreightonsUK£0.3518.3%
+UK£3.8m		42.0%PS0.5x
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