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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies55
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M5.0%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD2.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 10% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£381.8bUK£296.6bUK£19.5b19.4x19.6x1.3x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£374.3bUK£295.1bUK£19.7b17.5x19x1.3x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£373.9bUK£296.3bUK£19.6b16.7x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£369.2bUK£294.6bUK£19.8b16.5x18.6x1.3x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£381.2bUK£296.4bUK£3.7b16.9x102.4x1.3x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£405.9bUK£309.2bUK£5.2b17.8x77.6x1.3x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£409.7bUK£309.0bUK£5.2b17.3x79.1x1.3x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£405.1bUK£308.2bUK£4.3b17.5x94.6x1.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£417.0bUK£306.4bUK£3.9b17.5x107.5x1.4x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£408.4bUK£307.4bUK£3.9b18.7x103.9x1.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£401.0bUK£312.9bUK£4.2b16.5x96.4x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£393.7bUK£354.0bUK£5.7b16.3x69.1x1.1x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£402.8bUK£351.7bUK£5.4b17.6x74.7x1.1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£359.7bUK£349.5bUK£5.5b16.5x65.2x1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£368.6bUK£311.6bUK£3.9b16.8x93.7x1.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£388.7bUK£346.9bUK£5.7b17.3x68.3x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£385.0bUK£363.1bUK£31.1b16.4x12.4x1.1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£381.2bUK£361.9bUK£31.0b16.1x12.3x1.1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£389.7bUK£359.8bUK£29.6b17.5x13.2x1.1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£397.2bUK£354.3bUK£28.9b16.2x13.8x1.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£403.1bUK£353.8bUK£28.7b16x14x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£418.3bUK£353.0bUK£28.2b16.2x14.8x1.2x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£403.6bUK£354.3bUK£25.7b15.4x15.7x1.1x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£427.3bUK£355.8bUK£25.7b17.2x16.6x1.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£432.0bUK£351.0bUK£25.8b16.1x16.7x1.2x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£410.2bUK£349.2bUK£26.1b15.2x15.7x1.2x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£420.2bUK£345.2bUK£27.1b15x15.5x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£422.3bUK£341.4bUK£24.0b14.8x17.6x1.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£423.8bUK£343.9bUK£23.9b14.8x17.7x1.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£412.6bUK£343.1bUK£25.1b13.8x16.4x1.2x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022UK£407.5bUK£340.2bUK£25.8b13.6x15.8x1.2x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022UK£434.5bUK£345.4bUK£26.7b15.5x16.3x1.3x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022UK£448.8bUK£339.2bUK£26.6b16.5x16.9x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022UK£410.6bUK£329.9bUK£23.9b17.3x17.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£410.6bTotal Earnings: UK£23.9bTotal Revenue: UK£329.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Consumer Staples 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 19.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 6.5% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.86%
Consumer Staples-0.51%
Tobacco1.49%
Food0.69%
Household Products0.30%
Food and Staples Retail-0.46%
Personal Products-1.58%
Beverage-2.83%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Household Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 54.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 16.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Household Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 55% per year.
  • In contrast, the Beverage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.9% 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
BATS British American TobaccoUK£36.411.5%
+UK£1.1b		46.3%PE26.3x
IMB Imperial BrandsUK£29.531.5%
+UK£338.1m		45.0%PE9.2x
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£20.771.4%
+UK£205.7m		-15.8%PE11.3x
TSCO TescoUK£4.021.0%
+UK£193.5m		30.3%PE16.5x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser GroupUK£51.100.3%
+UK£77.3m		15.4%PE24.3x

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7D
-1.7%
1Y
43.6%
ABF
UK£20.77
Associated British Foods
7D
1.4%
1Y
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TSCO
UK£4.02
Tesco
7D
1.0%
1Y
30.3%
CARR
UK£1.45
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-1.0%
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7D
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