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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 29, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M0.2%
  • 1Y11.2%
  • YTD10.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has risen 3.1%, driven by gains from Unilever of 4.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 12%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£411.3bUK£309.3bUK£5.2b16.9x78.8x1.3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£407.8bUK£307.8bUK£4.1b17.8x99.1x1.3x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£409.9bUK£306.7bUK£3.9b17.2x104.6x1.3x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£402.2bUK£308.2bUK£4.0b18.4x99.7x1.3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£391.9bUK£312.8bUK£4.2b16.6x93.2x1.3x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£390.7bUK£355.9bUK£5.6b16.3x69.5x1.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£397.9bUK£351.8bUK£5.7b17.2x70.2x1.1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£362.4bUK£349.8bUK£5.5b16.5x66x1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£377.2bUK£343.8bUK£4.6b16.8x82.4x1.1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£390.5bUK£349.2bUK£30.5b15.8x12.8x1.1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£387.2bUK£362.9bUK£31.1b16.5x12.5x1.1x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£381.6bUK£362.8bUK£31.1b16.6x12.3x1.1x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£379.0bUK£359.1bUK£29.7b16.8x12.7x1.1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£400.1bUK£354.9bUK£28.9b17.5x13.8x1.1x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£399.9bUK£354.4bUK£28.7b15.5x13.9x1.1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£412.4bUK£352.5bUK£25.7b16.9x16x1.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£397.6bUK£354.2bUK£25.7b15.7x15.5x1.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£428.3bUK£355.4bUK£25.6b16.7x16.7x1.2x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£429.5bUK£351.0bUK£25.8b16x16.6x1.2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£413.8bUK£346.8bUK£25.9b15.1x16x1.2x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£421.3bUK£342.1bUK£24.4b15.8x17.3x1.2x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£419.4bUK£339.5bUK£24.0b15x17.5x1.2x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£429.7bUK£343.7bUK£23.9b14.8x18x1.3x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£407.8bUK£340.0bUK£25.1b13.5x16.2x1.2x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£414.6bUK£342.5bUK£26.0b14.2x16x1.2x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£444.2bUK£344.3bUK£26.6b15.7x16.7x1.3x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022UK£444.5bUK£337.0bUK£25.1b16.9x17.7x1.3x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022UK£400.1bUK£329.5bUK£23.8b15.9x16.8x1.2x
Fri, 20 May 2022UK£380.7bUK£316.0bUK£22.9b16.2x16.7x1.2x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022UK£390.0bUK£297.8bUK£22.4b18.9x17.4x1.3x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022UK£369.0bUK£274.7bUK£21.7b18.1x17x1.3x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022UK£413.6bUK£287.7bUK£19.5b19.8x21.2x1.4x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022UK£415.9bUK£285.7bUK£19.2b21x21.7x1.5x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021UK£405.0bUK£287.5bUK£19.3b19.3x21x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21x


Total Market Cap: UK£405.0bTotal Earnings: UK£19.3bTotal Revenue: UK£287.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 78.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 35.1x.
  • 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 35% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.5% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.68%
Consumer Staples2.55%
Food and Staples Retail4.27%
Personal Products3.32%
Household Products2.47%
Tobacco2.10%
Food1.28%
Beverage0.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 32.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tobacco industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% 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
ULVR UnileverUK£47.304.1%
+UK£4.7b		25.5%PE21.2x
BATS British American TobaccoUK£29.802.0%
+UK£1.3b		18.6%PS2.5x
TSCO TescoUK£3.664.4%
+UK£1.0b		28.1%PE13x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser GroupUK£48.582.5%
+UK£790.6m		-10.0%PE21.6x
IMB Imperial BrandsUK£25.732.6%
+UK£528.0m		39.3%PE8.2x
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