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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies51
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M-1.4%
  • 1Y6.1%
  • YTD0.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has risen 2.1%, driven by gains from British American Tobacco of 6.6%. This means that the industry has gained 6.1% over the past year. 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
Sun, 18 Jan 2026UK£388.1bUK£298.5bUK£17.4b18.3x22.4x1.3x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025UK£392.0bUK£301.4bUK£17.4b18.3x22.5x1.3x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025UK£405.3bUK£300.9bUK£18.0b18.3x22.6x1.3x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025UK£388.6bUK£298.4bUK£18.4b18x21.1x1.3x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025UK£409.0bUK£296.6bUK£18.4b18x22.2x1.4x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025UK£399.0bUK£296.6bUK£18.3b19.8x21.8x1.3x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025UK£377.2bUK£296.7bUK£19.5b19.5x19.4x1.3x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025UK£380.4bUK£295.8bUK£19.5b19.7x19.5x1.3x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025UK£374.6bUK£295.5bUK£19.7b16.6x19x1.3x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025UK£363.7bUK£294.4bUK£19.8b16.3x18.4x1.2x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025UK£364.8bUK£296.0bUK£20.0b17.1x18.2x1.2x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£406.4bUK£310.8bUK£5.4b17.1x74.9x1.3x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£412.2bUK£308.7bUK£5.1b17.9x80.1x1.3x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£396.1bUK£308.4bUK£4.6b17.3x85.9x1.3x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£408.2bUK£307.9bUK£4.1b17.9x99.5x1.3x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£418.5bUK£307.5bUK£4.0b17x104.8x1.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£404.0bUK£312.8bUK£4.6b16.6x87.9x1.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£385.7bUK£350.9bUK£5.2b15.7x74.6x1.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£390.0bUK£355.6bUK£5.7b16.8x69x1.1x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£386.6bUK£350.6bUK£5.7b16.8x68.3x1.1x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£384.5bUK£344.0bUK£4.7b16.8x82.4x1.1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£391.7bUK£343.0bUK£5.2b17.2x75.9x1.1x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£373.9bUK£363.7bUK£31.1b15.9x12x1x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£385.9bUK£363.3bUK£31.1b16.1x12.4x1.1x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£380.6bUK£363.8bUK£31.0b16.5x12.3x1x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£388.1bUK£356.0bUK£29.5b16.2x13.1x1.1x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£403.1bUK£354.2bUK£28.9b16.6x14x1.1x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£407.6bUK£352.7bUK£28.8b16x14.2x1.2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£390.2bUK£351.6bUK£25.6b15.6x15.2x1.1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£405.0bUK£356.2bUK£25.8b16.5x15.7x1.1x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£430.3bUK£323.7bUK£25.3b17.2x17x1.3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£418.1bUK£348.9bUK£26.1b15.8x16x1.2x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£426.3bUK£345.1bUK£27.1b15x15.7x1.2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£419.4bUK£341.2bUK£24.0b15x17.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£419.4bTotal Earnings: UK£24.0bTotal Revenue: UK£341.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.8x202420252026
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 22.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 10% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.4% 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 Market1.33%
Consumer Staples2.06%
Tobacco5.39%
Food and Staples Retail1.99%
Food1.56%
Beverage1.16%
Personal Products0.31%
Household Products-0.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Household Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 9.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Household Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Personal Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.2% 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£43.266.6%
+UK£5.8b		46.1%PE30.8x
DGE DiageoUK£16.561.6%
+UK£567.0m		-32.0%PE20.9x
TSCO TescoUK£4.221.6%
+UK£409.6m		15.7%PE17.6x
ULVR UnileverUK£47.620.4%
+UK£387.5m		-7.7%PE21.9x
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£3.673.9%
+UK£278.3m		9.7%PE373.6x

Latest News

ULVR
UK£47.62
Unilever
7D
0.4%
1Y
-7.7%
GNC
UK£2.74
Greencore Group
7D
14.9%
1Y
48.5%
BAKK
UK£2.52
Bakkavor Group
7D
7.9%
1Y
69.1%
MKS
UK£3.67
Marks and Spencer Group
7D
3.9%
1Y
9.7%
IMB
UK£30.44
Imperial Brands
7D
1.1%
1Y
17.0%

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DGE
UK£16.56
Diageo
7D
1.6%
1Y
-32.0%
CDGP
UK£0.34
Chapel Down Group
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-8.1%

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ABF
UK£18.59
Associated British Foods
7D
-0.03%
1Y
-7.6%
TSCO
UK£4.22
Tesco
7D
1.6%
1Y
15.7%

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BATS
UK£43.26
British American Tobacco
7D
6.6%
1Y
46.1%

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CCH
UK£39.26
Coca-Cola HBC
7D
-0.3%
1Y
40.2%

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APN
UK£2.40
Applied Nutrition
7D
-7.5%
1Y
66.7%
RKT
UK£61.16
Reckitt Benckiser Group
7D
-1.0%
1Y
22.0%
W7L
UK£1.85
Warpaint London
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-64.0%
PZC
UK£0.70
PZ Cussons
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-12.7%
PRN
UK£4.57
Princes Group
7D
-2.6%
1Y
n/a