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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies53
  • 7D-3.1%
  • 3M6.5%
  • 1Y9.2%
  • YTD8.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 3.1%, driven by a pullback from British American Tobacco of 5.6%. Meanwhile, Applied Nutrition actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.3% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 9.2%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% 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 Aug 2025UK£403.1bUK£296.3bUK£18.4b19.1x21.9x1.4x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025UK£394.3bUK£297.8bUK£19.4b19.6x20.3x1.3x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025UK£379.2bUK£296.4bUK£19.5b19.3x19.5x1.3x
Thu, 22 May 2025UK£383.4bUK£295.3bUK£19.7b17.5x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£378.9bUK£296.2bUK£19.8b16.5x19.1x1.3x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£365.6bUK£294.8bUK£19.8b16.5x18.4x1.2x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£382.5bUK£296.4bUK£3.7b16.7x102.7x1.3x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£409.9bUK£310.1bUK£5.3b17.1x76.8x1.3x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£409.3bUK£309.0bUK£5.2b17.6x79x1.3x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£404.0bUK£308.3bUK£4.3b17.6x94.3x1.3x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£413.2bUK£306.4bUK£3.9b17.5x106.3x1.3x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£411.5bUK£307.4bUK£4.0b18.6x104x1.3x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£405.9bUK£312.2bUK£4.8b16.9x84.5x1.3x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£393.6bUK£354.8bUK£5.7b16.4x69x1.1x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£394.7bUK£351.9bUK£5.4b17.2x73.5x1.1x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£365.0bUK£318.6bUK£4.9b16.4x74.3x1.1x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£367.4bUK£343.9bUK£4.6b16.7x79.4x1.1x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£381.0bUK£314.3bUK£5.0b17.1x76.2x1.2x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£387.3bUK£363.9bUK£31.1b16.4x12.4x1.1x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£383.0bUK£362.1bUK£31.0b16.3x12.3x1.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£392.8bUK£360.1bUK£29.6b17.3x13.3x1.1x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£390.3bUK£355.0bUK£29.5b15.9x13.2x1.1x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£401.4bUK£353.3bUK£28.7b16.1x14x1.1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£414.5bUK£352.9bUK£28.2b16.1x14.7x1.2x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£401.4bUK£354.0bUK£25.7b15.7x15.6x1.1x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£416.5bUK£356.9bUK£25.9b16.2x16.1x1.2x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£440.2bUK£351.0bUK£25.8b16.4x17.1x1.3x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£416.1bUK£349.5bUK£26.1b15x15.9x1.2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£421.7bUK£346.0bUK£27.1b15x15.5x1.2x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£425.9bUK£341.6bUK£24.0b15x17.7x1.2x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£422.2bUK£343.8bUK£23.9b14.7x17.6x1.2x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£415.9bUK£345.9bUK£25.1b14x16.6x1.2x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£405.1bUK£340.8bUK£25.2b13.9x16.1x1.2x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£430.1bUK£345.6bUK£26.7b15.2x16.1x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£430.1bTotal Earnings: UK£26.7bTotal Revenue: UK£345.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.8x202320242025
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 21.9x 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 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.0% 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 Market2.82%
Consumer Staples-3.07%
Personal Products-1.74%
Household Products-2.25%
Food and Staples Retail-2.40%
Beverage-3.03%
Food-4.36%
Tobacco-4.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Household Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 51.7% 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 15% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 52% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.9% 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
APN Applied NutritionUK£1.647.3%
+UK£28.0m		n/aPE26.8x
PZC PZ CussonsUK£0.702.7%
+UK£7.5m		-32.0%PS0.6x
MPE M.P. Evans GroupUK£13.250.8%
+UK£5.2m		54.1%PE10.6x
CDGP Chapel Down GroupUK£0.447.3%
+UK£5.1m		-36.7%PS4.6x
MCB McBrideUK£1.191.9%
+UK£3.8m		-10.8%PE5.2x

Latest News

MPE
UK£13.25
M.P. Evans Group
7D
0.8%
1Y
54.1%
ULVR
UK£46.10
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7D
-1.8%
1Y
-6.1%

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DGE
UK£20.63
Diageo
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-17.1%
CCH
UK£37.46
Coca-Cola HBC
7D
-5.0%
1Y
34.0%
BATS
UK£41.46
British American Tobacco
7D
-5.6%
1Y
47.2%
TSCO
UK£4.23
Tesco
7D
-2.1%
1Y
19.9%

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SBRY
UK£2.97
J Sainsbury
7D
-3.3%
1Y
2.2%

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APN
UK£1.64
Applied Nutrition
7D
7.3%
1Y
n/a
RKT
UK£55.04
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7D
-2.3%
1Y
26.8%

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AEP
UK£12.35
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
7D
0.8%
1Y
98.6%
ABF
UK£21.80
Associated British Foods
7D
-6.4%
1Y
-12.7%
W7L
UK£3.18
Warpaint London
7D
1.3%
1Y
-41.7%

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MHPC
US$5.94
MHP
7D
0.7%
1Y
42.8%

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CDGP
UK£0.44
Chapel Down Group
7D
7.3%
1Y
-36.7%
MCB
UK£1.19
McBride
7D
1.9%
1Y
-10.8%

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PZC
UK£0.70
PZ Cussons
7D
2.7%
1Y
-32.0%