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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-4.4%
  • 1Y-18.9%
  • YTD-7.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has dropped 4.4%, driven by Ashtead Group declining 3.2%. Meanwhile, RS Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.3% in the last week. The industry has fallen 20% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 11 Nov 2025UK£46.7bUK£39.7bUK£2.2b14.7x20.9x1.2x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025UK£49.1bUK£39.6bUK£2.2b15.7x22.3x1.2x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025UK£51.4bUK£39.6bUK£2.3b15.1x22.1x1.3x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025UK£48.3bUK£39.5bUK£2.4b14.3x20.2x1.2x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025UK£47.1bUK£39.2bUK£2.3b14.2x20.1x1.2x
Fri, 30 May 2025UK£45.6bUK£39.4bUK£2.4b12.9x19.4x1.2x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025UK£41.8bUK£39.5bUK£2.3b13.8x17.8x1.1x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025UK£46.3bUK£39.9bUK£2.4b14.3x19.1x1.2x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£52.9bUK£40.0bUK£2.4b13.6x21.7x1.3x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£53.6bUK£40.4bUK£2.5b13.3x21.1x1.3x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£54.0bUK£40.1bUK£2.5b13.3x21.6x1.3x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£58.3bUK£39.3bUK£2.5b13.5x23.5x1.5x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£56.9bUK£39.1bUK£2.5b14.3x23.1x1.5x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£55.5bUK£39.0bUK£2.4b17.2x22.7x1.4x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£53.0bUK£39.7bUK£2.6b15.9x20.1x1.3x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£54.1bUK£40.1bUK£3.0b14x17.8x1.3x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£56.3bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b13.4x18.3x1.4x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£57.7bUK£40.1bUK£3.2b13.1x18x1.4x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£55.1bUK£40.0bUK£3.2b13.6x17.3x1.4x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£55.3bUK£40.5bUK£3.5b11.2x15.9x1.4x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£51.6bUK£40.4bUK£3.5b10.9x14.9x1.3x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£54.9bUK£40.4bUK£3.4b11x16.2x1.4x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£49.8bUK£39.8bUK£3.0b11.1x16.4x1.3x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£47.8bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b10.4x15.4x1.2x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£49.7bUK£39.8bUK£3.1b11.4x16x1.2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£52.1bUK£38.9bUK£3.1b11.7x17x1.3x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£48.8bUK£39.0bUK£3.2b10.2x15.3x1.3x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£51.4bUK£38.9bUK£3.2b10.1x16x1.3x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£49.3bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b10.3x15.7x1.3x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£49.8bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b12.8x15.7x1.3x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£53.6bUK£37.0bUK£3.1b11.9x17.1x1.4x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£50.3bUK£36.6bUK£3.0b12.7x16.6x1.4x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£47.4bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.3x15.5x1.3x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£49.1bUK£36.7bUK£3.2b12.3x15.1x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£49.1bTotal Earnings: UK£3.2bTotal Revenue: UK£36.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.7% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Industrials industry?

GB Market0.60%
Industrials-2.57%
Trade Distributors-2.87%
Trade Companies and Distributors-2.87%
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
RS1 RS GroupUK£5.885.3%
+UK£138.2m		-21.8%PE17.4x
GFTU Grafton GroupUK£9.530.4%
+UK£6.6m		-4.0%PE13.7x
FLO Flowtech FluidpowerUK£0.580.7%
+UK£251.5k		-33.3%PS0.3x

Latest News

HWDN
UK£8.13
Howden Joinery Group
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-1.4%

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Nov 11
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AHT
UK£48.13
Ashtead Group
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-23.4%

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Nov 10
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BNZL
UK£22.02
Bunzl
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-36.7%

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Nov 10
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RS1
UK£5.88
RS Group
7D
5.3%
1Y
-21.8%

RS Group (LON:RS1) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.087

Nov 09
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GFTU
UK£9.53
Grafton Group
7D
0.4%
1Y
-4.0%
DPLM
UK£53.90
Diploma
7D
-3.8%
1Y
19.9%

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TPK
UK£6.15
Travis Perkins
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-22.9%
BRCK
UK£0.53
Brickability Group
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-19.3%
VP.
UK£5.69
Vp
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-5.2%
AT.
UK£3.05
Ashtead Technology Holdings
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-40.6%

Ashtead Technology Holdings (LON:AT.) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Oct 03
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FLO
UK£0.58
Flowtech Fluidpower
7D
0.7%
1Y
-33.3%

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