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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M0.3%
  • 1Y-0.7%
  • YTD0.5%

The Trade Distributors industry has been flat over the last week, but RS Group has lost 3.5%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 28 Mar 2026UK£26.2bUK£31.8bUK£932.2m15.1x28.1x0.8x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026UK£49.1bUK£39.6bUK£2.1b14.7x23.2x1.2x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026UK£47.0bUK£39.6bUK£2.1b14.1x22.2x1.2x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025UK£49.2bUK£39.7bUK£2.2b14.1x22.6x1.2x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025UK£46.0bUK£39.7bUK£2.2b14.5x20.7x1.2x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025UK£49.1bUK£39.6bUK£2.2b15.6x22.2x1.2x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025UK£50.6bUK£39.5bUK£2.3b15.1x21.8x1.3x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025UK£49.0bUK£39.4bUK£2.4b14.4x20.8x1.2x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025UK£47.2bUK£39.3bUK£2.4b14.2x20.1x1.2x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025UK£45.0bUK£39.4bUK£2.4b12.9x19.1x1.1x
Fri, 02 May 2025UK£42.4bUK£39.5bUK£2.4b13.8x18x1.1x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025UK£45.1bUK£39.9bUK£2.4b14.2x18.7x1.1x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025UK£50.9bUK£40.0bUK£2.4b12.7x20.8x1.3x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025UK£54.1bUK£40.2bUK£2.5b13.6x21.9x1.3x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024UK£51.9bUK£40.1bUK£2.5b13.2x20.8x1.3x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024UK£58.2bUK£39.4bUK£2.5b13.6x23.3x1.5x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024UK£57.8bUK£39.1bUK£2.5b14.3x23.4x1.5x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024UK£56.3bUK£39.0bUK£2.4b15.8x23x1.4x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024UK£53.8bUK£39.5bUK£2.6b15.8x20.9x1.4x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024UK£54.2bUK£40.0bUK£3.0b14x17.9x1.4x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024UK£55.9bUK£39.9bUK£3.1b13.6x18.1x1.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024UK£56.3bUK£40.1bUK£3.2b13.9x17.7x1.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024UK£55.7bUK£40.0bUK£3.2b13.6x17.5x1.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024UK£54.7bUK£40.0bUK£3.5b11x15.6x1.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024UK£53.3bUK£40.4bUK£3.5b11.3x15.4x1.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023UK£55.0bUK£40.3bUK£3.4b11.1x16.2x1.4x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023UK£47.6bUK£39.7bUK£3.0b11x15.7x1.2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023UK£46.7bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b10.2x15x1.2x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023UK£49.8bUK£39.8bUK£3.1b11.3x16x1.3x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023UK£51.9bUK£39.0bUK£3.1b11.2x17x1.3x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023UK£49.6bUK£38.9bUK£3.2b10.3x15.6x1.3x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023UK£52.3bUK£38.8bUK£3.2b10.8x16.4x1.3x
Sun, 07 May 2023UK£49.5bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b10.4x15.7x1.3x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023UK£50.5bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b12.3x16x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16x


Total Market Cap: UK£50.5bTotal Earnings: UK£3.2bTotal Revenue: UK£38.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.2x202420252026
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 28.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.83x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 33% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.2% 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. Industrials industry?

GB Market0.41%
Industrials-3.53%
Trade Distributors-0.30%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.30%
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
DPLM DiplomaUK£58.452.1%
+UK£160.9m		49.5%PE42.4x
AT. Ashtead Technology HoldingsUK£4.092.5%
+UK£8.0m		-24.8%PE10.2x
TPK Travis PerkinsUK£5.570.5%
+UK£5.3m		-1.3%PS0.3x
SHI SIGUK£0.0874.1%
+UK£4.0m		-33.8%PS0.04x
DPA DP Aircraft IUS$0.163.2%
+US$1.3m		60.0%PE10.5x

Latest News

AT.
UK£4.09
Ashtead Technology Holdings
7D
2.5%
1Y
-24.8%

Ashtead Technology Holdings' (LON:AT.) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

Mar 28
Ashtead Technology Holdings' (LON:AT.) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit
SHI
UK£0.087
SIG
7D
4.1%
1Y
-33.8%
RS1
UK£5.66
RS Group
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-1.7%

RS1: Reliability Solutions And Overweight Rating Will Support 2026 Upside Potential

Analysts have trimmed the RS Group price target to £7.70 from £7.90, reflecting slightly updated fair value and P/E assumptions. They still indicate an outlook they view as supportive for the shares.
BNZL
UK£21.64
Bunzl
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-27.2%

BNZL: Share Buybacks And Steady Dividends Will Underpin Post Downgrade Recovery

Analysts have trimmed their Bunzl price target slightly to reflect a fair value of £24.82. This is supported by small adjustments to long term revenue growth, profit margin assumptions and the future P/E multiple, following a recent downgrade highlighted in Street research.
MACF
UK£0.63
Macfarlane Group
7D
0.3%
1Y
-39.9%

MACF: Stable Assumptions And Slightly Higher P/E Will Support Future Upside

Macfarlane Group's analyst price target has been left broadly unchanged at around £0.91. Analysts point to only marginal tweaks to assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and forward P/E that do not materially alter their view of fair value.
SDY
UK£0.20
Speedy Hire
7D
1.0%
1Y
6.8%

SDY: Stable Outlook For Margins And New CFO Will Support Re Rating

Analysts have reset their price target on Speedy Hire to £0.55, reflecting updated assumptions on discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. These assumptions broadly align with prior estimates while fine tuning the valuation framework.
DPLM
UK£58.45
Diploma
7D
2.1%
1Y
49.5%
TPK
UK£5.57
Travis Perkins
7D
0.5%
1Y
-1.3%
HWDN
UK£7.80
Howden Joinery Group
7D
-0.4%
1Y
5.6%
GFTU
UK£8.96
Grafton Group
7D
-1.6%
1Y
2.2%
PRO
UK£0.051
ProService Building Services Marketplace
7D
-17.1%
1Y
-18.0%
AVAP
UK£1.24
Avation
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-15.7%
ASY
UK£4.85
Andrews Sykes Group
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-2.8%
BRCK
UK£0.41
BRCK Group
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-29.4%
DPA
US$0.16
DP Aircraft I
7D
3.2%
1Y
60.0%

DP Aircraft I's (LON:DPA) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

Oct 07
DP Aircraft I's (LON:DPA) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit