U.K. (FTSE) Packaging Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 12, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies2

7D-0.3%
3M-3.9%
1Y-24.3%
YTD-5.4%

In the last week, Packaging has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 29% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 5.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sat, 12 Sep 2026	UK£25.9m	UK£90.8m	UK£3.7m	7.2x	7x	0.3x
Mon, 10 Aug 2026	UK£26.0m	UK£89.5m	UK£4.2m	5.9x	6.2x	0.3x
Wed, 08 Jul 2026	UK£26.4m	UK£89.5m	UK£4.2m	6x	6.3x	0.3x
Fri, 05 Jun 2026	UK£27.6m	UK£89.5m	UK£4.2m	6.3x	6.6x	0.3x
Sun, 03 May 2026	UK£26.3m	UK£89.5m	UK£4.2m	6x	6.3x	0.3x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026	UK£25.6m	UK£89.5m	UK£4.2m	5.9x	6.1x	0.3x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026	UK£27.8m	UK£90.1m	-UK£567,000.00	4.3x	-49x	0.3x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026	UK£28.4m	UK£90.1m	-UK£567,000.00	4.2x	-50.1x	0.3x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025	UK£28.8m	UK£86.7m	-UK£1,828,000.00	11.7x	-15.8x	0.3x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025	UK£30.3m	UK£86.7m	-UK£1,828,000.00	12x	-16.6x	0.3x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025	UK£31.8m	UK£86.5m	-UK£5,216,000.00	n/a	-6.1x	0.4x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025	UK£34.2m	UK£86.5m	-UK£5,216,000.00	n/a	-6.5x	0.4x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025	UK£33.2m	UK£86.0m	-UK£6,073,000.00	n/a	-5.5x	0.4x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025	UK£30.9m	UK£86.0m	-UK£6,073,000.00	n/a	-5.1x	0.4x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025	UK£29.4m	UK£86.0m	-UK£6,073,000.00	n/a	-4.8x	0.3x
Mon, 05 May 2025	UK£28.8m	UK£86.0m	-UK£6,073,000.00	n/a	-4.8x	0.3x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025	UK£27.4m	UK£86.0m	-UK£6,073,000.00	n/a	-4.5x	0.3x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025	UK£25.2m	UK£82.1m	-UK£2,210,000.00	37.2x	-11.4x	0.3x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025	UK£8.5b	UK£6.8b	UK£223.6m	37.5x	38.1x	1.3x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024	UK£7.4b	UK£6.8b	UK£223.6m	32.4x	33.3x	1.1x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024	UK£7.9b	UK£6.9b	UK£384.6m	26.6x	20.7x	1.2x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024	UK£6.2b	UK£6.9b	UK£384.6m	24.7x	16.2x	0.9x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024	UK£6.5b	UK£6.9b	UK£386.7m	16.7x	16.7x	0.9x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024	UK£6.2b	UK£6.9b	UK£385.4m	12.7x	16x	0.9x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024	UK£5.8b	UK£6.9b	UK£385.4m	12.7x	15.1x	0.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024	UK£5.1b	UK£7.5b	UK£463.4m	9.9x	11.1x	0.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024	UK£5.0b	UK£7.5b	UK£463.4m	9x	10.8x	0.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024	UK£5.6b	UK£7.5b	UK£463.4m	9.9x	12x	0.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024	UK£4.5b	UK£7.5b	UK£462.9m	9.3x	9.8x	0.6x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024	UK£4.0b	UK£7.5b	UK£462.9m	8.7x	8.7x	0.5x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023	UK£4.3b	UK£7.5b	UK£462.9m	10x	9.3x	0.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023	UK£3.9b	UK£8.3b	UK£491.0m	8.3x	7.9x	0.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023	UK£3.7b	UK£8.3b	UK£491.0m	8.9x	7.5x	0.4x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023	UK£4.1b	UK£8.3b	UK£491.0m	10x	8.3x	0.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio

8.3x

Tue, 19 Sep 2023

Current Industry PE

There are only 2 companies in the British Packaging industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Packaging industry have declined 80% per year over the last three years,
Revenues have also declined 78% 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. Materials industry?


GB Market	-1.83%
Materials	-2.75%
Packaging	-0.32%
Metal and Glass Containers	0%	0
Paper Packaging	-0.39%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.8x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 0 so the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Metal and Glass Containers industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 3.2x.

Forecasted Growth

Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Paper Packaging industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 5.5% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.