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U.K. (FTSE) Paper Products Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2
  • 7D7.2%
  • 3M-4.3%
  • 1Y-27.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Paper Products industry is up 3.6%, with Mondi up 7.3%. In the same time, James Cropper was down 15%. However, the industry is down 29% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Mar 2026UK£3.8bUK£6.7bUK£140.1m26.4x27.1x0.6x
Sun, 22 Feb 2026UK£4.1bUK£6.8bUK£141.4m28.3x29.1x0.6x
Tue, 20 Jan 2026UK£3.9bUK£6.7bUK£161.2m23.8x24.5x0.6x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025UK£3.9bUK£6.8bUK£163.1m23.5x24.1x0.6x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025UK£3.7bUK£6.8bUK£161.7m22.1x23.1x0.5x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025UK£3.7bUK£6.7bUK£159.2m22.1x23x0.5x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025UK£4.5bUK£6.7bUK£158.4m27.2x28.2x0.7x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025UK£4.7bUK£6.7bUK£158.6m28.4x29.5x0.7x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£5.3bUK£6.5bUK£181.7m28.1x29.2x0.8x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£5.3bUK£6.4bUK£177.8m28.8x30x0.8x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£5.0bUK£6.4bUK£179.1m26.9x27.9x0.8x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£5.2bUK£6.3bUK£176.0m28.4x29.5x0.8x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£5.5bUK£6.2bUK£174.2m30.3x31.5x0.9x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£5.4bUK£6.2bUK£324.8m16.1x16.6x0.9x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£5.1bUK£6.0bUK£317.9m15.6x16x0.8x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£5.2bUK£6.1bUK£323.3m15.7x16x0.8x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£6.5bUK£6.1bUK£324.1m19.7x20x1.1x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£6.2bUK£6.2bUK£327.1m18.7x19x1x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£6.3bUK£6.3bUK£331.4m18.8x19.1x1x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£6.8bUK£6.3bUK£427.9m12.4x15.8x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£6.8bUK£6.4bUK£431.0m12.8x15.9x1.1x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£6.9bUK£6.4bUK£432.8m13x15.9x1.1x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£6.2bUK£6.4bUK£432.5m10.8x14.3x1x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£6.2bUK£6.4bUK£432.7m11.6x14.3x1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£7.0bUK£7.2bUK£666.5m11.2x10.5x1x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£7.5bUK£7.3bUK£674.2m15.4x11.1x1x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£6.8bUK£7.4bUK£681.7m15.8x10x0.9x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£6.7bUK£7.3bUK£670.7m73.5x10.1x0.9x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£6.5bUK£7.2bUK£666.3m75.2x9.7x0.9x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£6.3bUK£7.3bUK£667.0m9.4x9.5x0.9x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£5.9bUK£7.7bUK£1.0b5.8x5.9x0.8x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£6.2bUK£7.8bUK£1.0b6x6.1x0.8x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£6.3bUK£7.9bUK£1.0b6x6.1x0.8x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£6.3bUK£7.9bUK£1.0b6x6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£6.3bTotal Earnings: UK£1.0bTotal Revenue: UK£7.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Paper Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18x202420252026
Current Industry PE
    There are only 2 companies in the British Paper Products 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 Paper Products industry have declined 49% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Paper Products compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.89%
Materials1.97%
Paper and Forestry Products6.94%
Paper Products7.18%
Forestry Products1.01%
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
MNDI MondiUK£8.557.3%
+UK£257.4m		-27.7%PE26.4x

Latest News

MNDI
UK£8.55
Mondi
7D
7.3%
1Y
-27.7%
CRPR
UK£2.75
James Cropper
7D
-11.3%
1Y
57.1%