Irish (ISEQ) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies4

7D-0.5%
3M5.6%
1Y-8.4%
YTD7.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 8.4% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Irish Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 02 Jun 2026	€17.2b	€12.3b	€850.3m	17.8x	20.3x	1.4x
Thu, 30 Apr 2026	€16.3b	€12.3b	€851.5m	16.9x	19.1x	1.3x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026	€15.2b	€12.3b	€853.7m	16.2x	17.8x	1.2x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026	€16.1b	€12.2b	€812.2m	17.7x	19.8x	1.3x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026	€16.1b	€12.4b	€858.7m	16.8x	18.8x	1.3x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025	€16.3b	€12.5b	€858.8m	17.5x	19x	1.3x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025	€16.8b	€12.5b	€864.3m	13.1x	19.4x	1.3x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025	€16.3b	€12.5b	€864.8m	12.9x	18.9x	1.3x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025	€17.0b	€12.4b	€866.4m	13.3x	19.6x	1.4x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025	€16.6b	€12.3b	€904.6m	13.3x	18.3x	1.3x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025	€18.9b	€12.3b	€871.6m	15.5x	21.6x	1.5x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025	€19.3b	€12.4b	€876.5m	14.6x	22x	1.6x
Fri, 02 May 2025	€18.7b	€12.4b	€877.6m	13.7x	21.3x	1.5x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025	€18.9b	€12.5b	€882.9m	14.4x	21.4x	1.5x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025	€20.6b	€13.3b	€999.5m	13.5x	20.6x	1.6x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025	€19.7b	€14.1b	€989.1m	13.4x	20x	1.4x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024	€19.3b	€14.1b	€988.9m	13x	19.6x	1.4x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024	€18.8b	€14.1b	€985.7m	16.7x	19.1x	1.3x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024	€20.1b	€14.0b	€976.3m	17.4x	20.6x	1.4x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024	€20.2b	€14.0b	€974.8m	17.8x	20.7x	1.4x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024	€19.8b	€14.9b	€1.0b	17.4x	19.3x	1.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024	€18.5b	€15.2b	€1.1b	16.6x	16.9x	1.2x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024	€18.7b	€15.2b	€1.1b	16.9x	17.1x	1.2x
Sat, 04 May 2024	€18.9b	€15.2b	€1.1b	16.7x	17.3x	1.2x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024	€19.0b	€15.2b	€1.1b	16.9x	17.3x	1.2x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024	€18.4b	€15.9b	€1.0b	17.8x	17.8x	1.2x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024	€18.6b	€16.7b	€1.0b	17.7x	17.9x	1.1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023	€17.8b	€16.6b	€1.0b	17.1x	17.2x	1.1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023	€17.2b	€16.7b	€1.0b	16.8x	16.6x	1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023	€17.5b	€16.9b	€1.0b	16.5x	16.7x	1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023	€19.3b	€17.0b	€1.1b	18.2x	18x	1.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023	€19.5b	€17.2b	€1.0b	19.6x	19.1x	1.1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023	€19.5b	€17.1b	€887.1m	21.8x	22x	1.1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023	€20.3b	€17.1b	€886.1m	18x	22.9x	1.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio

22.9x

Fri, 09 Jun 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the Irish Consumer Staples industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.3x.

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 remained mostly flat over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 10% per year.
This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Irish Consumer Staples sector?


IE Market	-0.58%
Consumer Staples	-0.45%
Food	-0.45%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.3x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.2% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.3x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Food industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.2% per year.