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Irish (ISEQ) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M-9.5%
  • 1Y-7.4%
  • YTD-7.7%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 2.5%, with Kerry Group up 2.6%. In contrast, the industry has lost 7.4% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Aug 2025€17.4b€12.4b€866.8m13.5x20.1x1.4x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025€18.5b€12.3b€873.4m15.2x21.2x1.5x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025€19.5b€12.3b€874.3m14.9x22.3x1.6x
Wed, 14 May 2025€18.7b€12.4b€878.9m13.9x21.3x1.5x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025€17.5b€12.4b€878.0m13.9x19.9x1.4x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025€19.0b€12.5b€882.6m15.4x21.5x1.5x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025€20.4b€14.2b€992.6m13.1x20.5x1.4x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025€19.5b€14.2b€991.0m12.9x19.7x1.4x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024€19.6b€14.1b€985.2m16.7x19.9x1.4x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024€20.6b€14.0b€978.7m17.5x21x1.5x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024€20.0b€13.9b€969.3m17.7x20.7x1.4x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024€19.6b€14.0b€973.9m17.6x20.1x1.4x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024€18.7b€15.2b€1.1b16.7x17.1x1.2x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024€18.2b€15.2b€1.1b16.5x16.6x1.2x
Thu, 16 May 2024€18.7b€15.2b€1.1b16.8x17.1x1.2x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024€19.0b€15.3b€1.1b16.6x17.2x1.2x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024€19.1b€15.1b€1.1b16.9x17.5x1.3x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024€18.8b€16.8b€1.0b18x18x1.1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024€18.1b€16.7b€1.0b17.2x17.4x1.1x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023€17.6b€16.7b€1.0b17.2x16.9x1.1x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023€17.1b€16.8b€1.0b16.3x16.3x1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023€18.6b€16.9b€1.0b17.5x17.7x1.1x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023€19.6b€16.8b€1.1b18.3x18.3x1.2x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023€20.0b€17.1b€887.1m22.4x22.6x1.2x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023€19.4b€17.1b€887.1m21.6x21.9x1.1x
Fri, 19 May 2023€20.9b€17.1b€886.1m18.4x23.5x1.2x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023€21.2b€17.1b€886.1m18.3x23.9x1.2x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023€19.7b€17.1b€886.1m17.3x22.3x1.2x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023€19.1b€15.2b€1.0b15.3x18.3x1.3x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023€19.0b€15.2b€1.0b15.9x18.2x1.3x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022€19.5b€15.2b€1.0b18.4x18.7x1.3x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022€19.1b€15.2b€1.0b18.1x18.3x1.3x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022€19.6b€15.2b€1.0b18.6x18.8x1.3x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022€4.0b€7.0b€248.2m17.6x16.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.1x


Total Market Cap: €4.0bTotal Earnings: €248.2mTotal Revenue: €7.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Irish Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.6x202320242025
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 19.6x.
  • 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 grown 52% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 21% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

IE Market0.65%
Consumer Staples2.48%
Food2.48%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 21.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 21% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
KRZ Kerry Group€81.802.6%
+€333.8m
-7.7%PE18.9x
GL9 Glanbia€14.452.3%
+€82.8m
-8.1%PE35x
DQ7A Donegal Investment Group€18.100.01%
+€2.4k
9.7%PE8.1x