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Indian (NIFTY) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies364
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M3.4%
  • 1Y-9.3%
  • YTD2.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains in Hindustan Unilever and Avenue Supermarts of 4.9% and 9.4%, respectively. In the past year, the industry is down 10%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Aug 2025₹33.2t₹7.5t₹704.8b24.9x47.1x4.4x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025₹32.9t₹7.3t₹698.0b27.6x47.2x4.5x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025₹31.5t₹7.3t₹698.5b26.4x45.1x4.3x
Tue, 13 May 2025₹32.1t₹7.3t₹691.5b23.8x46.5x4.4x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025₹31.2t₹7.1t₹665.8b22.9x46.8x4.4x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025₹29.2t₹7.1t₹665.6b24.3x43.9x4.1x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025₹32.7t₹7.0t₹673.9b28x48.5x4.7x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025₹32.1t₹6.9t₹668.3b31.1x48x4.7x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024₹32.8t₹6.9t₹668.3b29.7x49.1x4.8x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024₹33.2t₹6.9t₹666.9b32.6x49.8x4.8x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024₹37.8t₹6.8t₹657.2b36.7x57.5x5.6x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024₹36.2t₹6.8t₹654.9b35x55.3x5.4x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024₹35.0t₹6.6t₹637.7b33.4x54.9x5.3x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024₹32.9t₹6.5t₹635.7b32.5x51.8x5x
Wed, 15 May 2024₹31.2t₹6.6t₹621.9b31.7x50.2x4.7x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024₹30.8t₹6.4t₹618.2b29.7x49.8x4.8x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024₹30.4t₹6.4t₹616.4b29.6x49.4x4.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024₹30.4t₹6.4t₹607.7b32.3x50x4.7x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024₹31.6t₹6.4t₹599.9b31.8x52.7x4.9x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023₹30.1t₹6.4t₹599.7b30x50.1x4.7x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023₹28.5t₹6.3t₹604.9b28.7x47.1x4.5x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023₹28.7t₹6.3t₹600.5b28.4x47.8x4.6x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023₹28.7t₹6.5t₹599.1b28.3x47.8x4.4x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023₹29.2t₹6.5t₹587.3b29.4x49.7x4.5x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023₹28.6t₹6.4t₹588.5b28.6x48.6x4.5x
Thu, 18 May 2023₹27.0t₹6.2t₹594.5b25.9x45.4x4.4x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023₹25.7t₹6.1t₹578.7b24.6x44.4x4.2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023₹25.3t₹6.0t₹576.6b24.6x43.8x4.2x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023₹25.6t₹6.0t₹573.6b26.7x44.7x4.3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023₹25.9t₹5.9t₹551.7b27.6x47x4.4x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022₹26.5t₹5.9t₹551.0b27.9x48x4.5x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022₹26.0t₹5.8t₹539.2b24.5x48.3x4.5x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022₹26.1t₹5.7t₹518.0b24.7x50.3x4.6x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022₹25.5t₹5.7t₹517.0b24.6x49.3x4.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

49.3x


Total Market Cap: ₹25.5tTotal Earnings: ₹517.0bTotal Revenue: ₹5.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 48.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Indian 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 48.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.7% 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 Indian Consumer Staples sector?

IN Market2.34%
Consumer Staples2.95%
Food and Staples Retail9.12%
Personal Products3.90%
Food3.06%
Household Products2.75%
Tobacco0.26%
Beverage0.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 104x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tobacco industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 26.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.5% 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
HINDUNILVR Hindustan Unilever₹2.67k7.0%
+₹410.5b
-4.3%PE58.1x
DMART Avenue Supermarts₹4.74k9.3%
+₹262.4b
-7.1%PE113.9x
500790 Nestlé India₹1.19k8.5%
+₹178.9b
-6.7%PE73.8x
539533 Elitecon International₹365.1521.5%
+₹103.3b
n/aPE425.5x
BRITANNIA Britannia Industries₹5.70k6.1%
+₹78.4b
-2.3%PE62.6x

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