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Indian (NIFTY) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies386
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M-7.9%
  • 1Y-2.8%
  • YTD-2.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 Jan 2026₹31.1t₹7.8t₹723.9b23.3x43x4x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025₹31.6t₹7.8t₹723.1b24x43.6x4.1x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025₹32.3t₹7.7t₹717.6b24.7x45.1x4.2x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025₹32.3t₹7.5t₹706.4b24.7x45.7x4.3x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025₹33.5t₹7.5t₹705.5b25.1x47.5x4.5x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025₹32.6t₹7.4t₹703.8b25.7x46.3x4.4x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025₹31.7t₹7.3t₹698.8b26.6x45.4x4.4x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025₹31.8t₹7.3t₹698.1b26.4x45.5x4.3x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025₹32.2t₹7.1t₹665.3b23.6x48.4x4.5x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025₹30.2t₹7.1t₹665.6b24.2x45.4x4.3x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025₹29.5t₹7.0t₹665.0b25x44.3x4.2x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025₹31.1t₹6.9t₹668.5b29x46.6x4.5x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024₹32.2t₹6.9t₹668.3b32.6x48.2x4.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024₹32.1t₹6.9t₹666.4b30.8x48.2x4.7x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024₹35.4t₹6.8t₹657.1b34.9x53.9x5.2x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024₹37.2t₹6.8t₹654.4b35.9x56.8x5.5x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024₹35.6t₹6.7t₹650.0b34.4x54.8x5.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024₹33.4t₹6.6t₹635.7b34.3x52.6x5.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024₹30.7t₹6.6t₹624.1b31x49.2x4.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024₹30.9t₹6.5t₹620.7b31.4x49.8x4.8x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024₹30.3t₹6.4t₹617.9b27.7x49x4.7x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024₹30.6t₹6.4t₹616.1b31.9x49.7x4.8x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024₹30.9t₹6.4t₹601.4b32.6x51.4x4.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023₹30.4t₹6.4t₹599.8b30.7x50.7x4.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023₹29.4t₹6.4t₹600.1b29.7x49x4.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023₹29.3t₹6.3t₹599.9b30.9x48.8x4.6x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023₹28.8t₹6.5t₹600.5b29.8x48x4.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023₹28.5t₹6.5t₹596.2b28.8x47.8x4.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023₹28.9t₹6.4t₹590.0b28.8x49x4.5x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023₹27.8t₹6.4t₹588.7b28.1x47.2x4.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023₹26.5t₹6.1t₹593.7b24.6x44.6x4.3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023₹25.5t₹6.1t₹578.8b22.9x44x4.2x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023₹25.2t₹6.0t₹576.6b24.9x43.7x4.2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023₹25.6t₹5.9t₹554.1b27.8x46.3x4.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.3x


Total Market Cap: ₹25.6tTotal Earnings: ₹554.1bTotal Revenue: ₹5.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 48.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Indian Consumer Staples industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 43.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 48.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 9.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.5% 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 Market0.022%
Consumer Staples-0.51%
Beverage0.48%
Personal Products-0.25%
Food-0.40%
Food and Staples Retail-0.57%
Tobacco-2.01%
Household Products-2.14%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 101x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tobacco industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 27.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Beverage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.9% 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
VBL Varun Beverages₹500.402.3%
+₹38.6b		-10.1%PE57x
500790 Nestlé India₹1.32k1.3%
+₹31.4b		18.5%PE85.9x
500163 Godfrey Phillips India₹2.24k7.8%
+₹25.5b		53.5%PE27.5x
TATACONSUM Tata Consumer Products₹1.19k1.1%
+₹13.1b		24.6%PE86.4x
UNITDSPR United Spirits₹1.35k1.3%
+₹12.6b		-5.5%PE58.5x

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