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Indian (NIFTY) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies383
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y-1.0%
  • YTD-3.2%

In the last week, Consumer Staples has been flat. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 22 Dec 2025₹31.5t₹7.8t₹723.4b23.5x43.6x4.1x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025₹32.2t₹7.8t₹720.4b24.1x44.7x4.1x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025₹32.7t₹7.6t₹706.7b24.5x46.3x4.3x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025₹33.3t₹7.5t₹705.5b24.6x47.2x4.4x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025₹32.3t₹7.4t₹704.5b26.1x45.9x4.3x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025₹32.4t₹7.3t₹698.8b27.6x46.3x4.5x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025₹32.1t₹7.3t₹698.7b26.6x46x4.4x
Mon, 05 May 2025₹31.7t₹7.2t₹668.3b23.8x47.4x4.4x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025₹30.2t₹7.1t₹665.8b23.9x45.4x4.3x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025₹29.2t₹7.1t₹665.5b24x43.9x4.1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025₹31.1t₹6.9t₹672.7b28.3x46.2x4.5x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024₹31.7t₹6.9t₹668.3b31.5x47.5x4.6x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024₹32.0t₹6.9t₹668.2b28.5x47.9x4.7x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024₹34.5t₹6.8t₹657.7b34.2x52.5x5.1x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024₹37.4t₹6.8t₹657.3b35.6x56.9x5.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024₹35.2t₹6.7t₹655.7b33.8x53.7x5.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024₹34.2t₹6.6t₹635.8b34.7x53.9x5.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024₹33.0t₹6.5t₹635.4b29.6x52x5x
Tue, 07 May 2024₹31.0t₹6.5t₹622.4b31.5x49.8x4.8x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024₹30.4t₹6.4t₹618.0b29.3x49.3x4.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024₹30.5t₹6.4t₹616.1b30.3x49.5x4.8x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024₹30.7t₹6.4t₹604.0b32x50.8x4.8x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023₹30.9t₹6.4t₹599.8b31.3x51.5x4.8x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023₹29.5t₹6.4t₹599.8b30.7x49.2x4.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023₹28.8t₹6.3t₹599.0b30.2x48.1x4.6x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023₹28.9t₹6.5t₹600.4b30.3x48.2x4.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023₹28.5t₹6.5t₹599.0b28.2x47.5x4.4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023₹29.2t₹6.4t₹581.1b29.2x50.2x4.5x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023₹27.7t₹6.4t₹588.6b28.4x47.1x4.3x
Wed, 10 May 2023₹26.7t₹6.1t₹592.8b24.6x45x4.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023₹25.7t₹6.1t₹578.8b24.1x44.3x4.2x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023₹25.3t₹6.0t₹576.6b24.9x43.9x4.2x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023₹25.3t₹6.0t₹555.0b27.9x45.6x4.2x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022₹26.1t₹5.9t₹551.7b27.1x47.3x4.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47.3x


Total Market Cap: ₹26.1tTotal Earnings: ₹551.7bTotal Revenue: ₹5.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 48.2x202320242025
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 43.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 48.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 9.5% 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 Market-0.11%
Consumer Staples0.29%
Food1.10%
Personal Products0.73%
Tobacco0.22%
Food and Staples Retail-0.57%
Household Products-0.91%
Beverage-1.95%
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 19.7%, 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 27.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Personal Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10.0% 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₹2.28k0.9%
+₹45.6b		-2.3%PE49.2x
BRITANNIA Britannia Industries₹6.10k3.2%
+₹45.2b		29.9%PE63.4x
TATACONSUM Tata Consumer Products₹1.18k3.0%
+₹34.3b		33.1%PE86x
GODREJCP Godrej Consumer Products₹1.19k2.8%
+₹33.2b		10.9%PE66.6x
PATANJALI Patanjali Foods₹559.404.2%
+₹24.5b		-4.6%PE42.7x

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UNITDSPR
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