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Indian (NIFTY) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies54
  • 7D7.4%
  • 3M-2.8%
  • 1Y3.3%
  • YTD4.5%

The Food and Staples Retail industry is up 7.4% in the last week, with Avenue Supermarts up 7.6%. In the same time, Aelea Commodities was down 6.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 3.3%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Indian Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Feb 2026₹2.7t₹859.2b₹33.5b24.6x81x3.2x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026₹2.6t₹831.7b₹31.8b24.2x80.6x3.1x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025₹2.7t₹832.9b₹31.9b25.5x85.5x3.3x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025₹2.9t₹820.7b₹31.1b28.9x92.2x3.5x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025₹3.1t₹791.8b₹30.5b23.5x102x3.9x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025₹3.2t₹791.4b₹30.4b23.3x106.9x4.1x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025₹2.8t₹788.8b₹30.0b41.2x92.5x3.5x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025₹3.0t₹763.3b₹29.9b51.4x99.5x3.9x
Wed, 21 May 2025₹2.8t₹760.7b₹30.2b26.1x93.6x3.7x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025₹3.0t₹739.0b₹30.3b26.3x99.1x4.1x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025₹2.6t₹738.7b₹30.3b32.3x86.7x3.6x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025₹2.6t₹742.1b₹30.4b34.8x85.4x3.5x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025₹2.7t₹715.4b₹29.8b40x90.7x3.8x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024₹2.7t₹715.3b₹29.8b38.1x89.7x3.7x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024₹2.8t₹712.1b₹29.6b39.3x93.6x3.9x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024₹3.4t₹691.1b₹29.1b35.2x116.1x4.9x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024₹3.4t₹685.8b₹29.1b34.2x118.3x5x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024₹3.5t₹676.1b₹28.6b44.5x121.5x5.1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024₹3.3t₹651.6b₹27.3b37.6x121.2x5.1x
Thu, 23 May 2024₹3.3t₹650.8b₹27.0b40.5x121.3x5x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024₹3.1t₹629.2b₹25.8b32.9x121.6x5x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024₹2.7t₹629.2b₹25.8b28.3x103.5x4.2x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024₹2.5t₹627.6b₹25.8b35x97.7x4x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024₹2.6t₹604.1b₹25.0b33.1x104.6x4.3x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023₹2.8t₹604.1b₹25.0b34.4x110.8x4.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023₹2.5t₹601.0b₹24.8b52.2x100.7x4.2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023₹2.5t₹579.2b₹25.4b48.6x98.9x4.3x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023₹2.6t₹581.4b₹25.5b48.9x101.1x4.4x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023₹2.6t₹584.8b₹25.5b43.5x100.6x4.4x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023₹2.6t₹565.9b₹25.3b43.3x104.4x4.7x
Fri, 26 May 2023₹2.3t₹566.0b₹25.5b36x91.6x4.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023₹2.4t₹546.0b₹25.2b29.6x93.6x4.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023₹2.3t₹546.0b₹25.2b29.6x91.1x4.2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023₹2.4t₹545.8b₹25.2b30.5x95.3x4.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

95.3x


Total Market Cap: ₹2.4tTotal Earnings: ₹25.2bTotal Revenue: ₹545.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 100.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Indian Consumer Retailing 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 81.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 100x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 10.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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 industry?

IN Market3.74%
Consumer Staples3.23%
Food and Staples Retail7.44%
Food Retail7.62%
Drug Retail5.71%
Food Distributors2.99%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 114x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 14.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 40.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Drug Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 56% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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
DMART Avenue Supermarts₹3.89k7.6%
+₹179.7b
3.9%PE88.4x
MEDPLUS MedPlus Health Services₹868.905.7%
+₹5.6b
9.1%PE50.4x
531889 Nurture Well Industries₹37.1712.0%
+₹924.4m
32.7%PE11.5x
544568 DSM Fresh Foods₹130.0017.6%
+₹434.6m
n/aPE21.2x
526211 Suraj Industries₹53.0314.8%
+₹331.9m
-21.1%n/a

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