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Indian (NIFTY) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies247
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y-6.0%
  • YTD7.5%

Last week, the Food industry hasn't moved much but Britannia Industries is up 4.9% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.0% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 10 Sep 2025₹9.8t₹4.0t₹209.2b22.6x46.7x2.4x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025₹8.2t₹4.0t₹208.7b22.8x39.3x2.1x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025₹9.6t₹3.9t₹210.4b21.5x45.7x2.5x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025₹9.7t₹3.9t₹210.8b21.1x45.8x2.5x
Thu, 01 May 2025₹9.5t₹3.8t₹204.6b20.5x46.4x2.5x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025₹8.8t₹3.8t₹203.1b18.3x43.5x2.4x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025₹8.8t₹3.7t₹203.0b20.5x43.2x2.3x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025₹9.0t₹3.6t₹209.3b23.5x42.8x2.5x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024₹9.1t₹3.6t₹209.6b24.5x43.4x2.5x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024₹9.0t₹3.6t₹207.8b25.2x43.5x2.5x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024₹10.1t₹3.6t₹201.7b29.5x50.2x2.8x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024₹10.3t₹3.6t₹199.4b31.3x51.8x2.9x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024₹10.0t₹3.5t₹200.0b29.3x49.8x2.8x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024₹9.6t₹3.5t₹187.8b29x50.9x2.7x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024₹8.7t₹3.5t₹178.3b24.7x48.7x2.5x
Fri, 03 May 2024₹8.8t₹3.5t₹157.2b27.1x56x2.5x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024₹8.6t₹3.4t₹155.0b23.4x55.2x2.5x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024₹9.1t₹3.4t₹152.9b28.2x59.3x2.7x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024₹9.0t₹3.5t₹146.4b30.2x61.5x2.6x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023₹8.8t₹3.5t₹146.4b29.7x60.1x2.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023₹8.4t₹3.5t₹146.6b28x57.1x2.4x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023₹8.3t₹3.4t₹149.9b27.9x55.3x2.4x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023₹8.2t₹3.4t₹149.9b27.1x54.6x2.4x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023₹7.9t₹3.4t₹154.2b25.9x51.4x2.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023₹7.9t₹3.4t₹157.0b24.5x50.3x2.3x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023₹7.7t₹3.4t₹155.7b25.6x49.7x2.3x
Sat, 06 May 2023₹7.4t₹3.3t₹167.7b21.3x44x2.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023₹6.9t₹3.3t₹158.9b19.7x43.4x2.1x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023₹6.8t₹3.3t₹156.7b21.6x43.5x2.1x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023₹7.3t₹3.2t₹145.3b24.9x50.6x2.3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022₹7.3t₹3.2t₹144.3b23.3x50.4x2.3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022₹7.4t₹3.2t₹144.1b23.1x51.2x2.3x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022₹7.4t₹3.1t₹132.1b20.4x56.3x2.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022₹7.3t₹3.1t₹130.9b22.1x55.8x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

55.8x


Total Market Cap: ₹7.3tTotal Earnings: ₹130.9bTotal Revenue: ₹3.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 50.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Indian Food 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 46.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 50.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% 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 Market0.87%
Consumer Staples-0.60%
Food0.35%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.44%
Agricultural Products-1.65%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.4x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (16.0%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 25.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
BRITANNIA Britannia Industries₹6.20k4.9%
+₹70.1b		3.2%PE68.1x
500790 Nestlé India₹1.22k1.9%
+₹43.1b		-3.7%PE75.5x
512573 Avanti Feeds₹758.3513.1%
+₹11.9b		12.5%PE17.8x
531335 Zydus Wellness₹2.48k6.5%
+₹9.7b		10.3%PE48.3x
519477 CIAN Agro Industries & Infrastructure₹1.09k27.6%
+₹6.6b		731.5%PE32.6x

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