South Korean (KOSPI) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 22, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies10

7D-4.3%
3M4.0%
1Y6.2%
YTD4.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 4.3%, driven by pullbacks from every company within the industry. In the past year, the industry has gained 6.2%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 22 Sep 2026	₩10.2t	₩57.4t	₩722.0b	14x	14.1x	0.2x
Thu, 20 Aug 2026	₩10.6t	₩57.3t	₩758.0b	15.3x	14x	0.2x
Sat, 18 Jul 2026	₩10.4t	₩57.1t	₩754.0b	15.5x	13.8x	0.2x
Mon, 15 Jun 2026	₩10.7t	₩57.1t	₩754.0b	16.6x	14.1x	0.2x
Wed, 13 May 2026	₩11.4t	₩56.9t	₩705.8b	18.9x	16.2x	0.2x
Fri, 10 Apr 2026	₩11.3t	₩56.9t	₩705.8b	18.6x	16x	0.2x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026	₩10.3t	₩56.6t	₩277.3b	13.5x	37.2x	0.2x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026	₩10.6t	₩56.5t	₩269.8b	13.8x	39.4x	0.2x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026	₩9.9t	₩56.5t	₩269.8b	13.2x	36.8x	0.2x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025	₩10.0t	₩56.5t	₩269.8b	13.7x	37.1x	0.2x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025	₩9.5t	₩56.2t	-₩67,214,459,211.00	9.9x	-140.7x	0.2x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025	₩9.5t	₩56.2t	-₩67,214,459,211.00	10.5x	-141.2x	0.2x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025	₩9.5t	₩56.1t	-₩160,759,815,461.00	11.3x	-59.2x	0.2x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025	₩10.7t	₩56.0t	-₩112,462,314,941.00	11.3x	-95.2x	0.2x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025	₩9.8t	₩56.0t	-₩112,462,314,941.00	11x	-87x	0.2x
Thu, 15 May 2025	₩9.1t	₩55.7t	-₩121,026,974,211.00	8.9x	-75.3x	0.2x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025	₩9.0t	₩55.7t	-₩121,026,974,211.00	9.1x	-74.3x	0.2x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025	₩9.1t	₩56.5t	₩375.6b	9.1x	24.2x	0.2x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025	₩8.3t	₩56.2t	₩372.8b	7.9x	22.3x	0.1x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025	₩8.6t	₩56.2t	₩372.8b	7.9x	23.2x	0.2x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024	₩9.9t	₩56.2t	₩372.8b	8.1x	26.5x	0.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024	₩8.9t	₩56.1t	₩432.6b	6.6x	20.7x	0.2x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024	₩8.9t	₩56.1t	₩432.6b	6.8x	20.6x	0.2x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024	₩8.8t	₩56.1t	₩503.7b	7.2x	17.5x	0.2x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024	₩8.7t	₩56.0t	₩494.1b	7.6x	17.5x	0.2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024	₩9.0t	₩56.0t	₩494.1b	8.6x	18.3x	0.2x
Fri, 17 May 2024	₩9.1t	₩55.4t	₩451.1b	8.6x	20.3x	0.2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024	₩8.7t	₩55.3t	₩455.5b	8.5x	19.2x	0.2x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024	₩9.5t	₩53.2t	₩619.7b	11.9x	15.3x	0.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024	₩10.3t	₩53.1t	₩675.5b	12x	15.2x	0.2x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024	₩10.0t	₩53.1t	₩675.5b	12x	14.8x	0.2x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023	₩10.2t	₩53.1t	₩675.5b	11.9x	15.1x	0.2x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023	₩9.8t	₩52.8t	₩706.8b	10.3x	13.9x	0.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023	₩9.9t	₩52.8t	₩706.8b	10x	14x	0.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio

14x

Fri, 29 Sep 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean 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 14.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -7.8x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.18x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.9% per year.
This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.