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Mexican (IPC) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-5.1%
  • 1Y6.0%
  • YTD-1.6%

The Food and Staples Retail industry is up 1.7% in the last week, with Wal-Mart de México. de up 2.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.0%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Mar 2026Mex$1.2tMex$1.7tMex$67.1b15.9x18.5x0.7x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026Mex$1.3tMex$1.7tMex$68.5b17.5x18.5x0.8x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026Mex$1.3tMex$1.7tMex$68.7b17.7x18.7x0.8x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.7tMex$68.7b18x19x0.8x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.7tMex$68.7b18.5x19.5x0.8x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.7tMex$69.6b18.4x18.1x0.8x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.7tMex$69.6b18.5x18.2x0.8x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.6tMex$69.4b18.6x18.2x0.8x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025Mex$1.4tMex$1.6tMex$70.6b20.2x19.9x0.9x
Sat, 24 May 2025Mex$1.4tMex$1.6tMex$70.6b20.2x20.2x0.9x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.6tMex$71.8b17.3x18x0.8x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025Mex$1.2tMex$1.6tMex$71.9b16.1x16.9x0.8x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.6tMex$73.1b15.8x17.6x0.8x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.6tMex$73.0b15.2x17.4x0.8x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.6tMex$73.0b16.3x17.6x0.8x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.6tMex$73.0b16.8x17.5x0.8x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.5tMex$74.6b17.9x17.9x0.9x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.5tMex$74.6b18.2x19.2x0.9x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.5tMex$74.6b17.7x18.9x0.9x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.5tMex$73.2b18.2x19x0.9x
Sun, 26 May 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.5tMex$73.3b17x19.7x0.9x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.5tMex$70.6b18.1x20x1x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.5tMex$70.8b18x20.3x1x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024Mex$1.5tMex$1.5tMex$70.2b18.4x21.2x1x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024Mex$1.5tMex$1.5tMex$70.0b16.2x21.4x1x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023Mex$1.4tMex$1.5tMex$70.0b15.6x20x1x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023Mex$1.4tMex$1.5tMex$70.0b15.5x19.8x0.9x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023Mex$1.4tMex$1.4tMex$67.6b16.4x20.2x0.9x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023Mex$1.4tMex$1.4tMex$67.6b15.9x20.9x1x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023Mex$1.5tMex$1.4tMex$67.6b17x21.7x1x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023Mex$1.4tMex$1.4tMex$66.6b17.3x21.4x1x
Mon, 29 May 2023Mex$1.4tMex$1.4tMex$66.6b17.1x21.5x1x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023Mex$1.5tMex$1.4tMex$65.1b17.2x23.2x1.1x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023Mex$1.5tMex$554.4bMex$65.0b16.6x23.2x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: Mex$1.5tTotal Earnings: Mex$65.0bTotal Revenue: Mex$554.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Mexican Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Mexican Consumer Retailing industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.90x.
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 6.6% 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.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Mexican Consumer Staples industry?

MX Market-1.89%
Consumer Staples-1.18%
Food and Staples Retail1.66%
Big Box Super Stores2.44%
Drug Retail-1.77%
Food Retail-2.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 11.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Drug Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 14.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Drug Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Big Box Super Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.9% 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
WALMEX * Wal-Mart de México. deMex$57.133.2%
+Mex$30.8b		4.0%PE19.8x
LACOMER UBC La Comer. deMex$38.990.05%
+Mex$21.9m		12.6%PE15.9x

Latest News

LACOMER UBC
Mex$38.99
La Comer. de
7D
0.05%
1Y
12.6%

LACOMER UBC: Future Returns Will Rely On Steady Margins And P/E Assumptions

Analysts have nudged their price target for La Comer de slightly lower to MX$49.29, reflecting updated views on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E assumptions. Valuation Changes Fair Value: MX$49.29 remains unchanged, indicating no adjustment to the central valuation estimate.
CHDRAUI B
Mex$103.66
Grupo Comercial Chedraui. de
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-7.2%

CHDRAUI B: Dividend Plan Will Support Upside Despite Recent Caution

Analysts have trimmed their price target on Grupo Comercial Chedraui from MX$130.00 to MX$126.00, reflecting updated views on growth, margins and valuation metrics in line with recent Street research, including the MX$140 target cited by Barclays. Analyst Commentary Bearish analysts have recently shifted to a more cautious stance on Grupo Comercial Chedraui, with lower price targets signaling reduced conviction around the risk and reward balance at current levels.
FRAGUA B
Mex$514.74
Corporativo Fragua. de
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-9.5%
SORIANA B
Mex$33.50
Organización Soriana S. A. B. de C. V
7D
-4.3%
1Y
19.8%
WALMEX *
Mex$57.13
Wal-Mart de México. de
7D
3.2%
1Y
4.0%