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New Zealand (NZX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M24.9%
  • 1Y53.7%
  • YTD26.1%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with a2 Milk up 5.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 57%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 19 Mar 2025NZ$17.7bNZ$31.9bNZ$1.2b12.9x14.8x0.6x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025NZ$14.9bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.2b9.9x12.9x0.5x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025NZ$14.1bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.1b16.1x12.3x0.4x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024NZ$14.3bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.1b15.6x12.5x0.4x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024NZ$13.7bNZ$31.7bNZ$1.1b16.7x12x0.4x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024NZ$13.3bNZ$31.7bNZ$1.1b17.3x11.7x0.4x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024NZ$12.8bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.3b16.6x9.6x0.4x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024NZ$13.1bNZ$31.6bNZ$1.4b14.5x9.1x0.4x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024NZ$12.4bNZ$30.5bNZ$1.1b9.2x11.6x0.4x
Sun, 26 May 2024NZ$13.0bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.6b10.7x8.2x0.4x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024NZ$11.1bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.6b11.8x7x0.4x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024NZ$12.2bNZ$33.0bNZ$1.5b11.5x8.1x0.4x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024NZ$11.3bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.5b11.1x7.3x0.3x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024NZ$11.2bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.5b11.9x7.2x0.3x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023NZ$10.8bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.5b10.6x7x0.3x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023NZ$10.5bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.6b11.1x6.6x0.3x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023NZ$11.0bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.6b11.9x6.9x0.3x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023NZ$11.8bNZ$34.7bNZ$1.6b13.1x7.3x0.3x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023NZ$12.7bNZ$34.5bNZ$1.7b14.3x7.7x0.4x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023NZ$12.8bNZ$34.5bNZ$1.6b15.1x7.7x0.4x
Mon, 29 May 2023NZ$12.8bNZ$34.2bNZ$1.2b14.6x10.2x0.4x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023NZ$12.7bNZ$34.2bNZ$1.3b14.4x10.2x0.4x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023NZ$13.2bNZ$34.3bNZ$1.2b13.3x11.2x0.4x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023NZ$14.1bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.0b14.3x14.1x0.4x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023NZ$14.4bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.0b14.4x14.3x0.5x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022NZ$14.2bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.0b13.9x14.1x0.4x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022NZ$13.5bNZ$31.7bNZ$957.4m15.9x14.1x0.4x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022NZ$13.8bNZ$31.7bNZ$957.4m17.8x14.5x0.4x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022NZ$14.0bNZ$30.2bNZ$814.8m18.1x17.1x0.5x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022NZ$13.6bNZ$29.8bNZ$706.9m19.9x19.2x0.5x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022NZ$13.0bNZ$29.8bNZ$720.0m15.3x18.1x0.4x
Tue, 31 May 2022NZ$12.8bNZ$29.8bNZ$719.7m16.7x17.8x0.4x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022NZ$13.2bNZ$29.6bNZ$704.6m21.3x18.8x0.4x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022NZ$14.5bNZ$29.5bNZ$744.2m20.9x19.4x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.4x


Total Market Cap: NZ$14.5bTotal Earnings: NZ$744.2mTotal Revenue: NZ$29.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
New Zealand Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the New Zealander Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% 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 New Zealand Consumer Staples sector?

NZ Market-2.57%
Consumer Staples2.20%
Beverage6.96%
Food2.09%
Food and Staples Retail-0.014%
Personal Products-2.86%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 81.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 73% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% 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
ATM a2 MilkNZ$9.245.0%
+NZ$318.6m		40.9%PE38.4x
FCG Fonterra Co-operative GroupNZ$4.890.8%
+NZ$64.2m		106.3%PE6.7x
SML Synlait MilkNZ$0.976.6%
+NZ$36.2m		34.7%PS0.4x
DGL Delegat GroupNZ$4.664.3%
+NZ$19.2m		-26.0%PE45.3x
TGG T&G GlobalNZ$1.714.9%
+NZ$9.8m		-5.0%PS0.2x
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