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U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies59
  • 7D4.5%
  • 3M-7.4%
  • 1Y13.0%
  • YTD7.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has risen 4.5%, driven by gains from Walmart of 2.5%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 31 Jul 2026US$1.7tUS$1.7tUS$44.0b19.7x37.7x1x
Sun, 28 Jun 2026US$1.7tUS$1.7tUS$44.2b18.9x37.7x1x
Tue, 26 May 2026US$1.7tUS$1.7tUS$43.6b18.6x39.4x1x
Thu, 23 Apr 2026US$1.8tUS$1.7tUS$43.2b20.1x41.5x1x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026US$1.7tUS$1.7tUS$43.8b19.2x38.4x1x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026US$1.8tUS$1.7tUS$44.3b23.4x41.6x1.1x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026US$1.7tUS$1.7tUS$44.2b21.7x37.8x1x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025US$1.6tUS$1.7tUS$44.1b22.9x35.6x0.9x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025US$1.5tUS$1.7tUS$44.6b19.4x33.7x0.9x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025US$1.5tUS$1.7tUS$44.5b20.5x33.7x0.9x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025US$1.5tUS$1.7tUS$44.1b20.8x33.9x0.9x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.5b22x42.8x0.8x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.5b21.8x42.9x0.8x
Wed, 28 May 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.5b22.8x42.7x0.8x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$36.0b24.4x41.4x0.8x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$30.9b24x44.5x0.8x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$1.6tUS$1.8tUS$31.6b30x51.1x0.9x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$31.8b26.6x45.1x0.8x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$32.1b24.7x46.8x0.8x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$26.0b23.7x54x0.8x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$28.9b22.2x45.6x0.7x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$28.0b21x46.5x0.7x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.1b21.7x38.9x0.7x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.4b21.1x38.8x0.7x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$30.9b21.8x38.5x0.7x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$27.3b18.9x41.2x0.6x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$34.1b19.8x33.6x0.7x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$35.5b21.3x31.1x0.6x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$1.0tUS$1.7tUS$35.7b20.5x29.1x0.6x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$983.4bUS$1.7tUS$31.9b20.5x30.9x0.6x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$969.1bUS$1.7tUS$27.6b18.8x35.2x0.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$934.5bUS$1.7tUS$30.8b19.5x30.3x0.5x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$950.3bUS$1.7tUS$31.4b18.9x30.3x0.6x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$973.1bUS$1.7tUS$28.1b20.9x34.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.6x


Total Market Cap: US$973.1bTotal Earnings: US$28.1bTotal Revenue: US$1.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 39.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.79x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Consumer Staples industry?

US Market-2.63%
Consumer Staples3.81%
Food and Staples Retail4.53%
Big Box Super Stores4.79%
Food Distributors4.28%
Food Retail1.23%
Drug Retail-2.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Big Box Super Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.4% 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
WMT WalmartUS$111.102.5%
+US$21.5b		13.4%PE38.9x
COST Costco WholesaleUS$954.173.0%
+US$12.5b		1.5%PE47.9x
TGT TargetUS$144.517.5%
+US$4.6b		43.8%PE19x
DG Dollar GeneralUS$127.5010.7%
+US$2.7b		21.5%PE18x
DLTR Dollar TreeUS$128.579.3%
+US$2.1b		13.2%PE19.6x

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DG
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1Y
21.5%
COST
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7D
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1Y
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WMT
US$111.10
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