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U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D-0.08%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y19.4%
  • YTD10.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has remained flat, although notably Costco Wholesale declined by 3.8%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 19% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 16 Apr 2026US$1.7tUS$1.7tUS$43.8b18.2x39.4x1x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026US$1.8tUS$1.7tUS$43.7b21x40.1x1x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026US$1.8tUS$1.7tUS$44.3b22.8x40.8x1.1x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026US$1.6tUS$1.7tUS$44.4b23.1x35.5x0.9x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025US$1.6tUS$1.7tUS$46.0b20.7x34.8x0.9x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025US$1.5tUS$1.7tUS$44.5b19.6x33.3x0.9x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025US$1.5tUS$1.7tUS$44.6b20.5x33.9x0.9x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$37.8b21.4x39.6x0.8x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.5b22.2x42.4x0.8x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$36.1b21.4x41.8x0.8x
Wed, 21 May 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.4b22.9x43.7x0.9x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$36.0b25.1x40.2x0.8x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$30.9b24.5x44.2x0.8x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025US$1.6tUS$1.8tUS$31.8b27.4x49.8x0.9x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$32.0b26.2x44.9x0.8x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$31.8b26.1x47.3x0.8x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$26.0b20.8x51.9x0.8x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$28.8b22x46.5x0.8x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$28.1b20.8x46.5x0.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.6b21.6x39x0.7x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.2b21.5x39.2x0.7x
Thu, 23 May 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.0b21.2x38.4x0.7x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$27.3b18.8x40.5x0.6x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$34.1b19.3x33.3x0.7x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$36.2b20.8x29.6x0.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$1.0tUS$1.7tUS$35.7b20x28.9x0.6x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$964.5bUS$1.7tUS$31.6b19.4x30.5x0.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$960.5bUS$1.7tUS$29.3b20.3x32.7x0.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$942.5bUS$1.7tUS$30.8b19.6x30.6x0.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$949.4bUS$1.7tUS$31.4b19.1x30.3x0.6x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$985.8bUS$1.7tUS$27.9b20.9x35.3x0.6x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$947.2bUS$1.7tUS$27.9b19x33.9x0.6x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$924.1bUS$1.7tUS$28.2b19x32.8x0.5x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$963.0bUS$1.7tUS$28.7b20.7x33.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.5x


Total Market Cap: US$963.0bTotal Earnings: US$28.7bTotal Revenue: US$1.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.6x202420252026
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 38.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 15% 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 Market4.44%
Consumer Staples0.41%
Food and Staples Retail-0.077%
Food Distributors3.01%
Big Box Super Stores0.091%
Drug Retail-2.22%
Food Retail-4.57%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Distributors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.9% 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
CART MaplebearUS$41.294.3%
+US$245.4m
-1.9%PE22.3x
PFGC Performance Food GroupUS$88.861.3%
+US$174.4m
18.7%PE40.5x
CHEF Chefs' WarehouseUS$64.491.9%
+US$48.9m
21.8%PE36.3x
WILC G. Willi-Food InternationalUS$27.957.7%
+US$27.9m
88.2%PE12.9x
UNFI United Natural FoodsUS$46.970.8%
+US$23.7m
93.9%PS0.09x

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