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U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M1.7%
  • 1Y14.4%
  • YTD8.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from Walmart of 1.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Sep 2025US$1.5tUS$1.7tUS$44.3b21x34.3x0.9x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$37.7b21.6x40.4x0.8x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.5b21.9x42.2x0.8x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$36.1b21.9x41.4x0.8x
Fri, 16 May 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.4b22x42.6x0.8x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$36.0b21.8x40.4x0.8x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$31.1b24.3x46.8x0.8x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$1.6tUS$1.8tUS$31.8b26.3x49.4x0.9x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$32.0b26.5x44.5x0.8x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$31.9b25.8x46.3x0.8x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$25.9b21.6x52.3x0.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$28.6b21.9x47.2x0.8x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$28.1b21.2x46.4x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.4b22.4x39.6x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.2b21.5x39.4x0.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.0b21.9x38.3x0.7x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$27.3b19.4x41.2x0.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$36.5b20.6x31.1x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$36.2b19.6x29.7x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$1.0tUS$1.7tUS$35.6b20.1x28.5x0.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$965.8bUS$1.7tUS$32.0b19.8x30.2x0.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$947.0bUS$1.7tUS$29.3b19.9x32.3x0.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$951.2bUS$1.7tUS$30.8b19.3x30.9x0.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$940.5bUS$1.7tUS$31.6b19.4x29.8x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$983.5bUS$1.7tUS$28.0b21.1x35.2x0.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$941.0bUS$1.7tUS$28.1b18.6x33.5x0.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$946.3bUS$1.7tUS$28.2b19.5x33.6x0.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$949.6bUS$1.7tUS$28.7b20.1x33x0.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$758.1bUS$1.5tUS$22.2b19.8x34.2x0.5x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$780.0bUS$1.5tUS$19.4b20x40.3x0.5x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$780.8bUS$1.5tUS$19.5b19.4x40x0.5x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$795.6bUS$1.5tUS$26.7b19.7x29.8x0.5x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$766.8bUS$1.4tUS$30.5b19.8x25.1x0.5x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$717.7bUS$1.4tUS$31.1b16.8x23.1x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.1x


Total Market Cap: US$717.7bTotal Earnings: US$31.1bTotal Revenue: US$1.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 34.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 37.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.67x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% 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 U.S. Consumer Staples industry?

US Market0.26%
Consumer Staples-1.82%
Food and Staples Retail-1.74%
Big Box Super Stores-1.61%
Food Distributors-2.17%
Food Retail-2.92%
Drug Retail-3.54%
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 35.3x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (8.0%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Drug Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 85% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Big Box Super Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.0% 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
SPTN SpartanNashUS$26.902.3%
+US$20.7m		24.9%PS0.09x
PSMT PriceSmartUS$117.410.5%
+US$18.6m		32.0%PE24.7x
HFFG HF Foods GroupUS$3.393.7%
+US$6.6m		6.9%PS0.2x
MGRX MangoceuticalsUS$2.439.5%
+US$2.4m		-31.1%PS53x
NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin CottageUS$36.610.2%
+US$1.8m		29.8%PE19.3x

Latest News

ANDE
US$39.49
Andersons
7D
0.08%
1Y
-19.1%
PSMT
US$117.41
PriceSmart
7D
0.5%
1Y
32.0%
PFGC
US$104.56
Performance Food Group
7D
-3.8%
1Y
34.9%
SPTN
US$26.90
SpartanNash
7D
2.3%
1Y
24.9%
CART
US$42.45
Maplebear
7D
-5.4%
1Y
4.8%
NGVC
US$36.61
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
7D
0.2%
1Y
29.8%
KR
US$65.55
Kroger
7D
-2.1%
1Y
15.8%
BJ
US$93.51
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
7D
-5.8%
1Y
13.8%
WMT
US$102.73
Walmart
7D
-1.5%
1Y
26.2%
MSS
US$0.97
Maison Solutions
7D
1.8%
1Y
-24.8%
SFM
US$115.74
Sprouts Farmers Market
7D
-5.7%
1Y
6.7%
DLTR
US$95.90
Dollar Tree
7D
-1.9%
1Y
35.9%
COST
US$945.27
Costco Wholesale
7D
-1.8%
1Y
4.1%

Warehouse, E-Commerce, And International Expansion Will Support Future Success

Despite continued strong comparable sales growth and solid execution, analysts cite concerns about Costco’s elevated valuation and limited upside at current prices, resulting in an unchanged consensus price target of $1073. Analyst Commentary Solid U.S. comparable sales growth at 5.5% in June, maintaining strength in Food, Sundries, and Fresh Foods, with mid-single-digit gains in nonfood categories.
MGRX
US$2.43
Mangoceuticals
7D
9.5%
1Y
-31.1%
HFFG
US$3.39
HF Foods Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
6.9%

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WBUY
US$3.44
Webuy Global
7D
3.3%
1Y
-78.6%

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