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U.S. Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D4.1%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y30.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Retail industry has risen 4.1%, driven by gains from Casey's General Stores of 10.0%. This means that the industry has gained 30% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$110.6bUS$278.1bUS$5.4b19.8x20.7x0.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$103.7bUS$277.3bUS$5.4b23.1x19.3x0.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$114.9bUS$279.4bUS$5.4b27.5x21.3x0.4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$106.0bUS$279.4bUS$5.4b27.1x19.7x0.4x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$109.3bUS$280.0bUS$5.4b28.1x20.1x0.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$99.7bUS$279.3bUS$3.5b19.3x28.7x0.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$95.9bUS$279.1bUS$3.6b20.7x26.7x0.3x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$92.4bUS$278.8bUS$3.0b19.1x31.3x0.3x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$92.8bUS$277.9bUS$3.1b19.4x30.2x0.3x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$88.6bUS$277.8bUS$3.1b16.8x28.7x0.3x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$87.5bUS$275.0bUS$3.1b18.2x28.3x0.3x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$86.2bUS$274.7bUS$2.9b16x29.7x0.3x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$85.5bUS$274.7bUS$2.9b17.7x29.1x0.3x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$74.9bUS$272.3bUS$2.7b15.9x28x0.3x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$75.5bUS$272.3bUS$2.4b16.3x31.5x0.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$74.2bUS$272.2bUS$2.4b16.5x31.4x0.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$73.7bUS$272.1bUS$3.9b16.5x19x0.3x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$75.3bUS$271.5bUS$4.0b16.1x18.8x0.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$67.1bUS$270.3bUS$4.7b14.8x14.2x0.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$69.1bUS$270.1bUS$4.7b15.1x14.6x0.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$64.9bUS$269.3bUS$4.8b14.3x13.6x0.2x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$67.2bUS$269.0bUS$4.5b15.2x15x0.2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$65.6bUS$265.3bUS$4.9b14.9x13.5x0.2x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$63.4bUS$264.4bUS$4.6b14.6x13.7x0.2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$62.8bUS$261.9bUS$4.6b13.7x13.5x0.2x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$63.4bUS$260.3bUS$4.8b13.2x13.2x0.2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$65.5bUS$245.4bUS$4.8b14.2x13.6x0.3x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$64.7bUS$261.2bUS$3.8b12.4x17.1x0.2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$63.3bUS$259.8bUS$3.7b12.2x17.2x0.2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$69.3bUS$255.7bUS$3.4b13.9x20.7x0.3x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$67.6bUS$255.0bUS$3.0b14.2x22.6x0.3x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$70.4bUS$253.1bUS$2.9b14.2x23.9x0.3x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$70.1bUS$247.4bUS$2.3b12.7x31.1x0.3x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$79.9bUS$246.8bUS$2.5b17.5x32.1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.1x


Total Market Cap: US$79.9bTotal Earnings: US$2.5bTotal Revenue: US$246.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Food Retail 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 22.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.29x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Food Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market5.42%
Consumer Staples3.99%
Food and Staples Retail7.52%
Food Retail4.12%
Big Box Super Stores8.30%
Drug Retail1.72%
Food Distributors0.14%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CASY Casey's General StoresUS$457.2510.0%
+US$1.5b		47.5%PE31.7x
SFM Sprouts Farmers MarketUS$157.278.2%
+US$1.2b		151.6%PE40.6x
CART MaplebearUS$41.1710.2%
+US$1.0b		8.9%PE24.3x
KR KrogerUS$68.221.5%
+US$687.3m		23.6%PE17x
TBBB BBB FoodsUS$27.187.6%
+US$218.1m		35.6%PE188.3x
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