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U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y19.0%
  • YTD10.4%

The Food and Staples Retail industry is up 2.3% in the last week, with Walmart up 3.8%. Meanwhile, Sprouts Farmers Market actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.0% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 19% over the past year. 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, 18 Sep 2025US$1.5tUS$1.7tUS$44.1b20.7x34.8x0.9x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025US$1.6tUS$1.8tUS$35.5b21.7x43.7x0.9x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.5b21.7x42.3x0.8x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.8b23.1x42.6x0.8x
Fri, 09 May 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$36.0b24.6x42.7x0.9x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$33.0b22.1x41.1x0.8x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$1.6tUS$1.8tUS$31.4b24.6x49.5x0.9x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$31.8b26.5x47.5x0.8x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$32.0b24.9x46x0.8x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$31.8b24.3x45.5x0.8x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$25.9b22x51.7x0.8x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$28.6b22x46.2x0.7x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$27.8b21.5x46x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$31.4b21.8x39.3x0.7x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$30.8b21.6x39.4x0.7x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$27.5b19.3x41.7x0.7x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$27.3b19.3x41.2x0.6x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$36.0b20.7x31.4x0.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$36.0b20.1x29.7x0.6x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$1.0tUS$1.7tUS$31.9b20.4x31.9x0.6x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$961.9bUS$1.7tUS$30.2b19.6x31.9x0.6x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$943.0bUS$1.7tUS$29.3b19.2x32.2x0.5x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$950.4bUS$1.7tUS$30.6b19.7x31x0.6x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$960.3bUS$1.7tUS$31.7b20.1x30.3x0.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$958.7bUS$1.7tUS$28.0b21.1x34.3x0.6x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$950.2bUS$1.7tUS$28.1b18.6x33.8x0.6x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$962.4bUS$1.7tUS$28.6b19.8x33.6x0.6x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$959.1bUS$1.7tUS$28.5b20.5x33.6x0.6x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$756.0bUS$1.5tUS$22.2b20.2x34x0.5x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$782.0bUS$1.5tUS$19.3b20.1x40.5x0.5x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$752.6bUS$1.5tUS$26.8b18.4x28.1x0.5x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$831.9bUS$1.5tUS$26.8b20.6x31x0.6x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$773.8bUS$1.4tUS$30.4b19.9x25.5x0.5x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$721.3bUS$1.4tUS$31.1b16.8x23.2x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: US$721.3bTotal 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 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 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 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% 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 Market1.17%
Consumer Staples0.96%
Food and Staples Retail2.25%
Food Distributors2.78%
Big Box Super Stores2.49%
Food Retail-0.84%
Drug Retail-5.97%
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
WMT WalmartUS$104.273.8%
+US$30.8b		31.9%PE38.9x
COST Costco WholesaleUS$963.030.7%
+US$3.0b		7.9%PE54.5x
SYY SyscoUS$82.462.8%
+US$1.1b		10.6%PE21.6x
PFGC Performance Food GroupUS$108.724.3%
+US$699.6m		44.0%PE50x
CASY Casey's General StoresUS$555.313.1%
+US$625.0m		48.9%PE35.5x

Latest News

ACI
US$18.39
Albertsons Companies
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-0.7%
TGT
US$88.93
Target
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-42.1%
PFGC
US$108.72
Performance Food Group
7D
4.3%
1Y
44.0%

Digital Ordering And Acquisitions Will Fuel Future Market Leadership

Performance Food Group received an upward price target revision driven by a strong Q4 earnings beat, solid FY26 guidance, improving case growth, robust market share gains, and stable cost inflation, resulting in a new consensus price target of $119.36. Analyst Commentary Strong Q4 earnings beat expectations, with EPS and EBITDA exceeding consensus estimates.
WMT
US$104.27
Walmart
7D
3.8%
1Y
31.9%
USFD
US$78.79
US Foods Holding
7D
1.2%
1Y
29.4%
SFM
US$123.36
Sprouts Farmers Market
7D
-8.0%
1Y
17.6%
PSMT
US$116.79
PriceSmart
7D
5.2%
1Y
31.1%
CASY
US$555.31
Casey's General Stores
7D
3.1%
1Y
48.9%
SYY
US$82.46
Sysco
7D
2.8%
1Y
10.6%

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DLTR
US$97.78
Dollar Tree
7D
-1.1%
1Y
29.2%
BJ
US$99.26
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
7D
1.9%
1Y
23.8%
COST
US$963.03
Costco Wholesale
7D
0.7%
1Y
7.9%

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.
CART
US$44.88
Maplebear
7D
-4.5%
1Y
12.6%
DG
US$106.14
Dollar General
7D
-0.3%
1Y
22.2%

Store Expansion And Digital Initiatives Will Enhance Efficiency And Customer Experience

Dollar General's consensus price target has been revised upward, primarily reflecting an improvement in net profit margin and a slight decline in future P/E, resulting in a new fair value estimate of $119.89. What's in the News Dollar General raised FY26 guidance, now expecting net sales growth of 4.3%-4.8%, same-store sales growth of 2.1%-2.6%, and diluted EPS of $5.80-$6.30, all above prior outlook.
GO
US$16.83
Grocery Outlet Holding
7D
-4.2%
1Y
2.2%
GRDN
US$27.17
Guardian Pharmacy Services
7D
-6.2%
1Y
n/a

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