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U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D4.0%
  • 3M4.7%
  • 1Y31.7%
  • YTD12.3%

The Food and Staples Retail industry is up 4.0% in the last week, with Walmart up 5.3%. This means that the industry has gained 32% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% 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
Sat, 09 Aug 2025US$1.6tUS$1.8tUS$35.4b22.3x44.6x0.9x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$35.5b22.3x43.3x0.8x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025US$1.6tUS$1.8tUS$35.8b22.8x43.8x0.9x
Fri, 02 May 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$36.0b23.3x42.1x0.8x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$33.0b23.8x41.9x0.8x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$31.4b27.9x48.4x0.8x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$31.8b26x46.1x0.8x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$1.5tUS$1.8tUS$32.0b24.8x45.8x0.8x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$27.8b23x49.5x0.8x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$1.8tUS$25.9b22.2x52.2x0.8x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$28.0b20.9x46.9x0.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$30.9b21.4x39.3x0.7x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$1.3tUS$1.8tUS$31.4b21.1x39.9x0.7x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$1.8tUS$30.8b21.5x39.3x0.7x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$27.4b18.8x40.7x0.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$27.4b19.8x41.9x0.7x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$1.7tUS$35.5b20.9x31.6x0.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$1.0tUS$1.7tUS$35.7b20.2x28.8x0.6x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$1.0tUS$1.7tUS$31.9b20.5x31.9x0.6x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$948.5bUS$1.7tUS$30.2b19.2x31.4x0.5x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$951.6bUS$1.7tUS$30.9b19.7x30.7x0.6x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$957.9bUS$1.7tUS$30.5b20.1x31.4x0.6x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$981.8bUS$1.7tUS$28.2b20.6x34.8x0.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$953.4bUS$1.7tUS$28.0b20.4x34.1x0.6x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$929.3bUS$1.7tUS$27.8b18.3x33.4x0.6x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$957.3bUS$1.7tUS$28.5b20.9x33.6x0.6x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$953.0bUS$1.7tUS$28.5b20.3x33.4x0.6x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$755.8bUS$1.5tUS$22.1b19.6x34.2x0.5x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$780.9bUS$1.5tUS$19.3b19.3x40.4x0.5x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$765.2bUS$1.5tUS$26.8b19x28.5x0.5x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$829.9bUS$1.5tUS$26.8b20.2x31x0.6x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$732.7bUS$1.4tUS$30.4b18.5x24.1x0.5x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$755.9bUS$1.4tUS$30.6b16.9x24.7x0.5x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$782.9bUS$1.4tUS$29.6b19x26.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: US$782.9bTotal Earnings: US$29.6bTotal Revenue: US$1.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Consumer Retailing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 44.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 37.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.65x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 6.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% 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 Market2.31%
Consumer Staples2.93%
Food and Staples Retail3.99%
Big Box Super Stores4.46%
Food Retail2.52%
Drug Retail2.13%
Food Distributors-1.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Drug Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 83% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Big Box Super Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.3% 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$103.735.3%
+US$41.8b		52.7%PE44x
COST Costco WholesaleUS$980.983.0%
+US$12.6b		14.7%PE55.5x
TGT TargetUS$105.405.6%
+US$2.6b		-22.2%PE11.4x
KR KrogerUS$74.244.0%
+US$1.9b		37.7%PE19.1x
DG Dollar GeneralUS$116.327.2%
+US$1.7b		-0.4%PE22.2x

Latest News

KR
US$74.24
Kroger
7D
4.0%
1Y
37.7%
BJ
US$108.12
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7D
-1.7%
1Y
29.4%
USFD
US$80.06
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7D
-3.9%
1Y
53.9%
GO
US$18.54
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7D
37.3%
1Y
-5.4%

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WMK
US$70.95
Weis Markets
7D
-2.2%
1Y
5.3%
WMT
US$103.73
Walmart
7D
5.3%
1Y
52.7%
TGT
US$105.40
Target
7D
5.6%
1Y
-22.2%
PFGC
US$96.94
Performance Food Group
7D
-3.5%
1Y
48.4%
SFM
US$148.99
Sprouts Farmers Market
7D
-3.3%
1Y
54.7%
CHEF
US$62.88
Chefs' Warehouse
7D
-6.7%
1Y
72.3%
DG
US$116.32
Dollar General
7D
7.2%
1Y
-0.4%
CASY
US$518.97
Casey's General Stores
7D
-0.7%
1Y
38.5%

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US$80.65
Sysco
7D
1.0%
1Y
6.6%
COST
US$980.98
Costco Wholesale
7D
3.0%
1Y
14.7%

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-3.3%
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