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U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y27.2%
  • YTD16.0%

In the last week, the Food and Staples Retail industry is up 3.4%, with Walmart up 9.1%. During this same period, the Target underperformed, falling 9.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 27%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.4% 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, 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
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$916.1bUS$1.7tUS$28.7b19.9x32x0.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$792.9bUS$1.5tUS$19.4b20.1x41x0.5x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$779.4bUS$1.5tUS$19.3b20x40.3x0.5x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$783.3bUS$1.5tUS$26.8b19.4x29.2x0.5x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$771.0bUS$1.4tUS$30.5b21.1x25.3x0.5x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$730.5bUS$1.4tUS$31.1b17.6x23.5x0.5x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$765.3bUS$1.4tUS$30.6b17.9x25x0.5x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$787.5bUS$1.4tUS$28.9b19.5x27.3x0.6x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$722.0bUS$1.4tUS$29.6b18.6x24.4x0.5x
Sat, 28 May 2022US$749.6bUS$1.4tUS$28.8b19.3x26.1x0.5x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022US$884.0bUS$1.4tUS$29.4b20.3x30.1x0.6x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022US$839.5bUS$1.4tUS$28.3b19.7x29.6x0.6x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022US$798.4bUS$1.4tUS$21.5b17.1x37.1x0.6x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022US$818.7bUS$1.4tUS$21.4b17.8x38.3x0.6x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021US$828.8bUS$1.4tUS$17.2b21.6x48.1x0.6x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021US$832.0bUS$1.3tUS$19.4b23.8x42.8x0.6x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021US$770.5bUS$1.3tUS$19.5b19.5x39.5x0.6x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021US$809.3bUS$1.3tUS$19.3b21.9x42x0.6x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021US$763.0bUS$1.3tUS$19.8b18.5x38.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.8x


Total Market Cap: US$740.1bTotal Earnings: US$22.6bTotal Revenue: US$1.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.4x202220232024
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 38.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.57x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market-0.19%
Consumer Staples1.19%
Food and Staples Retail3.42%
Big Box Super Stores4.32%
Food Retail-0.031%
Food Distributors-2.50%
Drug Retail-7.86%
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 34.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 13.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Drug Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 68% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Big Box Super Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% 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$65.259.1%
+US$43.7b		32.6%PE27.8x
COST Costco WholesaleUS$801.861.9%
+US$6.6b		66.1%PE52.3x
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club HoldingsUS$80.494.2%
+US$429.0m		26.7%PE20.5x
SFM Sprouts Farmers MarketUS$79.173.0%
+US$234.1m		118.7%PE26.8x
GO Grocery Outlet HoldingUS$22.849.2%
+US$192.7m		-24.1%PE35.3x
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