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South African (JSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M6.0%
  • 1Y5.4%
  • YTD-2.5%

The Consumer Staples industry has been flat over the last week, but Bid has lost 3.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 5.4% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 09 Jul 2025R632.7bR1.1tR31.5b11.9x20.1x0.6x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025R641.1bR1.1tR31.7b12.7x20.2x0.6x
Sun, 04 May 2025R650.6bR1.1tR28.1b12.9x23.2x0.6x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025R606.6bR1.1tR27.9b12.3x21.8x0.6x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025R628.6bR1.1tR28.8b14x21.8x0.6x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025R639.1bR1.1tR28.8b14.9x22.2x0.6x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024R662.5bR1.1tR28.8b15.9x23x0.6x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024R612.8bR1.0tR26.0b14x23.6x0.6x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024R581.5bR905.7bR28.0b15.1x20.7x0.6x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024R584.4bR904.7bR28.4b13.3x20.6x0.6x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024R558.9bR900.0bR27.6b10.8x20.3x0.6x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024R550.6bR900.0bR27.6b10.7x20x0.6x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024R505.6bR880.5bR27.2b10.6x18.6x0.6x
Mon, 06 May 2024R519.2bR989.9bR26.9b10.3x19.3x0.5x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024R526.4bR988.2bR26.7b10.2x19.7x0.5x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024R524.9bR971.1bR26.0b11.6x20.2x0.5x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024R585.4bR1.1tR24.8b14.4x23.6x0.6x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023R571.9bR1.1tR24.8b13.9x23.1x0.5x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023R555.0bR1.1tR26.2b12.5x21.2x0.5x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023R518.4bR1.0tR28.5b10.3x18.2x0.5x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023R552.8bR1.0tR27.8b12.5x19.9x0.5x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023R553.9bR999.2bR27.0b11.2x20.5x0.6x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023R541.8bR999.2bR27.0b11.6x20.1x0.5x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023R2.0tR976.0bR26.7b11.2x75x2.1x
Tue, 09 May 2023R527.8bR969.5bR27.0b12.6x19.5x0.5x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023R543.4bR960.7bR27.3b12.8x19.9x0.6x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023R549.6bR939.2bR26.4b13.2x20.8x0.6x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023R545.1bR922.4bR25.3b12.1x21.5x0.6x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022R537.5bR922.4bR25.3b11.7x21.2x0.6x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022R550.5bR912.6bR23.8b12.1x23.2x0.6x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022R512.1bR906.2bR23.6b12x21.7x0.6x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022R516.9bR893.3bR23.1b12.3x22.4x0.6x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022R544.9bR860.4bR22.0b12.3x24.8x0.6x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022R495.2bR860.4bR22.0b11.4x22.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.5x


Total Market Cap: R495.2bTotal Earnings: R22.0bTotal Revenue: R860.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Consumer Staples 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 21.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.58x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% 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 South African Consumer Staples sector?

ZA Market1.05%
Consumer Staples-0.51%
Personal Products0%0
Food and Staples Retail-0.37%
Food-0.98%
Beverage-5.41%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.5% 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
SPP SPAR GroupR110.871.8%
+R381.2m		-6.4%PE13.6x
DCP Dis-Chem PharmaciesR32.681.2%
+R342.8m		-3.7%PE23.7x
QFH Quantum Foods HoldingsR8.2718.0%
+R253.4m		-33.8%PE6.2x
PMR Premier GroupR142.110.4%
+R77.3m		94.5%PE15.2x
LBR Libstar HoldingsR3.283.8%
+R71.5m		-13.2%PS0.2x

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TBS
R300.33
Tiger Brands
7D
-6.3%
1Y
41.7%

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PMR
R142.11
Premier Group
7D
0.4%
1Y
94.5%
LBR
R3.28
Libstar Holdings
7D
3.8%
1Y
-13.2%
BOX
R70.25
Boxer Retail
7D
0.2%
1Y
n/a
QFH
R8.27
Quantum Foods Holdings
7D
18.0%
1Y
-33.8%
RCL
R10.35
RCL Foods
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-1.4%
OCE
R53.00
Oceana Group
7D
1.0%
1Y
-25.9%
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DCP
R32.68
Dis-Chem Pharmacies
7D
1.2%
1Y
-3.7%
CLS
R367.77
Clicks Group
7D
-3.0%
1Y
9.3%
AVI
R94.09
AVI
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-2.0%
SZK
R35.00
SAB Zenzele Kabili Holdings (RF)
7D
-5.4%
1Y
-13.6%
SPP
R110.87
SPAR Group
7D
1.8%
1Y
-6.4%

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ARL
R175.71
Astral Foods
7D
-2.9%
1Y
2.2%
KAL
R42.13
KAL Group
7D
0.3%
1Y
-13.0%
BID
R453.61
Bid
7D
-3.1%
1Y
6.7%
SHP
R277.53
Shoprite Holdings
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-3.8%