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South African (JSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-4.3%
  • 3M-2.8%
  • 1Y5.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Retail industry has dropped 4.3%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 5.3%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Food Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Aug 2026R211.9bR452.6bR8.9b21.3x23.9x0.5x
Sun, 19 Jul 2026R205.6bR452.6bR8.9b20.3x23.2x0.5x
Tue, 16 Jun 2026R212.4bR452.6bR8.9b21x24x0.5x
Thu, 14 May 2026R212.4bR453.3bR9.1b20.4x23.4x0.5x
Sat, 11 Apr 2026R199.8bR451.7bR8.9b19.9x22.4x0.4x
Mon, 09 Mar 2026R189.3bR451.7bR8.9b18.5x21.2x0.4x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026R197.3bR442.5bR8.8b19.3x22.5x0.4x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026R200.1bR442.5bR8.8b19.8x22.8x0.5x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025R203.8bR442.5bR8.8b20.1x23.2x0.5x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025R216.1bR439.8bR8.4b21x25.6x0.5x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025R202.4bR437.1bR8.4b20.4x24x0.5x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025R201.4bR436.3bR7.9b21.2x25.4x0.5x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025R203.8bR436.3bR7.9b21.7x25.7x0.5x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025R194.6bR436.3bR7.9b20.9x24.5x0.4x
Fri, 16 May 2025R203.5bR432.0bR5.2b21.1x38.9x0.5x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025R196.0bR430.4bR5.3b20.9x37.1x0.5x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025R203.0bR430.4bR5.3b21.5x38.4x0.5x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025R207.6bR419.2bR5.0b20.5x41.9x0.5x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025R217.3bR419.2bR5.0b20.2x43.9x0.5x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024R217.3bR379.6bR3.5b16.7x61.7x0.6x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024R169.7bR263.1bR7.0b16.7x24.2x0.6x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024R168.4bR263.1bR7.0b16.6x24x0.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024R170.8bR252.1bR6.9b16.8x24.7x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024R162.5bR252.1bR6.9b16.1x23.5x0.6x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024R162.4bR252.1bR6.9b16.1x23.5x0.6x
Sat, 18 May 2024R155.2bR363.7bR7.1b22x22x0.4x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024R142.4bR363.7bR7.0b20.2x20.2x0.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024R156.4bR363.7bR7.0b22.5x22.2x0.4x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024R158.2bR348.9bR6.9b22.7x23x0.5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024R160.9bR348.9bR6.9b23.4x23.4x0.5x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023R155.2bR348.9bR6.9b22.4x22.6x0.4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023R144.2bR347.1bR6.9b20.6x21x0.4x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023R150.5bR344.1bR7.9b15.2x19.1x0.4x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023R161.6bR328.5bR7.8b14.6x20.7x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.7x


Total Market Cap: R161.6bTotal Earnings: R7.8bTotal Revenue: R328.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African Food Retail industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 26.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.48x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have grown 4.2% 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 Comparison

How does South African Food Retail compare with similar industries?

ZA Market0.088%
Consumer Staples-3.11%
Food and Staples Retail-3.23%
Food Retail-4.28%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Distributors-2.11%
Drug Retail-2.43%
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
PIK Pick n Pay StoresR19.461.1%
+R154.2m
-30.1%PS0.1x

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