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South African (JSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 31, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M7.5%
  • 1Y11.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Food Retail industry is up 3.2%, with Shoprite Holdings up 3.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 11%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 31 Aug 2026R219.0bR452.6bR8.9b22x24.7x0.5x
Wed, 29 Jul 2026R199.7bR452.6bR8.9b19.8x22.5x0.4x
Fri, 26 Jun 2026R217.6bR452.6bR8.9b21.3x24.6x0.5x
Sun, 24 May 2026R217.9bR453.8bR9.2b21.1x23.7x0.5x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026R208.2bR451.7bR8.9b20.7x23.3x0.5x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026R191.6bR451.7bR8.9b18.9x21.4x0.4x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026R194.7bR442.5bR8.8b19.6x22.2x0.4x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026R202.1bR442.5bR8.8b20x23x0.5x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025R201.6bR442.5bR8.8b20x22.9x0.5x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025R215.9bR442.7bR8.8b21.4x24.6x0.5x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025R204.5bR437.1bR8.4b20.4x24.3x0.5x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025R193.2bR436.3bR7.9b20.2x24.3x0.4x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025R201.2bR436.3bR7.9b21x25.3x0.5x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025R205.5bR436.3bR7.9b22x25.9x0.5x
Mon, 26 May 2025R205.6bR432.0bR5.2b20.9x39.3x0.5x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025R205.5bR430.4bR5.3b21.3x38.9x0.5x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025R202.1bR430.4bR5.3b21x38.2x0.5x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025R204.0bR419.2bR5.0b21.2x41.2x0.5x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025R215.6bR419.2bR5.0b21.7x43.5x0.5x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024R220.9bR419.2bR5.0b20.5x44.6x0.5x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024R193.6bR380.3bR3.6b17.1x54.3x0.5x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024R161.2bR263.1bR7.0b16x23x0.6x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024R164.0bR252.1bR6.9b16.4x23.7x0.7x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024R168.0bR252.1bR6.9b16.5x24.3x0.7x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024R157.8bR252.1bR6.9b15.7x22.8x0.6x
Tue, 28 May 2024R158.1bR363.7bR7.1b22x22.4x0.4x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024R144.1bR363.7bR7.0b20.4x20.5x0.4x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024R148.3bR363.7bR7.0b21.1x21.1x0.4x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024R157.7bR348.9bR6.9b22.5x22.9x0.5x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024R155.5bR348.9bR6.9b22.5x22.6x0.4x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023R159.0bR348.9bR6.9b23.2x23.1x0.5x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023R150.9bR347.1bR6.9b21.6x22x0.4x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023R144.0bR344.1bR7.9b12.3x18.3x0.4x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023R151.0bR328.5bR7.8b13.4x19.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.3x


Total Market Cap: R151.0bTotal 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 relatively neutral on the South African Food Retail 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 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 Market0.36%
Consumer Staples1.61%
Food and Staples Retail2.24%
Food Retail3.24%
Food Distributors3.31%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Drug Retail-2.86%
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
SHP Shoprite HoldingsR307.002.8%
+R4.6b		18.9%PE22x
BOX Boxer RetailR77.723.0%
+R1.0b		14.5%PE22.6x
PIK Pick n Pay StoresR19.423.1%
+R433.3m		-28.7%PS0.1x
KAL KAL GroupR51.022.0%
+R72.0m		24.4%PE7.4x

Latest News

PIK
R19.42
Pick n Pay Stores
7D
3.1%
1Y
-28.7%
SHP
R307.00
Shoprite Holdings
7D
2.8%
1Y
18.9%
BOX
R77.72
Boxer Retail
7D
3.0%
1Y
14.5%
KAL
R51.02
KAL Group
7D
2.0%
1Y
24.4%