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South African (JSE) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M0.4%
  • 1Y10.6%
  • YTD-1.2%

In the last week, Food and Staples Retail has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 11% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 May 2025R502.2bR899.2bR18.9b20.8x26.6x0.6x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025R497.3bR897.6bR18.9b21.1x26.3x0.6x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025R477.9bR896.2bR18.8b20.9x25.5x0.5x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025R505.2bR880.8bR18.5b20.8x27.3x0.6x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025R515.1bR880.8bR18.5b21.4x27.8x0.6x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024R525.7bR880.8bR18.5b20.4x28.4x0.6x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024R475.5bR844.6bR15.8b27.8x30.1x0.6x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024R461.2bR723.6bR19.0b28.6x24.3x0.6x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024R466.5bR712.7bR18.9b28.3x24.6x0.7x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024R447.6bR705.2bR18.4b27.6x24.4x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024R432.1bR705.2bR18.4b26.4x23.5x0.6x
Fri, 24 May 2024R422.3bR809.0bR18.5b27.4x22.9x0.5x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024R389.7bR807.2bR18.3b26.9x21.3x0.5x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024R411.7bR807.2bR18.3b27.8x22.5x0.5x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024R421.9bR770.4bR17.6b27.7x24x0.5x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024R439.4bR848.7bR15.9b27.7x27.7x0.5x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023R427.8bR848.7bR15.9b28.3x27x0.5x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023R409.6bR838.5bR17.3b20.9x23.7x0.5x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023R402.3bR832.4bR18.4b20.6x21.8x0.5x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023R423.7bR816.8bR18.4b20.8x23.1x0.5x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023R427.1bR787.7bR17.4b22.1x24.6x0.5x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023R394.7bR787.7bR17.4b19.4x22.7x0.5x
Sat, 27 May 2023R384.7bR782.4bR17.7b17.5x21.7x0.5x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023R405.9bR773.1bR17.9b19.1x22.6x0.5x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023R389.4bR772.7bR18.0b18.7x21.6x0.5x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023R410.4bR737.3bR16.4b21.6x25x0.6x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023R416.6bR737.3bR16.4b23.2x25.4x0.6x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022R412.2bR737.3bR16.4b22.7x25.1x0.6x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022R408.5bR729.4bR16.5b21.1x24.8x0.6x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022R381.5bR721.9bR15.6b20.5x24.4x0.5x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022R413.1bR714.2bR15.2b24x27.2x0.6x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022R382.1bR692.1bR14.3b23.1x26.7x0.6x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022R368.2bR692.1bR14.3b22.2x25.8x0.5x
Sun, 29 May 2022R394.8bR688.8bR14.3b22x27.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.6x


Total Market Cap: R394.8bTotal Earnings: R14.3bTotal Revenue: R688.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Consumer Retailing 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 24.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 9.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.3% 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 industry?

ZA Market0.98%
Consumer Staples-0.064%
Food and Staples Retail-0.34%
Food Retail0.41%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Distributors-0.83%
Drug Retail-0.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 0.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 0.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
SHP Shoprite HoldingsR282.820.8%
+R1.3b		6.5%PE22.1x
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