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South African (JSE) Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.02%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y8.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is flat overall, with Quantum Foods Holdings standing out by going down 15%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.7% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 Jul 2026R146.6bR175.1bR12.4b11.5x11.8x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jun 2026R133.1bR174.2bR13.1b10.1x10.1x0.8x
Thu, 30 Apr 2026R137.9bR173.4bR12.3b10.7x11.2x0.8x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026R146.8bR181.6bR12.8b11x11.5x0.8x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026R159.0bR182.0bR12.6b10.9x12.6x0.9x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026R157.2bR182.0bR12.6b10.2x12.5x0.9x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025R156.3bR182.0bR12.6b9.6x12.4x0.9x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025R147.9bR183.8bR12.4b8.1x12x0.8x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025R143.5bR182.5bR12.1b7.8x11.8x0.8x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025R134.7bR182.1bR12.1b7.8x11.1x0.7x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025R132.3bR183.3bR11.3b8.2x11.7x0.7x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025R136.2bR183.3bR11.3b8.2x12x0.7x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025R137.7bR182.2bR11.5b8.7x12x0.8x
Fri, 02 May 2025R129.8bR180.7bR10.6b8.8x12.2x0.7x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025R125.7bR180.7bR10.6b8.5x11.9x0.7x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025R125.0bR182.3bR10.6b9.1x11.8x0.7x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025R134.9bR182.3bR10.6b10.1x12.7x0.7x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024R141.3bR182.3bR10.6b10.8x13.3x0.8x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024R126.4bR181.7bR9.5b11.2x13.3x0.7x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024R129.7bR181.4bR9.4b11.3x13.8x0.7x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024R121.3bR180.3bR8.9b10.4x13.6x0.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024R115.1bR194.1bR8.8b9.9x13.1x0.6x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024R115.8bR194.1bR8.8b10.1x13.2x0.6x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024R104.1bR180.1bR8.6b9.2x12.1x0.6x
Sat, 04 May 2024R103.4bR180.2bR8.1b9.3x12.8x0.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024R104.3bR180.2bR8.1b9.2x12.9x0.6x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024R101.5bR178.0bR7.3b10.2x13.9x0.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024R101.9bR193.9bR6.0b10.9x16.9x0.5x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023R99.1bR193.9bR6.0b10.5x16.4x0.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023R92.9bR192.8bR7.2b10x12.9x0.5x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023R86.1bR192.1bR7.2b9.3x12x0.4x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023R91.2bR192.1bR7.2b9.4x12.7x0.5x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023R91.5bR190.5bR7.4b9.1x12.3x0.5x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023R91.1bR190.5bR7.4b9.3x12.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.3x


Total Market Cap: R91.1bTotal Earnings: R7.4bTotal Revenue: R190.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Packaged Foods and Meats 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 12.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.67x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.8% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?

ZA Market1.26%
Consumer Staples0.36%
Food-0.029%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.023%
Agricultural Products-2.71%
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
RCL RCL FoodsR8.082.9%
+R206.7m		-25.2%PE6.6x
PMR Premier GroupR196.000.5%
+R166.4m		38.0%PE20.9x
OCE Oceana GroupR68.131.7%
+R137.7m		26.8%PE11.5x
AVI AVIR100.000.2%
+R73.1m		2.3%PE12.9x
BRT Brimstone InvestmentR5.355.9%
+R72.2m		24.4%PE29.2x

Latest News

AVI
R100.00
AVI
7D
0.2%
1Y
2.3%
QFH
R9.20
Quantum Foods Holdings
7D
-15.2%
1Y
12.3%
PMR
R196.00
Premier Group
7D
0.5%
1Y
38.0%
Analysis Article • Jun 24

Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Premier Group's (JSE:PMR) Earnings

Premier Group Limited ( JSE:PMR ) just reported some strong earnings, and the market reacted accordingly with a healthy...
TBS
R292.98
Tiger Brands
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-4.3%
LBR
R4.20
Libstar Holdings
7D
-1.2%
1Y
30.4%
Narrative Update • Jun 23

LBR: Stable Margins And Governance Update Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have maintained their ZAR fair value estimate for Libstar Holdings at approximately ZAR 4.90 per share, citing stable assumptions on the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and expected future P/E as the basis for an unchanged price target. What's in the News Libstar Holdings shareholders approved an amendment to the company's Memorandum of Incorporation at the Annual General Meeting held on May 29, 2026, in order to align it with recent changes to the JSE Listing Requirements.
OCE
R68.13
Oceana Group
7D
1.7%
1Y
26.8%
BRT
R5.35
Brimstone Investment
7D
5.9%
1Y
24.4%
ARL
R231.10
Astral Foods
7D
-0.8%
1Y
30.1%
RCL
R8.08
RCL Foods
7D
2.9%
1Y
-25.2%
SHG
R8.18
Sea Harvest Group
7D
-4.7%
1Y
0.5%
RBO
R5.70
Rainbow Chicken
7D
-0.9%
1Y
40.7%