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Indian (NIFTY) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies331
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M5.4%
  • 1Y17.8%
  • YTD0.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has risen 3.0%, driven by gains from Hindustan Unilever of 4.9%. During this same period, the Patanjali Foods underperformed, falling 6.6%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 18%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024₹31.8t₹6.6t₹599.8b32.4x53.1x4.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024₹30.6t₹6.4t₹618.0b29.7x49.5x4.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024₹30.6t₹6.4t₹616.1b30.1x49.7x4.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024₹30.5t₹6.4t₹608.1b31.9x50.1x4.7x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023₹31.3t₹6.4t₹599.8b31.2x52.2x4.9x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023₹29.4t₹6.4t₹599.8b30.4x49.1x4.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023₹28.5t₹6.3t₹601.8b29.1x47.3x4.5x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023₹28.8t₹6.5t₹600.4b30x47.9x4.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023₹28.4t₹6.5t₹599.0b28.1x47.4x4.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023₹29.2t₹6.5t₹581.4b29.2x50.2x4.5x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023₹28.1t₹6.4t₹588.5b29x47.7x4.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023₹27.0t₹6.1t₹593.5b25.9x45.5x4.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023₹25.7t₹6.1t₹578.8b23.9x44.3x4.2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023₹25.4t₹6.0t₹576.6b24.6x44x4.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023₹25.5t₹6.0t₹555.3b28.2x45.9x4.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022₹26.0t₹5.9t₹551.7b27.3x47.2x4.4x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022₹25.7t₹5.9t₹551.0b27.4x46.7x4.4x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022₹25.7t₹5.8t₹539.7b23.8x47.7x4.4x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022₹26.8t₹5.7t₹518.0b25.7x51.7x4.7x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022₹25.6t₹5.7t₹516.5b24.3x49.6x4.5x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022₹24.4t₹5.4t₹496.5b25.8x49.2x4.5x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022₹22.1t₹5.3t₹500.0b24.2x44.1x4.1x
Sat, 14 May 2022₹21.8t₹5.2t₹497.7b22.2x43.7x4.2x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022₹23.2t₹5.1t₹488.9b24.6x47.5x4.5x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022₹20.5t₹5.1t₹488.4b20.9x42x4x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022₹22.3t₹4.5t₹477.2b22.9x46.8x4.9x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022₹22.8t₹4.5t₹472.1b20x48.3x5.1x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021₹22.4t₹4.4t₹471.0b17.8x47.6x5.1x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021₹23.2t₹4.3t₹460.2b22.4x50.3x5.4x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021₹24.3t₹4.3t₹454.9b22.5x53.3x5.7x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021₹22.5t₹4.3t₹440.7b20.9x51.1x5.3x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021₹21.8t₹4.3t₹452.3b21.8x48.2x5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

48.2x


Total Market Cap: ₹20.8tTotal Earnings: ₹432.1bTotal Revenue: ₹4.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 48x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Indian Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 53.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 48.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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 Indian Consumer Staples sector?

IN Market-1.48%
Consumer Staples2.98%
Personal Products5.43%
Household Products4.28%
Food and Staples Retail4.22%
Food1.80%
Beverage1.38%
Tobacco1.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 148x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tobacco industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 23.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.6% 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
500696 Hindustan Unilever₹2.34k4.9%
+₹257.6b
-7.2%PE53.5x
GODREJCP Godrej Consumer Products₹1.35k10.7%
+₹133.8b
40.3%PS9.8x
DMART Avenue Supermarts₹4.81k4.4%
+₹132.1b
30.9%PE123.3x
BRITANNIA Britannia Industries₹5.23k9.5%
+₹109.0b
13.5%PE58.9x
531642 Marico₹595.7515.1%
+₹101.0b
11.8%PE52.1x
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