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U.S. Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M-8.5%
  • 1Y2.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Food Retail industry is up 3.1%, with Kroger up 3.5%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Food Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Nov 2025US$100.6bUS$282.8bUS$5.5b16.2x18.1x0.4x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025US$108.1bUS$282.3bUS$5.5b19.1x19.6x0.4x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025US$111.1bUS$282.0bUS$5.5b16.7x20.2x0.4x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025US$116.9bUS$281.1bUS$5.3b19.9x21.9x0.4x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025US$118.0bUS$280.0bUS$5.3b19.4x22.4x0.4x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025US$111.6bUS$279.6bUS$5.3b18.6x20.9x0.4x
Sun, 04 May 2025US$117.1bUS$279.0bUS$5.4b21.5x21.8x0.4x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025US$107.3bUS$277.8bUS$5.4b22.5x20x0.4x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025US$112.0bUS$280.0bUS$5.4b25.8x20.6x0.4x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025US$105.3bUS$279.7bUS$5.4b27.1x19.4x0.4x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024US$105.5bUS$279.6bUS$5.4b25.6x19.4x0.4x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024US$103.6bUS$279.9bUS$5.4b25.3x19.2x0.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024US$99.0bUS$279.3bUS$3.5b19.9x28.5x0.4x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024US$95.5bUS$279.0bUS$3.6b21.2x26.5x0.3x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024US$91.7bUS$278.6bUS$2.9b18.8x31.2x0.3x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024US$88.2bUS$278.0bUS$3.1b18x28.7x0.3x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024US$87.4bUS$277.6bUS$3.1b17.1x28.6x0.3x
Mon, 06 May 2024US$87.1bUS$274.8bUS$3.0b17.4x29.2x0.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$88.3bUS$274.7bUS$2.9b16.4x30.2x0.3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$79.8bUS$272.4bUS$2.7b17.8x29.7x0.3x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$75.3bUS$272.7bUS$2.6b15.1x29.2x0.3x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$74.6bUS$272.3bUS$2.4b16.5x31.2x0.3x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$72.2bUS$272.2bUS$2.1b16.3x33.7x0.3x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$73.0bUS$272.0bUS$3.9b17x18.8x0.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$68.8bUS$268.6bUS$3.8b15.2x18x0.3x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$68.3bUS$270.3bUS$4.7b15.1x14.5x0.3x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$67.4bUS$269.3bUS$4.8b14.5x14.1x0.3x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$64.1bUS$268.8bUS$4.5b14.6x14.3x0.2x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$66.7bUS$265.4bUS$4.5b15.2x14.7x0.3x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$65.3bUS$264.4bUS$4.6b15.1x14.1x0.2x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$63.1bUS$264.1bUS$4.6b14.7x13.8x0.2x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$63.1bUS$261.8bUS$4.7b13.5x13.6x0.2x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$63.9bUS$260.3bUS$4.8b14x13.3x0.2x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$65.3bUS$257.3bUS$4.9b13.8x13.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.5x


Total Market Cap: US$65.3bTotal Earnings: US$4.9bTotal Revenue: US$257.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 18.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.32x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have grown 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.2% 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 U.S. Food Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market-0.39%
Consumer Staples0.63%
Food and Staples Retail0.11%
Food Retail3.07%
Drug Retail14.48%
Big Box Super Stores-0.0054%
Food Distributors-1.87%
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
KR KrogerUS$66.102.6%
+US$1.1b		13.8%PE16.2x
CART MaplebearUS$40.518.5%
+US$834.9m		-1.0%PE21.1x
ACI Albertsons CompaniesUS$18.123.7%
+US$351.6m		-4.7%PE10.2x
SFM Sprouts Farmers MarketUS$82.584.5%
+US$349.6m		-41.6%PE15.7x
CASY Casey's General StoresUS$536.340.7%
+US$141.3m		32.6%PE34.3x

Latest News

ACI
US$18.12
Albertsons Companies
7D
3.7%
1Y
-4.7%
REBN
US$1.53
Reborn Coffee
7D
-10.0%
1Y
43.0%
CART
US$40.51
Maplebear
7D
8.5%
1Y
-1.0%

CART: Expanding Retail Partnerships And Share Buybacks Will Drive Future Upside

Analysts have revised their price target for Maplebear downward from $55.50 to approximately $50.67. This change reflects more cautious assumptions around future growth and profitability.
GO
US$11.13
Grocery Outlet Holding
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-37.7%

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Nov 14
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TBBB
US$28.40
BBB Foods
7D
2.5%
1Y
-11.6%
DDL
US$1.69
Dingdong (Cayman)
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-59.4%
KR
US$66.10
Kroger
7D
2.6%
1Y
13.8%
NGVC
US$31.73
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
7D
-0.06%
1Y
-3.6%
WNW
US$1.62
Meiwu Technology
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-90.1%

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Nov 12
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WMK
US$65.43
Weis Markets
7D
2.7%
1Y
-7.1%
CASY
US$536.34
Casey's General Stores
7D
0.7%
1Y
32.6%

CASY: Future Expansion Plans Will Drive Sustained Momentum And Premium Multiples

Casey's General Stores saw its analyst price target edge up modestly to $585.85 from $583.69. Analysts cited a strong Q1 earnings beat, impressive growth strategy execution, and projected sustained internal momentum as key drivers behind the revision.
SFM
US$82.58
Sprouts Farmers Market
7D
4.5%
1Y
-41.6%
WBUY
US$1.60
Webuy Global
7D
-20.2%
1Y
-91.6%
VLGE.A
US$33.86
Village Super Market
7D
3.0%
1Y
8.3%
MSS
US$0.48
Maison Solutions
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-51.7%
CHSN
US$2.08
Chanson International Holding
7D
-13.3%
1Y
-99.6%