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U.K. (FTSE) Home Improvement Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M-11.0%
  • 1Y9.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Home Improvement Retail industry is up 2.8% in the last week, with Kingfisher up 2.9%. Meanwhile, Topps Tiles actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.3% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 9.7%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Home Improvement Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 Apr 2026UK£5.6bUK£15.3bUK£301.3m15.3x18.5x0.4x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026UK£7.2bUK£15.1bUK£225.0m23.7x32x0.5x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026UK£6.6bUK£15.1bUK£225.0m22.3x29.5x0.4x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025UK£6.2bUK£15.1bUK£225.0m21.3x27.6x0.4x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025UK£5.8bUK£15.1bUK£203.3m27x28.7x0.4x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025UK£6.1bUK£15.1bUK£202.9m27.9x30.2x0.4x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025UK£5.1bUK£15.1bUK£202.9m23.4x25.4x0.3x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025UK£5.5bUK£15.0bUK£198.8m28.1x27.9x0.4x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£5.8bUK£15.0bUK£198.8m29.4x29.2x0.4x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£5.7bUK£15.0bUK£199.0m29.9x28.8x0.4x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£6.4bUK£15.0bUK£194.3m29.3x32.7x0.4x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£5.3bUK£15.0bUK£194.3m24.3x27.5x0.4x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£5.1bUK£15.1bUK£364.4m12.7x14.1x0.3x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£5.3bUK£15.1bUK£364.4m14.3x14.5x0.3x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£5.3bUK£15.1bUK£371.0m12.9x14.3x0.4x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£5.5bUK£15.1bUK£384.6m21.8x14.3x0.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£6.5bUK£15.1bUK£386.3m29.9x16.9x0.4x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£6.8bUK£15.1bUK£386.9m28.8x17.6x0.5x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£6.0bUK£15.3bUK£386.0m25.7x15.4x0.4x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£5.8bUK£15.3bUK£386.0m25.2x15.1x0.4x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£5.7bUK£15.3bUK£389.9m17.4x14.5x0.4x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£5.6bUK£15.3bUK£393.6m16.4x14.3x0.4x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£5.4bUK£15.3bUK£393.6m17.2x13.7x0.4x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£5.1bUK£15.4bUK£374.8m18.6x13.5x0.3x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£4.9bUK£15.4bUK£374.7m18.4x13x0.3x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£6.0bUK£16.5bUK£401.4m21.7x14.9x0.4x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£5.5bUK£16.5bUK£403.5m18x13.5x0.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£5.0bUK£16.6bUK£383.5m17.9x13.2x0.3x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£5.6bUK£16.6bUK£384.4m21.1x14.5x0.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£5.6bUK£16.5bUK£531.3m20.1x10.5x0.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£6.0bUK£16.5bUK£531.3m19x11.4x0.4x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£5.7bUK£16.8bUK£483.9m20x11.8x0.3x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£6.1bUK£16.8bUK£485.4m11x12.5x0.4x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£6.1bUK£16.8bUK£480.5m11.3x12.6x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.1bTotal Earnings: UK£480.5mTotal Revenue: UK£16.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Home Improvement Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Home Improvement 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 19.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.37x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Home Improvement Retail industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.0% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Home Improvement Retail compare with similar industries?

GB Market4.54%
Consumer Discretionary4.30%
Specialty Stores3.24%
Home Improvement Retail2.82%
Computer and Electronics Retail4.45%
Specialty Stores3.47%
Home Furnishing Retail3.36%
Automotive Retail2.75%
Apparel Retail-2.94%
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
KGF KingfisherUK£2.832.9%
+UK£130.2m		11.8%PE19.4x
WIX Wickes GroupUK£2.123.2%
+UK£15.1m		19.1%PE12.8x
VIC Victorian Plumbing GroupUK£0.703.9%
+UK£8.5m		-25.3%PE17.7x

Latest News

KGF
UK£2.83
Kingfisher
7D
2.9%
1Y
11.8%
MRK
UK£0.47
Marks Electrical Group
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-18.8%
WIX
UK£2.12
Wickes Group
7D
3.2%
1Y
19.1%

WIX: Future Upside Will Depend On Delivering Against FY25 And FY26 Expectations

Analysts have nudged their average price target for Wickes Group higher to £2.78 from £2.75, citing a recent £3 uplift, a fair value figure of 2.63222, and comments that a solid finish to FY25 and comfort with FY26 profit-before-tax expectations support this adjustment. Analyst Commentary Recent research points to a slightly higher implied valuation for Wickes Group, with analysts aligning around the £2.78 price target and linking this to how the company is executing into FY25 and FY26 expectations.
TPT
UK£0.33
Topps Tiles
7D
-6.3%
1Y
4.8%
VIC
UK£0.70
Victorian Plumbing Group
7D
3.9%
1Y
-25.3%