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U.K. (FTSE) Aerospace and Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M12.4%
  • 1Y35.3%
  • YTDn/a

The Aerospace and Defense industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with BAE Systems up 3.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 35%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Aerospace and Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 30 Apr 2024UK£56.3bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.5x27.2x1.6x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024UK£56.9bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.4x27.5x1.6x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024UK£52.6bUK£39.1bUK£2.0b20.3x25.8x1.3x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024UK£58.4bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.5x26.6x1.4x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023UK£54.6bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.4x24.9x1.3x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023UK£54.5bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b30.7x24.2x1.3x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023UK£53.9bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b28.7x24.7x1.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023UK£52.9bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b28.1x24.2x1.3x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023UK£53.1bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b24.2x26.9x1.3x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023UK£49.6bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b20.9x27.5x1.3x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023UK£49.8bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b17.8x27.4x1.3x
Wed, 03 May 2023UK£51.0bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b16.9x27.8x1.3x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023UK£43.9bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b18.3x21.2x1.4x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023UK£42.5bUK£30.9bUK£2.1b17.6x20.7x1.4x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023UK£40.3bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b19x21.9x1.4x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022UK£40.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.1x22.1x1.4x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022UK£37.9bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18x20.7x1.3x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022UK£38.5bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21x22.2x1.3x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022UK£38.9bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21.5x22.4x1.3x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022UK£39.5bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b23.4x22.7x1.3x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022UK£39.9bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b22.2x34x1.4x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022UK£39.5bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.3x33.8x1.4x
Thu, 05 May 2022UK£38.3bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b26.2x33x1.3x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022UK£36.2bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b22.9x31.2x1.3x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022UK£33.6bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b20.3x28.8x1.2x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022UK£32.0bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b21.6x27.2x1.1x
Fri, 24 Dec 2021UK£30.3bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b20.4x25.9x1.1x
Sun, 21 Nov 2021UK£31.1bUK£28.7bUK£311.1m26.9x100x1.1x
Tue, 19 Oct 2021UK£32.9bUK£28.7bUK£361.2m26.1x91.2x1.1x
Thu, 16 Sep 2021UK£31.8bUK£28.7bUK£360.6m26.4x88.3x1.1x
Sat, 14 Aug 2021UK£33.5bUK£28.7bUK£360.6m27.6x93x1.2x
Wed, 09 Jun 2021UK£28.7bUK£28.8b-UK£130,935,285.0621.7x-219.4x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-208.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£27.2bTotal Earnings: -UK£130,935,285.06Total Revenue: UK£28.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace and Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Aerospace and Defense 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 29.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Aerospace and Defense industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 6.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Aerospace and Defense compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.67%
Industrials1.09%
Aerospace & Defense2.73%
Aerospace and Defense2.73%
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
BA. BAE SystemsUK£13.553.0%
+UK£1.2b		33.6%PE22x
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£4.152.1%
+UK£710.9m		172.6%PE14.4x
MRO Melrose IndustriesUK£6.412.3%
+UK£174.4m		56.8%PE8396.4x
QQ. QinetiQ GroupUK£3.522.6%
+UK£49.7m		-5.3%PE18.5x
CHG Chemring GroupUK£3.784.1%
+UK£40.8m		32.9%PE27.3x
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