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U.K. (FTSE) Casinos and Gaming Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-4.0%
  • 1Y-34.8%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Casinos and Gaming industry hasn't moved much but Playtech is up 3.4% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 35% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 82% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Casinos and Gaming Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 01 Jul 2026UK£5.2bUK£7.0b-UK£768,998,540.1526.6x-6.8x0.7x
Fri, 29 May 2026UK£5.2bUK£7.0b-UK£770,084,981.8425.2x-6.7x0.7x
Sun, 26 Apr 2026UK£5.5bUK£6.8b-UK£775,247,690.9819.5x-7.1x0.8x
Tue, 24 Mar 2026UK£5.3bUK£6.8b-UK£766,037,485.8119.3x-6.9x0.8x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026UK£5.3bUK£6.7b-UK£653,323,976.0511.4x-8.1x0.8x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026UK£5.8bUK£6.7b-UK£646,009,878.7510.3x-9x0.9x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025UK£6.2bUK£6.7b-UK£647,858,105.7311.4x-9.6x0.9x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025UK£6.1bUK£6.7b-UK£648,088,074.372317x-9.5x0.9x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025UK£7.1bUK£6.7b-UK£646,344,236.231340x-11x1.1x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£6.8b-UK£623,910,794.01205.4x-12x1.1x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025UK£8.5bUK£6.7b-UK£540,397,533.20172.6x-15.7x1.3x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025UK£7.7bUK£6.7b-UK£539,621,566.8795.9x-14.3x1.2x
Sat, 31 May 2025UK£6.4bUK£6.6b-UK£536,824,159.1493.5x-12x1x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025UK£6.5bUK£6.7b-UK£540,297,034.8681.7x-12x1x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025UK£6.9bUK£7.4b-UK£330,381,694.0124.1x-20.9x0.9x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025UK£7.5bUK£7.2b-UK£286,829,402.9512.3x-26.1x1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025UK£7.0bUK£7.2b-UK£304,706,946.7323.7x-23x1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024UK£7.6bUK£7.2b-UK£306,766,611.0424.1x-24.8x1.1x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024UK£7.5bUK£7.2b-UK£309,977,496.4423.7x-24.2x1x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024UK£7.7bUK£7.2b-UK£309,575,495.6024x-24.7x1.1x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024UK£6.5bUK£7.2b-UK£315,726,345.6921.6x-20.5x0.9x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024UK£5.2bUK£7.0b-UK£764,385,890.0117.5x-6.8x0.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.0b-UK£765,777,978.3316.7x-7.8x0.9x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024UK£32.7bUK£16.6b-UK£1,797,978,899.3816.3x-18.2x2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024UK£33.7bUK£16.4b-UK£1,737,262,730.6517.5x-19.4x2.1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024UK£34.6bUK£16.3b-UK£1,844,924,866.8115.9x-18.8x2.1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024UK£37.1bUK£16.0b-UK£552,527,021.0515.3x-67.1x2.3x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024UK£35.3bUK£16.0b-UK£660,423,377.008.8x-53.4x2.2x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023UK£32.8bUK£16.0b-UK£656,732,654.007.9x-49.9x2x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023UK£29.5bUK£16.0b-UK£656,783,412.008.2x-44.9x1.8x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023UK£30.9bUK£16.0b-UK£656,317,408.008.5x-47x1.9x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023UK£34.6bUK£16.0b-UK£656,405,512.008.8x-52.7x2.2x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023UK£36.3bUK£14.2b-UK£345,937,118.0028.5x-105x2.6x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023UK£36.0bUK£14.2b-UK£346,371,500.0030.5x-103.8x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-103.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£36.0bTotal Earnings: -UK£346,371,500.00Total Revenue: UK£14.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Casinos and Gaming Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -26.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Casinos and Gaming industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Casinos and Gaming industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Revenues have also declined 21% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and losses are subsequently expanding as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Casinos and Gaming compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.55%
Consumer Discretionary1.88%
Hospitality0.73%
Casinos and Gaming0.75%
Restaurants1.05%
Leisure Facilities-0.60%
Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines-1.67%
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
PTEC PlaytechUK£3.193.4%
+UK£29.5m		-14.8%PS1.3x
ENT EntainUK£5.590.5%
+UK£17.9m		-39.1%PS0.7x
WVIA Winvia EntertainmentUK£2.504.2%
+UK£10.5m		n/aPE69x
EVOK EvokeUK£0.470.6%
+UK£1.4m		-27.0%PS0.1x
VLRM ValereumUK£0.0271.1%
+UK£147.0k		-35.1%PS676.2x

Latest News

ENT
UK£5.59
Entain
7D
0.5%
1Y
-39.1%
EVOK
UK£0.47
Evoke
7D
0.6%
1Y
-27.0%
Narrative Update • Jun 22

EVOK: Future Upside Will Depend On Successful Takeover Completion

Analysts have lifted the price target on Evoke to £0.52 from £0.34, reflecting updated views on fair value, growth expectations, and future P/E assumptions. What’s in the News for Evoke Bally's Intralot S.A. agreed terms to acquire Evoke plc via a court sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
VLRM
UK£0.027
Valereum
7D
1.1%
1Y
-35.1%
RNK
UK£0.95
Rank Group
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-29.4%
Narrative Update • Jun 18

RNK: Steady Guidance And Marginal Assumption Shifts Will Support Repricing Potential

Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Rank Group at £1.45. They have made only marginal adjustments to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions, which together support a broadly steady view of the stock’s long term valuation profile.
PTEC
UK£3.19
Playtech
7D
3.4%
1Y
-14.8%
Narrative Update • Jun 11

PTEC: Future Upside Will Rely On Repriced Earnings Power And Buyback Execution

Analysts have lifted the fair value estimate for Playtech from £6.90 to about £7.59, reflecting a series of recent price target increases. These include Deutsche Bank's move to £4.60 and other upward revisions from Jefferies and Citi, supported by updated views on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E assumptions.
WVIA
UK£2.50
Winvia Entertainment
7D
4.2%
1Y
n/a
B90
UK£0.025
B90 Holdings
7D
-3.8%
1Y
0%