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

UpdatedJul 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-6.4%
  • 1Y-36.5%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Casinos and Gaming industry hasn't moved much but Playtech is up 8.4% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 36% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 82% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 Jul 2026UK£5.1bUK£7.0b-UK£768,245,213.3726.4x-6.6x0.7x
Sun, 31 May 2026UK£5.2bUK£7.0b-UK£769,912,143.7525.2x-6.7x0.7x
Tue, 28 Apr 2026UK£5.3bUK£6.8b-UK£775,299,766.4519.5x-6.8x0.8x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026UK£5.2bUK£6.8b-UK£766,115,085.1919.4x-6.8x0.8x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026UK£5.3bUK£6.7b-UK£653,350,010.0911.5x-8.1x0.8x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026UK£5.8bUK£6.7b-UK£646,063,008.2010.3x-9x0.9x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025UK£6.2bUK£6.7b-UK£647,524,766.0111.2x-9.6x0.9x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025UK£6.0bUK£6.7b-UK£648,278,522.842672.4x-9.2x0.9x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025UK£6.9bUK£6.7b-UK£646,436,901.241695.4x-10.6x1x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£6.8b-UK£623,982,431.35206.1x-12.1x1.1x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025UK£8.6bUK£6.7b-UK£540,623,032.29181.3x-15.9x1.3x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025UK£7.7bUK£6.7b-UK£539,221,676.4796.8x-14.3x1.2x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025UK£6.4bUK£6.6b-UK£536,824,159.1493.5x-12x1x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025UK£6.9bUK£6.7b-UK£539,645,611.7888.8x-12.9x1x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025UK£6.8bUK£6.6b-UK£537,504,475.9989x-12.6x1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£7.2b-UK£286,863,554.9112.4x-25.9x1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£7.0bUK£7.2b-UK£304,638,646.2623.6x-23.1x1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£7.4bUK£7.2b-UK£307,190,978.9224.1x-24x1x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£7.4bUK£7.2b-UK£309,493,499.4123.7x-24.1x1x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£7.7bUK£7.2b-UK£309,575,495.6024x-24.7x1.1x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£6.7bUK£7.2b-UK£315,864,847.7721.7x-21.3x0.9x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£5.5bUK£7.0b-UK£764,863,540.4717.6x-7.2x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.0b-UK£765,964,616.8417.3x-7.9x0.9x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£32.8bUK£16.6b-UK£1,793,465,431.3416.3x-18.3x2x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£33.5bUK£16.5b-UK£1,742,269,379.3617.1x-19.2x2x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£35.0bUK£16.4b-UK£1,732,975,405.9815.6x-20.2x2.1x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£37.1bUK£16.0b-UK£552,527,021.0515.3x-67.1x2.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£35.4bUK£16.0b-UK£660,325,815.008.8x-53.6x2.2x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£33.2bUK£16.0b-UK£656,885,312.007.9x-50.6x2.1x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£29.6bUK£16.0b-UK£656,879,965.008.2x-45.1x1.8x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£31.4bUK£16.0b-UK£656,316,852.008.4x-47.9x2x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£34.1bUK£16.0b-UK£655,936,392.008.8x-52x2.1x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£35.9bUK£15.9b-UK£628,135,773.0010.6x-57.2x2.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£36.0bUK£14.2b-UK£346,330,904.0030.5x-103.9x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-103.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£36.0bTotal Earnings: -UK£346,330,904.00Total Revenue: UK£14.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Casinos and Gaming Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -25.9x202420252026
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 0.74x.
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 Market1.16%
Consumer Discretionary0.049%
Hospitality1.41%
Casinos and Gaming-2.87%
Restaurants2.51%
Leisure Facilities0.96%
Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines-3.45%
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£3.228.4%
+UK£69.5m		-13.9%PS1.4x
WVIA Winvia EntertainmentUK£2.554.1%
+UK£10.5m		n/aPE70.4x
EVOK EvokeUK£0.470.2%
+UK£450.1k		-27.5%PS0.1x

Latest News

RNK
UK£0.93
Rank Group
7D
-8.4%
1Y
-32.2%
WVIA
UK£2.55
Winvia Entertainment
7D
4.1%
1Y
n/a
NXQ
UK£0.54
Nexteq
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-18.9%
Narrative Update • Jun 26

NXQ: Future Revenue Reset Will Create A More Attractive Entry Opportunity

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for Nexteq from about £1.45 to roughly £1.80 per share. This reflects updated assumptions for discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E multiples in their models.
ENT
UK£5.40
Entain
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-41.1%
EVOK
UK£0.47
Evoke
7D
0.2%
1Y
-27.5%
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
-0.7%
1Y
-49.3%
PTEC
UK£3.22
Playtech
7D
8.4%
1Y
-13.9%
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.
B90
UK£0.025
B90 Holdings
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-3.8%