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

UpdatedJul 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M-7.4%
  • 1Y-38.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Casinos and Gaming industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Playtech of 7.4%. Overall the industry is down 38% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 75% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 Jul 2026UK£5.3bUK£7.0b-UK£774,461,856.0928x-6.9x0.8x
Fri, 19 Jun 2026UK£5.2bUK£7.0b-UK£770,256,239.4625.6x-6.8x0.7x
Sun, 17 May 2026UK£4.9bUK£6.8b-UK£774,781,964.0924.6x-6.3x0.7x
Tue, 14 Apr 2026UK£5.1bUK£6.8b-UK£776,086,379.8118.9x-6.5x0.7x
Thu, 12 Mar 2026UK£5.3bUK£6.8b-UK£769,332,617.2711.4x-6.9x0.8x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026UK£5.3bUK£6.7b-UK£652,635,581.5711.2x-8.2x0.8x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026UK£6.3bUK£6.7b-UK£646,615,733.2010.2x-9.7x0.9x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025UK£6.5bUK£6.7b-UK£648,065,331.586704.4x-10x1x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025UK£6.6bUK£6.7b-UK£648,059,252.722495.1x-10.1x1x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025UK£7.6bUK£6.7b-UK£646,883,206.87931.8x-11.8x1.1x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025UK£7.6bUK£6.8b-UK£623,811,771.09190x-12.3x1.1x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025UK£8.3bUK£6.7b-UK£539,803,981.7899.8x-15.5x1.3x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£7.1bUK£6.7b-UK£538,758,793.0694.8x-13.2x1.1x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£6.6bUK£6.6b-UK£536,430,725.1794.2x-12.3x1x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£6.3bUK£6.7b-UK£540,239,387.1681.2x-11.7x0.9x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£6.7bUK£7.4b-UK£322,063,206.1811.9x-20.8x0.9x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£7.5bUK£7.2b-UK£286,266,805.0913.2x-26.3x1x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£7.1bUK£7.2b-UK£306,513,661.9923.3x-23.1x1x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£7.9bUK£7.2b-UK£310,341,497.6624x-25.5x1.1x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£7.4bUK£7.2b-UK£309,302,059.1423.6x-24x1x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£7.9bUK£7.2b-UK£315,933,862.9926.4x-24.9x1.1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£6.6bUK£7.2b-UK£315,901,450.9922.3x-20.8x0.9x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.0b-UK£766,171,498.8918.8x-8x0.9x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£6.1bUK£7.0b-UK£765,892,411.8015.6x-7.9x0.9x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£35.8bUK£16.7b-UK£1,800,615,740.7116.8x-19.9x2.1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£33.2bUK£16.5b-UK£1,745,336,074.8715x-19x2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£37.0bUK£16.1b-UK£934,648,408.7616.2x-39.6x2.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£38.1bUK£16.0b-UK£552,493,028.6415.6x-69x2.4x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£31.5bUK£16.0b-UK£660,498,396.008.5x-47.8x2x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£29.6bUK£16.0b-UK£656,503,687.007.9x-45x1.8x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£32.0bUK£16.0b-UK£656,524,718.008.3x-48.8x2x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£31.4bUK£16.0b-UK£656,290,614.008.5x-47.9x2x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£34.7bUK£15.9b-UK£599,616,922.009.7x-57.8x2.2x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£38.2bUK£14.2b-UK£346,245,599.0029.9x-110.4x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-110.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£38.2bTotal Earnings: -UK£346,245,599.00Total Revenue: UK£14.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Casinos and Gaming Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -24.1x202420252026
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 0.76x.
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 Market0.56%
Consumer Discretionary0.50%
Hospitality-1.05%
Casinos and Gaming-1.82%
Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines2.78%
Leisure Facilities-0.039%
Restaurants-1.44%
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
WVIA Winvia EntertainmentUK£2.531.0%
+UK£2.6m		n/aPE69.7x
VLRM ValereumUK£0.0250.8%
+UK£98.0k		-29.0%PS125.6x

Latest News

EVOK
UK£0.45
Evoke
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-35.3%
Narrative Update • Jul 21

EVOK: Raised Outlook Suggests Future Upside From All Share Acquisition Terms

Analysts have lifted their price target on Evoke to £0.52 from £0.34, citing updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E, which they say support a higher valuation framework. What's in the News for Evoke Bally's Intralot S.A. and Evoke agreed terms for a recommended all share acquisition of Evoke's entire issued and to be issued share capital.
RNK
UK£0.93
Rank Group
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-40.3%
PTEC
UK£3.63
Playtech
7D
-7.4%
1Y
-6.8%
Narrative Update • Jul 10

PTEC: Future Upside Will Depend On Executing Earnings Power Repricing

Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for Playtech lower from £7.59 to £6.89, while still lifting published price targets to £4.45 and £4.60. This reflects updated assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E multiples.
VLRM
UK£0.025
Valereum
7D
0.8%
1Y
-29.0%
WVIA
UK£2.53
Winvia Entertainment
7D
1.0%
1Y
n/a
NXQ
UK£0.51
Nexteq
7D
-4.7%
1Y
-23.3%
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£5.54
Entain
7D
-0.07%
1Y
-43.8%
B90
UK£0.028
B90 Holdings
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-13.8%