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U.K. (FTSE) Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y9.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has risen 1.8%, driven by gains from Vertu Motors of 4.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.7%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 59% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 08 Jan 2026UK£701.0mUK£8.1b-UK£8,965,622.4215.3x-78.2x0.09x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025UK£644.6mUK£8.1b-UK£13,663,000.0018.6x-47.2x0.08x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025UK£661.6mUK£8.0b-UK£13,807,000.0039.4x-47.9x0.08x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025UK£641.0mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0039.7x-52.9x0.08x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025UK£644.7mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0042.9x-53.2x0.08x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025UK£687.8mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0046.5x-56.7x0.09x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025UK£722.5mUK£7.9bUK£47.2m29.5x15.3x0.09x
Thu, 22 May 2025UK£689.1mUK£7.8bUK£39.3m12.4x17.5x0.09x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£617.5mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.9x15.3x0.08x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£551.1mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.5x13.6x0.07x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£593.0mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.4x14.7x0.08x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£572.5mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10x14.1x0.07x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£649.2mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m11.4x16x0.08x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£712.8mUK£7.8bUK£38.6m12x18.4x0.09x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£662.9mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.5x14.7x0.09x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£692.0mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10.1x15.3x0.09x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£712.1mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10.5x15.8x0.09x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£694.5mUK£7.8bUK£50.0m9.4x13.9x0.09x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£736.0mUK£7.9bUK£54.4m10.3x13.5x0.09x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£1.3bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10x13.1x0.1x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m9.8x12x0.1x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10x12.2x0.1x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m10.1x11.7x0.2x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m9.7x11.8x0.2x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£4.0bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.7x11.7x0.2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.1x11.5x0.2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£3.7bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m7.7x10.9x0.1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.4x10.8x0.2x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.4x10.6x0.1x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.7bUK£370.6m7.3x9.6x0.1x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.4bUK£389.1m6.3x9.2x0.1x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.5x0.1x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.9x0.2x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.6x0.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.5bTotal Earnings: UK£410.4mTotal Revenue: UK£24.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 0.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Automotive Retail industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.11x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Automotive Retail industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 30% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Automotive Retail compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.39%
Consumer Discretionary0.75%
Specialty Stores1.73%
Automotive Retail1.37%
Home Improvement Retail4.90%
Apparel Retail3.71%
Computer and Electronics Retail2.40%
Home Furnishing Retail1.97%
Specialty Stores-0.43%
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
HFD Halfords GroupUK£1.431.6%
+UK£4.8m		11.5%PS0.2x
MOTR Motorpoint GroupUK£1.394.5%
+UK£4.8m		6.5%PE25.2x
VTU Vertu MotorsUK£0.631.0%
+UK£1.9m		9.6%PE11.9x
CFYN CaffynsUK£4.252.4%
+UK£272.7k		-5.6%PS0.04x

Latest News

CFYN
UK£4.25
Caffyns
7D
2.4%
1Y
-5.6%
VTU
UK£0.63
Vertu Motors
7D
1.0%
1Y
9.6%
PWR
UK£0.97
Power Probe
7D
-3.0%
1Y
n/a
MOTR
UK£1.39
Motorpoint Group
7D
4.5%
1Y
6.5%
HFD
UK£1.43
Halfords Group
7D
1.6%
1Y
11.5%

Halfords Group's (LON:HFD) Dividend Will Be £0.03

Dec 01
Halfords Group's (LON:HFD) Dividend Will Be £0.03