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U.K. (FTSE) Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M0.01%
  • 1Y7.5%
  • YTDn/a

The Automotive Retail industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 10% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 60% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Feb 2026UK£706.9mUK£8.1b-UK£9,038,332.7413.6x-78.2x0.09x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025UK£694.0mUK£8.1b-UK£8,967,267.7415.8x-77.4x0.09x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025UK£625.7mUK£8.0b-UK£12,607,000.0025.3x-49.6x0.08x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025UK£664.9mUK£8.0b-UK£13,807,000.0038.8x-48.2x0.08x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025UK£630.3mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0041.2x-52x0.08x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025UK£647.5mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0042.1x-53.4x0.08x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025UK£677.4mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0046.9x-55.9x0.09x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025UK£729.5mUK£7.9bUK£47.2m29.1x15.5x0.09x
Wed, 14 May 2025UK£686.6mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m12.2x17x0.09x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025UK£553.7mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.5x13.7x0.07x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025UK£559.9mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.7x13.8x0.07x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025UK£600.7mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.8x14.8x0.08x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025UK£604.9mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.6x14.9x0.08x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024UK£649.7mUK£7.8bUK£40.3m11.5x16.1x0.08x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024UK£741.9mUK£7.8bUK£38.6m12x19.2x0.09x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024UK£669.0mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.7x14.8x0.09x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024UK£679.0mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.9x15.1x0.09x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024UK£691.9mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10.1x15.3x0.09x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024UK£707.7mUK£7.8bUK£50.0m9.6x14.2x0.09x
Thu, 16 May 2024UK£727.0mUK£7.7bUK£55.1m9.9x13.2x0.09x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m9.7x12.1x0.1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10.1x12.2x0.1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10.2x11.9x0.1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m10x11.8x0.2x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m10.7x11.9x0.2x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.4x11.6x0.2x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£4.0bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m9.8x11.7x0.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m7.6x10.9x0.1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.4x10.5x0.1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.7bUK£361.5m6.4x10.1x0.1x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.7bUK£370.6m7.4x9.6x0.1x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.4bUK£389.1m6.3x9x0.1x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.6x0.1x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.9x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.6bTotal 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 -1.2x202420252026
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 Market0.42%
Consumer Discretionary-1.25%
Specialty Stores0.46%
Automotive Retail0.77%
Home Improvement Retail3.64%
Apparel Retail0.45%
Computer and Electronics Retail-0.03%
Specialty Stores-0.89%
Home Furnishing Retail-1.81%
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£1.501.9%
+UK£6.1m		4.7%PS0.2x
MOTR Motorpoint GroupUK£1.391.5%
+UK£1.6m		9.4%PE25.2x

Latest News

VTU
UK£0.63
Vertu Motors
7D
-0.8%
1Y
12.3%
PWR
UK£0.85
Power Probe
7D
-1.2%
1Y
n/a
MOTR
UK£1.39
Motorpoint Group
7D
1.5%
1Y
9.4%
HFD
UK£1.50
Halfords Group
7D
1.9%
1Y
4.7%

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

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