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U.K. (FTSE) Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-0.01%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y10.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 10% in that time. 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
Sun, 01 Feb 2026UK£706.9mUK£8.1b-UK£9,038,332.7413.6x-78.2x0.09x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025UK£689.6mUK£8.1b-UK£8,973,026.3416x-76.9x0.09x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025UK£634.5mUK£8.0b-UK£12,607,000.0025.5x-50.3x0.08x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025UK£660.7mUK£8.0b-UK£13,807,000.0038.8x-47.9x0.08x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025UK£626.9mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0040.7x-51.7x0.08x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025UK£650.7mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0045x-53.7x0.08x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025UK£674.5mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0046.6x-55.6x0.09x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025UK£729.5mUK£7.9bUK£47.2m29.1x15.5x0.09x
Tue, 13 May 2025UK£679.2mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m12x16.8x0.09x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025UK£542.2mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.3x13.4x0.07x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025UK£559.9mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.7x13.8x0.07x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025UK£600.7mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.5x14.8x0.08x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025UK£604.9mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.6x14.9x0.08x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£642.6mUK£7.8bUK£40.3m11.4x15.9x0.08x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£741.9mUK£7.8bUK£38.6m12x19.2x0.09x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£670.4mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.7x14.9x0.09x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£680.1mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.9x15.1x0.09x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£701.6mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10.1x15.6x0.09x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£699.1mUK£7.8bUK£50.0m9.6x14x0.09x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£718.9mUK£7.7bUK£55.1m9.6x13x0.09x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m9.8x12.2x0.1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10.1x12.2x0.1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10x11.7x0.1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m9.9x11.8x0.2x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£332.8m9.7x11.9x0.2x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.5x11.6x0.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m9.2x11.6x0.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m7.6x10.9x0.1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.4x10.5x0.1x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.7bUK£361.5m6.4x9.7x0.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.7bUK£370.6m7.4x9.6x0.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.4bUK£389.1m6.3x9x0.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.7x0.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.8x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


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 -1.1x202420252026
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 Market0.64%
Consumer Discretionary-1.30%
Specialty Stores1.22%
Automotive Retail-0.011%
Home Improvement Retail4.85%
Apparel Retail3.56%
Computer and Electronics Retail1.34%
Specialty Stores-0.15%
Home Furnishing Retail-2.55%
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£1.501.1%
+UK£3.5m		6.1%PS0.2x
MOTR Motorpoint GroupUK£1.391.1%
+UK£1.2m		11.2%PE25.2x

Latest News

VTU
UK£0.63
Vertu Motors
7D
-2.0%
1Y
18.5%
PWR
UK£0.85
Power Probe
7D
-1.2%
1Y
n/a
MOTR
UK£1.39
Motorpoint Group
7D
1.1%
1Y
11.2%
HFD
UK£1.50
Halfords Group
7D
1.1%
1Y
6.1%

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

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