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U.K. (FTSE) Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y-1.0%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Automotive Retail has been flat. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 50% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Aug 2025UK£644.8mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0046x-53.2x0.08x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£673.1mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0045.8x-55.5x0.08x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£733.7mUK£7.8bUK£39.3m13.1x18.7x0.09x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£684.7mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m12.1x16.9x0.09x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£547.4mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.3x13.5x0.07x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£554.5mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.7x13.7x0.07x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£610.5mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.7x15.1x0.08x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£611.7mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.7x15.1x0.08x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£592.8mUK£7.8bUK£38.6m10x15.3x0.08x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£725.4mUK£7.8bUK£38.6m11.7x18.8x0.09x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£670.4mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.7x14.9x0.09x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£672.1mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.8x14.9x0.09x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£695.4mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10.3x15.4x0.09x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£723.2mUK£7.9bUK£51.9m9.7x13.9x0.09x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£722.4mUK£7.7bUK£55.1m9.7x13.1x0.09x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£1.3bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m9.8x12.5x0.1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m9.9x12.1x0.1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m9.6x11.8x0.2x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£4.0bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m9.8x11.9x0.2x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£4.0bUK£25.5bUK£332.9m9.7x12.1x0.2x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.5x11.5x0.2x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m9.2x11.6x0.2x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.6x10.6x0.1x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.4x10.7x0.1x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.7bUK£361.5m6.4x9.7x0.1x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.7bUK£370.6m7.2x9.6x0.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.4bUK£389.1m6.3x9x0.1x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.7x0.1x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.9x0.2x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6x8.7x0.1x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022UK£3.6bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.9x0.2x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022UK£3.6bUK£23.8bUK£448.8m5.4x7.9x0.1x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022UK£3.5bUK£23.7bUK£464.8m5x7.5x0.1x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022UK£3.4bUK£23.6bUK£450.8m4.9x7.6x0.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.4bTotal Earnings: UK£450.8mTotal Revenue: UK£23.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.2x202320242025
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 0.12x.
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 31% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market1.21%
Consumer Discretionary-0.69%
Specialty Stores-1.03%
Automotive Retail-1.61%
Specialty Stores0.03%
Home Furnishing Retail-0.52%
Computer and Electronics Retail-1.55%
Home Improvement Retail-2.36%
Apparel Retail-7.51%
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
MOTR Motorpoint GroupUK£1.850.8%
+UK£1.0m		31.0%PE46x
CFYN CaffynsUK£5.005.3%
+UK£681.7k		8.7%PE77.5x

Latest News

HFD
UK£1.36
Halfords Group
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-2.7%
MOTR
UK£1.85
Motorpoint Group
7D
0.8%
1Y
31.0%
VTU
UK£0.60
Vertu Motors
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-15.2%
CFYN
UK£5.00
Caffyns
7D
5.3%
1Y
8.7%