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U.K. (FTSE) Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M32.9%
  • 1Y36.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has dropped 2.3%, driven by Halfords Group declining 4.9%. In the past year, the industry has gained 35%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Aug 2026UK£874.3mUK£8.2bUK£52.4m17.4x16.7x0.1x
Sat, 18 Jul 2026UK£863.4mUK£8.2bUK£52.4m16x16.5x0.1x
Mon, 15 Jun 2026UK£756.5mUK£8.1b-UK£14,257,000.0017.2x-53.1x0.09x
Wed, 13 May 2026UK£649.7mUK£8.1b-UK£13,663,000.0017.7x-47.6x0.08x
Fri, 10 Apr 2026UK£598.1mUK£8.1b-UK£13,663,000.0017.6x-43.8x0.07x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026UK£613.3mUK£8.1b-UK£13,663,000.0018x-44.9x0.08x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026UK£712.1mUK£8.1b-UK£9,028,144.4313.6x-78.9x0.09x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026UK£691.6mUK£8.1b-UK£8,960,053.6615.7x-77.2x0.09x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025UK£628.0mUK£8.1b-UK£12,807,000.0025.4x-49x0.08x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025UK£664.9mUK£8.0b-UK£13,807,000.0038.8x-48.2x0.08x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025UK£640.5mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0041.9x-52.8x0.08x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025UK£642.5mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0042.1x-53x0.08x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025UK£677.0mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0046.8x-55.9x0.09x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025UK£725.3mUK£7.9bUK£47.2m29.3x15.4x0.09x
Thu, 15 May 2025UK£694.1mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m12.4x17.2x0.09x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025UK£554.4mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.5x13.7x0.07x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025UK£559.9mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.7x13.8x0.07x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025UK£615.8mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.8x15.2x0.08x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025UK£610.4mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.7x15.1x0.08x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024UK£649.7mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m11.5x16.1x0.08x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024UK£736.9mUK£7.8bUK£38.6m11.9x19.1x0.09x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024UK£676.0mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.8x15x0.09x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024UK£681.2mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10x15.1x0.09x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024UK£691.8mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10.1x15.3x0.09x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£710.8mUK£7.8bUK£50.0m9.6x14.2x0.09x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£730.2mUK£7.9bUK£54.4m10.3x13.4x0.09x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m9.7x12.1x0.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10.1x12.2x0.1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10x11.8x0.1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m10x11.8x0.2x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m10.7x11.9x0.2x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.7x11.6x0.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.3bUK£337.9m9.8x11.7x0.2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m7.6x10.9x0.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.7bTotal Earnings: UK£337.4mTotal Revenue: UK£25.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -8.7x202420252026
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 at a PE ratio of 16.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -8.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.097x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have declined 46% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 31% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market-0.83%
Consumer Discretionary-1.89%
Specialty Stores0.53%
Automotive Retail-1.37%
Home Furnishing Retail1.03%
Specialty Stores0.95%
Home Improvement Retail0.88%
Apparel Retail-0.0082%
Computer and Electronics Retail-2.29%
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
VTU Vertu MotorsUK£0.851.2%
+UK£3.0m		41.4%PE17.6x
CFYN CaffynsUK£4.5012.5%
+UK£1.4m		-10.0%PS0.05x

Latest News

CFYN
UK£4.50
Caffyns
7D
12.5%
1Y
-10.0%
MOTR
UK£1.26
Motorpoint Group
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-25.7%
VTU
UK£0.85
Vertu Motors
7D
1.2%
1Y
41.4%