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U.K. (FTSE) Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M4.6%
  • 1Y9.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by Halfords Group declining 3.4%. In the past year, the industry has gained 9.7%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 60% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Feb 2026UK£636.6mUK£8.1b-UK£13,663,000.0018.4x-46.6x0.08x
Tue, 20 Jan 2026UK£706.2mUK£8.1b-UK£8,950,245.0414.9x-78.9x0.09x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025UK£689.9mUK£8.1b-UK£8,933,032.5014.6x-77.2x0.09x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025UK£629.9mUK£8.0b-UK£12,607,000.0025.6x-50x0.08x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025UK£632.9mUK£8.0b-UK£13,807,000.0039.4x-45.8x0.08x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025UK£637.5mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0041.5x-52.6x0.08x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025UK£651.8mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0046x-53.8x0.08x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£680.9mUK£7.9b-UK£12,121,000.0046.4x-56.2x0.09x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£705.1mUK£7.8bUK£39.3m12.6x17.9x0.09x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£665.5mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m11.7x16.4x0.09x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£566.1mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m9.7x14x0.07x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£595.4mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.4x14.7x0.08x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£577.1mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.1x14.3x0.07x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£614.8mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.8x15.2x0.08x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£627.1mUK£7.8bUK£38.6m10.5x16.2x0.08x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£666.8mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.3x14.8x0.09x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£682.0mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.8x15.1x0.09x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£667.5mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.8x14.8x0.09x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£706.5mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10.4x15.7x0.09x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£737.5mUK£7.9bUK£54.4m10.4x13.6x0.09x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£702.7mUK£7.7bUK£55.1m9.7x12.7x0.09x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m9.9x12.3x0.1x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£1.3bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10.2x12.6x0.1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m9.9x11.8x0.2x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m9.8x11.9x0.2x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£4.0bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.7x11.9x0.2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.9x11.6x0.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£3.7bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m7.7x11x0.1x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.6x10.7x0.1x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.4x10.7x0.1x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.8bUK£370.8m7.3x9.5x0.1x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.4bUK£389.1m6.3x9.1x0.1x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.2bUK£392.4m6.2x8.8x0.1x
Wed, 01 Mar 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 -2.7x202420252026
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 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 31% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market2.09%
Consumer Discretionary2.56%
Specialty Stores0.14%
Automotive Retail-0.51%
Computer and Electronics Retail3.25%
Home Furnishing Retail0.65%
Specialty Stores0.57%
Apparel Retail0.17%
Home Improvement Retail-1.53%
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£1.384.2%
+UK£4.4m		10.9%PE24.9x
VTU Vertu MotorsUK£0.631.9%
+UK£3.6m		20.2%PE11.9x

Latest News

VTU
UK£0.63
Vertu Motors
7D
1.9%
1Y
20.2%
MOTR
UK£1.38
Motorpoint Group
7D
4.2%
1Y
10.9%
HFD
UK£1.48
Halfords Group
7D
-3.4%
1Y
5.0%

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

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