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U.K. (FTSE) Energy Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies78
  • 7D1.1%
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  • YTD-5.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Energy industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from Shell of 1.0%. In contrast, the industry has lost 20% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Energy Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 27 Apr 2025UK£219.1bUK£371.7bUK£11.7b8.4x18.7x0.6x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025UK£251.1bUK£383.2bUK£11.9b9.6x21x0.7x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£252.0bUK£390.4bUK£12.8b8.8x19.7x0.6x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£254.0bUK£420.0bUK£14.8b8.1x17.2x0.6x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£232.1bUK£405.4bUK£14.3b8.4x16.3x0.6x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£228.6bUK£402.0bUK£14.6b8x15.7x0.6x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£241.5bUK£400.9bUK£19.9b8.7x12.1x0.6x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£238.3bUK£398.6bUK£19.7b11.2x12.1x0.6x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£252.4bUK£410.7bUK£21.4b11.5x11.8x0.6x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£272.9bUK£411.4bUK£21.9b10x12.5x0.7x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£273.7bUK£412.1bUK£22.0b11.8x12.4x0.7x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£285.6bUK£438.1bUK£28.5b8.2x10x0.7x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£265.8bUK£434.2bUK£27.9b7.6x9.5x0.6x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£252.7bUK£434.1bUK£26.2b6.5x9.6x0.6x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£263.3bUK£620.5bUK£62.4b4.1x4.2x0.4x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£274.8bUK£623.2bUK£62.6b4.6x4.4x0.4x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£288.8bUK£630.8bUK£63.1b4.6x4.6x0.5x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£307.6bUK£659.4bUK£58.1b5.4x5.3x0.5x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£289.9bUK£646.8bUK£57.4b4.5x5.1x0.4x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£275.6bUK£637.4bUK£57.4b4.7x4.8x0.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£263.8bUK£672.9bUK£75.2b4.1x3.5x0.4x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£271.2bUK£683.3bUK£76.4b4.6x3.5x0.4x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£298.4bUK£671.2bUK£53.3b5x5.6x0.4x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£285.2bUK£681.4bUK£55.0b4.4x5.2x0.4x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£322.3bUK£693.1bUK£56.6b3.9x5.7x0.5x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£307.4bUK£647.2bUK£49.8b4.7x6.2x0.5x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£301.7bUK£656.9bUK£50.2b4.5x6x0.5x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£309.3bUK£675.6bUK£52.5b4.3x5.9x0.5x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£300.3bUK£647.0bUK£45.0b4.1x6.7x0.5x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£310.4bUK£630.8bUK£44.4b6.2x7x0.5x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£274.0bUK£610.0bUK£42.6b6.6x6.4x0.4x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£245.6bUK£555.5bUK£24.7b8.4x9.9x0.4x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£283.2bUK£538.4bUK£24.3b8.7x11.7x0.5x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£273.4bUK£504.7bUK£21.6b10.4x12.7x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£273.4bTotal Earnings: UK£21.6bTotal Revenue: UK£504.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Energy Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Energy industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Energy industry have declined 18% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.7% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Energy sector?

GB Market1.65%
Energy1.11%
Oil and Gas1.11%
Energy Services0.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Oil and Gas industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 41.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 53% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SHEL ShellUK£24.641.0%
+UK£1.5b		-15.1%PE12.3x
BP. BPUK£3.641.4%
+UK£631.3m		-30.6%PE195x
ENOG EnergeanUK£8.723.4%
+UK£52.5m		-21.0%PE18.5x
YCA Yellow CakeUK£4.305.3%
+UK£46.8m		-31.7%PE6.9x
DEC Diversified EnergyUK£9.344.8%
+UK£34.6m		-16.8%PS1.3x
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