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U.K. (FTSE) Energy Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies74
  • 7D7.2%
  • 3M27.3%
  • 1Y19.7%
  • YTD19.0%

The Energy industry is up 7.2% in the last week, with BP up 5.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 20%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 08 Aug 2025UK£237.0bUK£356.9bUK£11.4b11.1x20.8x0.7x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£229.7bUK£359.6bUK£8.3b9.8x27.8x0.6x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£218.2bUK£362.4bUK£8.3b9.3x26.3x0.6x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£215.4bUK£370.5bUK£10.5b8.1x20.4x0.6x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£253.6bUK£382.6bUK£12.1b8.8x21x0.7x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£246.9bUK£389.8bUK£12.8b8.7x19.3x0.6x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£251.1bUK£414.9bUK£14.6b8.3x17.2x0.6x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£223.2bUK£408.3bUK£14.4b8.3x15.5x0.5x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£234.0bUK£406.4bUK£14.7b7.7x15.9x0.6x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£236.7bUK£400.7bUK£19.9b8.5x11.9x0.6x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£236.3bUK£401.3bUK£19.9b9.3x11.9x0.6x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£258.4bUK£410.7bUK£21.4b11.7x12.1x0.6x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£273.1bUK£409.6bUK£21.9b10.1x12.5x0.7x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£263.1bUK£411.3bUK£22.0b11.4x12x0.6x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£281.8bUK£425.1bUK£27.3b8.5x10.3x0.7x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£263.6bUK£434.1bUK£28.3b7.8x9.3x0.6x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£249.7bUK£433.3bUK£26.2b6.5x9.5x0.6x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£265.2bUK£620.0bUK£62.3b4.1x4.3x0.4x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£281.5bUK£619.4bUK£62.3b4.1x4.5x0.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£285.9bUK£629.6bUK£63.0b4.7x4.5x0.5x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£310.1bUK£656.9bUK£57.9b5.4x5.4x0.5x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£296.7bUK£648.6bUK£57.4b4.3x5.2x0.5x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£279.4bUK£636.4bUK£57.7b4.8x4.8x0.4x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£267.0bUK£668.3bUK£74.7b4.2x3.6x0.4x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£270.4bUK£683.4bUK£76.4b4.6x3.5x0.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£286.1bUK£675.6bUK£76.9b4.7x3.7x0.4x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£286.1bUK£680.5bUK£54.4b4.6x5.3x0.4x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£310.4bUK£686.7bUK£56.2b4x5.5x0.5x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£286.0bUK£648.2bUK£49.8b4.6x5.7x0.4x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£308.7bUK£661.4bUK£50.5b4.4x6.1x0.5x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£279.6bUK£673.9bUK£52.3b4x5.3x0.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£300.0bUK£645.1bUK£44.9b4.1x6.7x0.5x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£306.4bUK£642.1bUK£45.0b5.8x6.8x0.5x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£283.5bUK£614.2bUK£42.8b6.9x6.6x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£283.5bTotal Earnings: UK£42.8bTotal Revenue: UK£614.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Energy Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.7x202320242025
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 20.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.53x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Energy industry have declined 36% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 17% 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 Market4.63%
Energy7.23%
Oil and Gas7.24%
Energy Services-2.72%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Oil and Gas industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% 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 15% 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
BP. BPUK£4.265.2%
+UK£3.3b		-1.3%PE157.7x
KAP National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSCUS$44.357.6%
+US$817.0m		21.2%PE11x
HBR Harbour EnergyUK£2.2211.6%
+UK£390.3m		-24.4%PS0.8x
ENOG EnergeanUK£9.352.1%
+UK£35.0m		1.1%PE20x
YCA Yellow CakeUK£5.053.0%
+UK£31.9m		-2.3%PB1x

Latest News

HBR
UK£2.22
Harbour Energy
7D
11.6%
1Y
-24.4%
BP.
UK£4.26
BP
7D
5.2%
1Y
-1.3%
SHEL
UK£26.51
Shell
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-4.5%

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SEPL
UK£2.56
Seplat Energy
7D
-3.2%
1Y
40.0%
KAP
US$44.35
National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC
7D
7.6%
1Y
21.2%
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TLW
UK£0.11
Tullow Oil
7D
-21.8%
1Y
-58.5%
YCA
UK£5.05
Yellow Cake
7D
3.0%
1Y
-2.3%
BOR
UK£0.10
Borders & Southern Petroleum
7D
11.1%
1Y
328.6%
DEC
UK£10.89
Diversified Energy
7D
-4.4%
1Y
1.6%
PRD
UK£0.034
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings
7D
-39.1%
1Y
-68.1%
PANR
UK£0.24
Pantheon Resources
7D
6.6%
1Y
30.1%
HTG
UK£3.07
Hunting
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-25.1%
ITH
UK£1.70
Ithaca Energy
7D
-1.8%
1Y
38.1%
ENW
UK£0.18
Enwell Energy
7D
16.1%
1Y
-7.2%
ENOG
UK£9.35
Energean
7D
2.1%
1Y
1.1%
ENQ
UK£0.13
EnQuest
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-0.3%