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U.K. (FTSE) Energy Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M26.0%
  • 1Y48.7%
  • YTD21.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Energy Services industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Gulf Marine Services of 10%. Meanwhile, John Wood Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 14% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 49%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 13 Mar 2026UK£999.7mUK£947.9mUK£46.1m15.9x21.7x1.1x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026UK£1.2bUK£4.5b-UK£1,395,878,286.4810.7x-0.9x0.3x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026UK£1.0bUK£4.5b-UK£1,405,531,397.228.5x-0.7x0.2x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025UK£976.7mUK£4.6b-UK£1,425,719,297.906.9x-0.7x0.2x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025UK£768.5mUK£1.0b-UK£13,741,206.547.3x-55.9x0.8x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025UK£765.3mUK£995.7m-UK£13,753,557.347.1x-55.6x0.8x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025UK£771.6mUK£960.3m-UK£6,781,277.087.8x-113.8x0.8x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025UK£899.7mUK£5.2b-UK£790,933,690.448.2x-1.1x0.2x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025UK£822.9mUK£5.2b-UK£790,973,904.328.1x-1x0.2x
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£789.4mUK£5.3b-UK£797,607,804.107.1x-1x0.1x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£789.1mUK£5.3b-UK£806,056,064.826.6x-1x0.1x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£959.4mUK£5.4b-UK£819,550,944.524.3x-1.2x0.2x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£1.2bUK£5.6b-UK£728,511,969.484.9x-1.7x0.2x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£1.2bUK£5.6b-UK£721,605,324.284.6x-1.6x0.2x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£1.2bUK£5.5b-UK£707,253,055.244.7x-1.7x0.2x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£1.6bUK£5.4b-UK£698,269,482.054.7x-2.3x0.3x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£1.7bUK£5.2b-UK£677,804,228.056x-2.5x0.3x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£1.8bUK£5.3b-UK£700,227,206.367.7x-2.6x0.3x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£2.4bUK£5.5bUK£4.9m7.8x484.9x0.4x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£2.3bUK£5.6bUK£5.1m7x441.6x0.4x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£2.2bUK£5.6bUK£5.5m7.6x401.3x0.4x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£1.9bUK£5.7bUK£5.2m7.5x368.8x0.3x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£1.8bUK£5.5b-UK£515,689,581.759.5x-3.5x0.3x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£1.7bUK£5.5b-UK£594,140,751.0524.9x-2.9x0.3x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£1.8bUK£5.8b-UK£661,768,509.0023.4x-2.7x0.3x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£1.6bUK£5.9b-UK£670,839,946.0021x-2.4x0.3x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£1.7bUK£6.0b-UK£683,249,822.0023x-2.6x0.3x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£1.7bUK£6.1b-UK£697,051,272.0021x-2.4x0.3x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£1.7bUK£5.8b-UK£659,110,467.0018.3x-2.5x0.3x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£2.0bUK£7.3b-UK£860,602,371.004.4x-2.3x0.3x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£1.7bUK£7.4b-UK£870,021,985.002.9x-2x0.2x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£1.8bUK£7.6b-UK£892,993,680.002.6x-2.1x0.2x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£2.4bUK£7.6b-UK£722,995,306.001.4x-3.4x0.3x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£2.3bUK£8.6b-UK£231,992,021.001.3x-9.7x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-9.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.3bTotal Earnings: -UK£231,992,021.00Total Revenue: UK£8.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Energy Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Energy Services 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 21.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 42.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.32x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Energy Services industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 52% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-1.19%
Energy6.39%
Energy Services-1.84%
Oil and Gas Drilling0%0
Oil and Gas Services-1.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Oil and Gas Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 13.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Oil and Gas Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 42.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Oil and Gas Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% 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
HTG HuntingUK£4.980.6%
+UK£2.7m		74.1%PE23.8x
EPP EnergyPathwaysUK£0.0626.9%
+UK£900.6k		8.8%PB8.9x

Latest News

WG.
UK£0.29
John Wood Group
7D
13.5%
1Y
-23.3%

WG.: Rio Grande LNG Deal Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have kept their fair value view on John Wood Group broadly unchanged, making only small adjustments to assumptions such as discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. These changes have led to a slightly updated price target in £ terms and reflect fine tuning of their models rather than a major shift in outlook.
HTG
UK£4.98
Hunting
7D
0.6%
1Y
74.1%

HTG: Future Dividend And Buybacks Will Balance Execution And Margin Risks

Analysts have raised their price target for Hunting to £60, citing updated assumptions on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E to reflect the latest Street research inputs. Analyst Commentary Bullish Takeaways Bullish analysts point to the higher price target as a sign that updated assumptions on fair value remain supported by current Street inputs, which they see as consistent with the revised P/E framework applied to Hunting.
CSC
UK£0.50
Chesterfield Special Cylinders Holdings
7D
-2.0%
1Y
58.7%

The Market Lifts Chesterfield Special Cylinders Holdings Plc (LON:CSC) Shares 32% But It Can Do More

Feb 04
The Market Lifts Chesterfield Special Cylinders Holdings Plc (LON:CSC) Shares 32% But It Can Do More
GMS
UK£0.18
Gulf Marine Services
7D
-10.1%
1Y
2.8%

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Gulf Marine Services' (LON:GMS) Returns On Capital

Jan 29
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Gulf Marine Services' (LON:GMS) Returns On Capital
EPP
UK£0.062
EnergyPathways
7D
6.9%
1Y
8.8%