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U.K. (FTSE) Oil and Gas Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M17.1%
  • 1Y17.8%
  • YTD17.8%

In the last week, the Oil and Gas industry is up 3.1%, with BP up 1.6%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Oil and Gas Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£237.7bUK£357.4bUK£11.1b11.5x21.4x0.7x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£232.1bUK£356.4bUK£9.1b10.3x25.5x0.7x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£219.4bUK£357.6bUK£9.1b8.7x24x0.6x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£216.3bUK£364.2bUK£9.4b9.2x22.9x0.6x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£251.3bUK£376.0bUK£12.9b9.3x19.5x0.7x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£245.4bUK£385.6bUK£13.5b10.5x18.1x0.6x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£242.5bUK£404.0bUK£15.2b8.5x16x0.6x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£224.2bUK£402.6bUK£15.1b8.5x14.9x0.6x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£236.5bUK£401.2bUK£15.5b8.9x15.3x0.6x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£234.0bUK£396.0bUK£20.6b9.6x11.3x0.6x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£237.7bUK£391.2bUK£20.4b8.6x11.7x0.6x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£259.2bUK£403.1bUK£21.3b11.5x12.2x0.6x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£263.1bUK£398.8bUK£21.6b10.3x12.2x0.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£261.3bUK£407.3bUK£22.1b11.3x11.8x0.6x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£278.9bUK£414.6bUK£22.6b10.4x12.3x0.7x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£272.7bUK£427.8bUK£28.3b7.5x9.6x0.6x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£250.4bUK£428.7bUK£26.9b5.7x9.3x0.6x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£270.3bUK£614.4bUK£63.0b3.9x4.3x0.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£278.9bUK£611.4bUK£62.7b3.9x4.4x0.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£282.9bUK£618.5bUK£63.4b4x4.5x0.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£305.3bUK£652.3bUK£58.8b4.4x5.2x0.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£297.1bUK£643.2bUK£58.1b4x5.1x0.5x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£271.6bUK£629.1bUK£58.2b4.9x4.7x0.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£265.7bUK£651.0bUK£74.5b4.4x3.6x0.4x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£265.4bUK£674.3bUK£77.1b4.7x3.4x0.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£282.6bUK£669.6bUK£77.8b4.8x3.6x0.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£295.3bUK£669.5bUK£54.4b4.7x5.4x0.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£311.6bUK£680.2bUK£56.5b4.2x5.5x0.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£303.7bUK£641.5bUK£50.1b4.7x6.1x0.5x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£306.3bUK£651.1bUK£50.4b4.5x6.1x0.5x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£310.3bUK£653.0bUK£51.8b4.5x6x0.5x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£304.6bUK£640.0bUK£45.6b4.4x6.7x0.5x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£306.6bUK£634.8bUK£45.2b6.1x6.8x0.5x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£286.8bUK£622.4bUK£44.4b7.7x6.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£286.8bTotal Earnings: UK£44.4bTotal Revenue: UK£622.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Oil and Gas Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Oil and Gas industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.54x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Oil and Gas industry have declined 37% 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 industry?

GB Market0.36%
Energy0.45%
Oil and Gas0.45%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production5.95%
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation1.20%
Coal and Fuels0.46%
Integrated Oil and Gas0.05%
Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing-1.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Integrated Oil and Gas industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 59.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 10% per year.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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£4.241.6%
+UK£1.0b		-3.0%PE157.6x
HBR Harbour EnergyUK£2.3921.1%
+UK£700.9m		-17.5%PS0.6x
ITH Ithaca EnergyUK£1.762.8%
+UK£79.1m		40.2%PS1.8x
KAP National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSCUS$43.850.5%
+US$51.9m		19.2%PE10.9x
DEC Diversified EnergyUK£11.404.5%
+UK£38.2m		6.6%PS1x

Latest News

DEC
UK£11.40
Diversified Energy
7D
4.5%
1Y
6.6%
HBR
UK£2.39
Harbour Energy
7D
21.1%
1Y
-17.5%

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ITH
UK£1.76
Ithaca Energy
7D
2.8%
1Y
40.2%

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TLW
UK£0.10
Tullow Oil
7D
-28.5%
1Y
-62.8%
BP.
UK£4.24
BP
7D
1.6%
1Y
-3.0%
SHEL
UK£26.76
Shell
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-3.8%

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SEPL
UK£2.57
Seplat Energy
7D
-4.6%
1Y
37.8%
KAP
US$43.85
National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC
7D
0.5%
1Y
19.2%
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SQZ
UK£1.70
Serica Energy
7D
2.7%
1Y
33.3%
YCA
UK£4.99
Yellow Cake
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-1.2%
JSE
UK£0.20
Jadestone Energy
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-34.2%
GKP
UK£1.68
Gulf Keystone Petroleum
7D
3.8%
1Y
34.8%
ENOG
UK£9.25
Energean
7D
1.0%
1Y
0.6%
KIST
UK£1.63
Kistos Holdings
7D
-4.7%
1Y
22.2%

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JOG
UK£1.03
Jersey Oil and Gas
7D
-12.3%
1Y
37.3%
ENQ
UK£0.13
EnQuest
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-3.2%