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

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies54
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M9.5%
  • 1Y16.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from Seplat Energy of 6.2%. In the same time, Energean was down 5.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Sep 2025UK£14.5bUK£14.7b-UK£322,753,437.825.6x-44.9x1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025UK£15.3bUK£14.7b-UK£450,722,543.118.8x-34x1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025UK£13.5bUK£11.6b-UK£117,618,119.057.4x-115x1.2x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025UK£13.6bUK£11.6b-UK£106,822,358.387.3x-127.1x1.2x
Fri, 16 May 2025UK£12.4bUK£11.5bUK£32.8m8.6x377.8x1.1x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£11.2bUK£11.2bUK£12.4m7.5x903.7x1x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£12.1bUK£11.6bUK£166.2m8.3x73x1x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£13.1bUK£9.6bUK£319.7m8.3x41x1.4x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£13.1bUK£9.8bUK£294.0m8.9x44.6x1.3x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£12.3bUK£9.6bUK£282.9m9.5x43.3x1.3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£12.2bUK£9.7bUK£293.3m9.1x41.5x1.2x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.3bUK£318.9m8.1x33.3x1.1x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£9.8bUK£9.6bUK£210.3m11.2x46.4x1x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.1bUK£550.8m9.4x19x1x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£10.9bUK£10.5bUK£605.4m5.7x17.9x1x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£11.1bUK£10.6bUK£730.0m7x15.2x1x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£11.0bUK£11.3bUK£928.8m7.2x11.8x1x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£323.7m5.6x30.8x0.9x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£9.9bUK£12.7b-UK£524,012,210.433.6x-18.9x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£11.1bUK£13.0b-UK£421,258,156.004x-26.3x0.9x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£10.6bUK£13.1b-UK£422,224,074.004.1x-25.2x0.8x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£11.0bUK£13.7b-UK£624,935,634.004.1x-17.6x0.8x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£12.2bUK£13.4b-UK£563,423,603.004.1x-21.7x0.9x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£10.6bUK£12.2b-UK£778,577,384.004.5x-13.6x0.9x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£11.1bUK£12.7bUK£819.5m4.8x13.6x0.9x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£9.0bUK£12.2bUK£824.4m5x10.9x0.7x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£11.2bUK£12.8bUK£1.3b5.6x8.8x0.9x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£12.8bUK£12.8bUK£2.1b5.1x6x1x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£12.0bUK£12.7bUK£3.2b4.4x3.7x0.9x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£11.5bUK£8.1bUK£3.3b4.8x3.5x1.4x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£11.0bUK£8.1bUK£3.3b4.6x3.4x1.4x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£11.7bUK£8.1bUK£3.1b4.4x3.7x1.4x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£10.6bUK£6.3bUK£1.9b4.6x5.5x1.7x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£14.2bUK£6.5bUK£2.0b5.2x7.1x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£14.2bTotal Earnings: UK£2.0bTotal Revenue: UK£6.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.99x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 31% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Oil and Gas Exploration and Production compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.52%
Energy3.05%
Oil and Gas3.05%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production1.40%
Integrated Oil and Gas3.18%
Coal and Fuels2.78%
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation0.84%
Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing-2.25%
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
ITH Ithaca EnergyUK£1.954.4%
+UK£135.1m		85.7%PS1.7x
GKP Gulf Keystone PetroleumUK£2.0917.7%
+UK£67.9m		84.5%PS3.7x
GENL Genel EnergyUK£0.7517.6%
+UK£30.8m		-1.3%PS3.8x
DEC Diversified EnergyUK£10.864.1%
+UK£28.9m		28.9%PS1x
SQZ Serica EnergyUK£1.714.4%
+UK£28.3m		29.6%PS1.6x

Latest News

PHAR
UK£0.22
Pharos Energy
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-6.8%
CEG
UK£0.11
Challenger Energy Group
7D
33.3%
1Y
69.2%
CNE
UK£2.10
Capricorn Energy
7D
-4.6%
1Y
8.7%
JOG
UK£1.52
Jersey Oil and Gas
7D
21.2%
1Y
161.2%
CDL
UK£0.009
Cloudbreak Discovery
7D
97.8%
1Y
260.0%
DEC
UK£10.86
Diversified Energy
7D
4.1%
1Y
28.9%
HBR
UK£2.14
Harbour Energy
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-18.2%

Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 16
Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
PANR
UK£0.24
Pantheon Resources
7D
-6.7%
1Y
53.2%
ENOG
UK£8.16
Energean
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-7.7%
GEO
UK£0.0034
Geo Exploration
7D
-17.3%
1Y
89.3%
ITH
UK£1.95
Ithaca Energy
7D
4.4%
1Y
85.7%
AEX
UK£0.022
Aminex
7D
-4.3%
1Y
37.5%
SQZ
UK£1.71
Serica Energy
7D
4.4%
1Y
29.6%
RKH
UK£0.73
Rockhopper Exploration
7D
-5.4%
1Y
432.4%
GENL
UK£0.75
Genel Energy
7D
17.6%
1Y
-1.3%

Genel Energy plc's (LON:GENL) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

Jul 05
Genel Energy plc's (LON:GENL) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce
GKP
UK£2.09
Gulf Keystone Petroleum
7D
17.7%
1Y
84.5%