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

UpdatedJan 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D5.8%
  • 3M18.8%
  • 1Y8.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry is up 5.2% in the last week, with Harbour Energy up 8.6%. Meanwhile, Enwell Energy actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.3% in the last week. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.8% 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
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£14.1bUK£10.0bUK£303.4m8.6x46.4x1.4x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£12.2bUK£9.7bUK£283.7m9.6x43x1.3x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£11.7bUK£9.7bUK£289.1m8.2x40.6x1.2x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£11.8bUK£9.5bUK£305.4m10x38.6x1.2x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.5bUK£253.4m11x44x1.2x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£9.4bUK£10.2bUK£588.8m11.4x16x0.9x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£10.8bUK£10.4bUK£498.8m7.4x21.7x1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£11.9bUK£10.5bUK£607.3m12.4x19.6x1.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£11.0bUK£11.1bUK£824.1m7.8x13.3x1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£10.5bUK£11.5bUK£452.9m6.2x23.2x0.9x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.7b-UK£521,734,993.624.3x-19.1x0.8x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£10.6bUK£13.0b-UK£422,067,906.004x-25.1x0.8x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£10.3bUK£13.1b-UK£422,421,751.004.1x-24.4x0.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£10.9bUK£13.4b-UK£600,460,506.004.1x-18.1x0.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£11.5bUK£13.5b-UK£608,585,831.004.1x-18.9x0.8x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£11.8bUK£13.5b-UK£405,921,642.004.1x-29x0.9x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£11.1bUK£12.7bUK£639.7m4.9x17.4x0.9x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.8bUK£817.2m4.3x12.7x0.8x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£9.2bUK£12.4bUK£858.2m5.1x10.7x0.7x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£12.2bUK£12.7bUK£2.1b5.1x5.8x1x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£12.5bUK£12.5bUK£3.2b4.6x3.8x1x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£11.0bUK£8.2bUK£3.3b4.7x3.3x1.3x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£11.5bUK£7.9bUK£3.2b4.8x3.6x1.4x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£11.4bUK£8.1bUK£3.2b4.7x3.6x1.4x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£12.0bUK£8.0bUK£3.5b4.3x3.4x1.5x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£10.4bUK£6.5bUK£2.0b4.6x5.2x1.6x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£11.6bUK£5.7bUK£1.6b8.8x7.1x2x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£14.1bUK£7.6bUK£1.1b8.2x12.4x1.9x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£13.2bUK£8.3bUK£826.4m8.6x16x1.6x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£15.1bUK£7.9bUK£704.8m8.8x21.4x1.9x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£16.8bUK£7.9bUK£691.8m12x24.2x2.1x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£16.4bUK£6.9bUK£286.5m13.2x57.4x2.4x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£13.8bUK£4.7b-UK£953,626,247.0016.6x-14.5x2.9x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022UK£68.8bUK£16.7bUK£3.1b13.9x22.5x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£68.8bTotal Earnings: UK£3.1bTotal Revenue: UK£16.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 46.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry have declined 54% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 16% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market3.17%
Energy3.39%
Oil and Gas3.35%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production5.75%
Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing14.70%
Coal and Fuels3.78%
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation3.59%
Integrated Oil and Gas3.21%
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
HBR Harbour EnergyUK£2.949.8%
+UK£378.7m		2.3%PE53.2x
ITH Ithaca EnergyUK£1.429.7%
+UK£207.3m		2.6%PE25.5x
ENOG EnergeanUK£10.584.9%
+UK£89.9m		14.4%PE8.6x
RKH Rockhopper ExplorationUK£0.4015.1%
+UK£33.2m		283.5%PE21.2x
GKP Gulf Keystone PetroleumUK£1.668.3%
+UK£27.5m		54.1%PS3.8x
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1Y

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HBR

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7D

9.8%

1Y

2.3%

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-1.3%

1Y

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SEPL

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UK£0.37

Pantheon Resources

7D

6.8%

1Y

45.7%

ENW

UK£0.24

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7D

-9.4%

1Y

48.4%

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7D

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UK£0.13

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