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

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies54
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y-0.07%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry has dropped 5.8%, driven by a pullback from Harbour Energy of 15%. Meanwhile, Gulf Keystone Petroleum actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 8.0% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.9% 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, 01 Feb 2025UK£12.3bUK£9.6bUK£310.7m8.4x39.6x1.3x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£12.2bUK£9.7bUK£287.2m8.6x42.4x1.3x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£12.5bUK£9.9bUK£298.1m9.1x42x1.3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£11.9bUK£9.6bUK£309.2m9.1x38.4x1.2x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.4bUK£459.2m8.2x23.1x1.1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£9.9bUK£9.9bUK£166.0m10.6x59.8x1x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.0bUK£547.4m9x19.2x1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£10.7bUK£10.5bUK£606.7m5.6x17.6x1x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£11.1bUK£10.9bUK£767.6m8.7x14.4x1x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£10.7bUK£11.1bUK£909.4m7.1x11.8x1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£323.0m3.5x31.9x0.9x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£10.4bUK£13.0b-UK£425,507,785.004x-24.5x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£11.4bUK£12.9b-UK£419,144,525.004x-27.1x0.9x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£10.9bUK£13.1b-UK£418,893,632.004.1x-26x0.8x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£11.0bUK£13.5b-UK£610,939,068.004.1x-18.1x0.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£12.0bUK£13.5b-UK£511,385,607.004x-23.5x0.9x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£10.9bUK£12.6bUK£637.6m4.6x17.1x0.9x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£10.9bUK£12.7bUK£820.7m4.6x13.3x0.9x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£9.3bUK£12.1bUK£835.4m5.1x11.2x0.8x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£12.0bUK£12.8bUK£1.3b5.3x9.5x0.9x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£12.9bUK£12.7bUK£2.1b5.1x6x1x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£13.1bUK£12.7bUK£3.2b4.8x4.1x1x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£11.1bUK£8.1bUK£3.3b4.8x3.4x1.4x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£8.2bUK£3.3b4.5x3.4x1.4x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£12.1bUK£7.8bUK£3.3b4.5x3.6x1.6x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£10.4bUK£6.3bUK£1.9b4.8x5.4x1.7x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£10.4bUK£6.4bUK£1.9b5.7x5.4x1.6x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£15.8bUK£7.8bUK£1.2b7.8x13.2x2x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£14.0bUK£8.4bUK£864.2m7.9x16.2x1.7x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£14.2bUK£8.2bUK£769.5m9.2x18.4x1.7x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£16.4bUK£7.9bUK£697.4m10.3x23.5x2.1x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022UK£17.2bUK£7.1bUK£371.4m13.8x46.2x2.4x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022UK£14.3bUK£4.7b-UK£145,539,507.0010.5x-98.1x3x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022UK£13.5bUK£4.7b-UK£987,464,166.0016.6x-13.6x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-13.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£13.5bTotal Earnings: -UK£987,464,166.00Total Revenue: UK£4.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.2x202320242025
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 39.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 27% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market1.99%
Energy1.52%
Oil and Gas1.52%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production-2.37%
Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing3.52%
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation3.29%
Integrated Oil and Gas1.77%
Coal and Fuels-2.81%
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
GKP Gulf Keystone PetroleumUK£1.719.6%
+UK£32.3m		69.4%PS4x
ITH Ithaca EnergyUK£1.261.5%
+UK£29.6m		-7.5%PE23x
SEPL Seplat EnergyUK£2.011.5%
+UK£17.7m		34.9%PE18.1x
DEC Diversified EnergyUK£13.072.7%
+UK£17.4m		45.6%PE5.8x
ENW Enwell EnergyUK£0.2120.0%
+UK£11.2m		51.1%PE3.1x
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TLW

UK£0.18

Tullow Oil

7D

-13.9%

1Y

-41.0%

ENW

UK£0.21

Enwell Energy

7D

20.0%

1Y

51.1%

GKP

UK£1.71

Gulf Keystone Petroleum

7D

9.6%

1Y

69.4%

CNE

UK£3.10

Capricorn Energy

7D

-4.9%

1Y

76.0%

HBR

UK£2.35

Harbour Energy

7D

-7.6%

1Y

-13.1%

DEC

UK£13.07

Diversified Energy

7D

2.7%

1Y

45.6%

GENL

UK£0.65

Genel Energy

7D

3.5%

1Y

-7.3%

ENQ

UK£0.12

EnQuest

7D

-11.6%

1Y

-6.1%

ITH

UK£1.26

Ithaca Energy

7D

1.5%

1Y

-7.5%

ENOG

UK£9.27

Energean

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-0.8%

SEPL

UK£2.01

Seplat Energy

7D

1.5%

1Y

34.9%

SQZ

UK£1.41

Serica Energy

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-29.8%

ZEN

UK£0.10

Zenith Energy

7D

42.1%

1Y

226.2%

BOR

UK£0.05

Borders & Southern Petroleum

7D

11.9%

1Y

127.3%

RKH

UK£0.33

Rockhopper Exploration

7D

-7.0%

1Y

199.1%

AET

UK£0.48

Afentra

7D

-5.4%

1Y

25.9%