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

UpdatedMay 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D-2.6%
  • 3M-11.6%
  • 1Y-15.1%
  • YTD-5.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Oil and Gas industry has dropped 2.6%, driven by BP declining 4.9%. However, the industry is down 15% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 May 2025UK£217.4bUK£360.4bUK£9.4b9.4x23.2x0.6x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£217.0bUK£367.3bUK£12.6b9.5x17.3x0.6x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£243.0bUK£377.5bUK£13.1b9.2x18.6x0.6x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£252.4bUK£396.0bUK£15.6b10x16.1x0.6x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£242.7bUK£410.2bUK£15.4b8.4x15.8x0.6x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£226.5bUK£396.6bUK£15.3b8.8x14.8x0.6x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£235.1bUK£390.2bUK£15.0b8.4x15.6x0.6x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£233.0bUK£389.0bUK£20.3b8.8x11.5x0.6x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£249.9bUK£393.5bUK£20.4b11.7x12.3x0.6x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£260.8bUK£402.3bUK£21.8b12.9x12x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£267.4bUK£408.3bUK£22.1b10x12.1x0.7x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£269.4bUK£408.3bUK£22.2b11x12.1x0.7x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£278.4bUK£437.0bUK£28.9b7.3x9.6x0.6x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£257.4bUK£425.5bUK£27.5b6.6x9.3x0.6x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£252.1bUK£431.9bUK£27.0b6.2x9.3x0.6x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£269.4bUK£613.2bUK£62.9b3.8x4.3x0.4x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£275.7bUK£620.4bUK£63.6b4x4.3x0.4x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£286.5bUK£630.0bUK£64.3b4x4.5x0.5x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£285.3bUK£652.5bUK£58.8b4.5x4.9x0.4x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£281.8bUK£635.7bUK£57.9b4.5x4.9x0.4x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£285.4bUK£640.3bUK£63.9b5x4.5x0.4x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£266.8bUK£668.8bUK£76.4b4.7x3.5x0.4x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£274.0bUK£680.3bUK£78.2b4.8x3.5x0.4x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£295.5bUK£668.6bUK£54.3b4.9x5.4x0.4x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£283.1bUK£677.5bUK£55.9b4.3x5.1x0.4x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£331.3bUK£681.5bUK£56.7b4x5.8x0.5x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£312.3bUK£645.2bUK£50.5b4.7x6.2x0.5x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£298.9bUK£645.3bUK£50.9b4.6x5.9x0.5x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£302.8bUK£670.1bUK£51.4b4.4x5.9x0.5x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£307.8bUK£642.3bUK£45.6b5.1x6.8x0.5x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£307.2bUK£625.3bUK£44.3b6.5x6.9x0.5x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022UK£269.3bUK£581.0bUK£38.2b7.7x7x0.5x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022UK£251.3bUK£566.7bUK£28.3b8.6x8.9x0.4x
Sun, 29 May 2022UK£281.7bUK£518.1bUK£23.4b8.8x12x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12x


Total Market Cap: UK£281.7bTotal Earnings: UK£23.4bTotal Revenue: UK£518.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Oil and Gas Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.2x202320242025
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 23.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Oil and Gas industry have declined 26% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 11% 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 Market2.22%
Energy-2.64%
Oil and Gas-2.65%
Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing6.67%
Coal and Fuels-0.089%
Integrated Oil and Gas-2.45%
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation-4.79%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production-6.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 49.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 1.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 33.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Coal and Fuels industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 45% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HSP Hargreaves ServicesUK£6.8010.7%
+UK£21.8m		25.5%PE15.4x
AET AfentraUK£0.4210.8%
+UK£9.3m		-26.6%PE2.4x
ZEN Zenith EnergyUK£0.1216.3%
+UK£8.1m		539.5%PS80.7x
ZPHR Zephyr EnergyUK£0.04311.5%
+UK£7.9m		-17.9%PS4.3x
SEPL Seplat EnergyUK£1.990.5%
+UK£5.9m		18.8%PE9.1x
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DEC

UK£10.27

Diversified Energy

7D

0.5%

1Y

-7.9%

CNE

UK£2.12

Capricorn Energy

7D

-7.8%

1Y

-15.3%

ENOG

UK£8.55

Energean

7D

-9.2%

1Y

-25.7%

ITH

UK£1.29

Ithaca Energy

7D

-7.5%

1Y

11.8%

UPL

UK£0.011

Upland Resources

7D

24.6%

1Y

-64.8%

AET

UK£0.42

Afentra

7D

10.8%

1Y

-26.6%

HBR

UK£1.70

Harbour Energy

7D

-4.9%

1Y

-45.2%

ZPHR

UK£0.043

Zephyr Energy

7D

11.5%

1Y

-17.9%

SHEL

UK£24.40

Shell

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-12.0%

BP.

UK£3.57

BP

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-26.1%

ZEN

UK£0.12

Zenith Energy

7D

16.3%

1Y

539.5%

SEPL

UK£1.99

Seplat Energy

7D

0.5%

1Y

18.8%

TLW

UK£0.14

Tullow Oil

7D

-8.3%

1Y

-62.1%

PANR

UK£0.23

Pantheon Resources

7D

-43.4%

1Y

-22.7%

CASP

UK£0.027

Caspian Sunrise

7D

3.8%

1Y

-21.7%

HSP

UK£6.80

Hargreaves Services

7D

10.7%

1Y

25.5%