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U.K. (FTSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y36.2%
  • YTD19.2%

In the last week, the Banks industry is up 1.3%, with NatWest Group leading the way with a 5.0% gain. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 36%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Banks Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£326.7bUK£121.9bUK£34.6b8.2x9.4x2.7x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£296.3bUK£123.1bUK£36.5b7.5x8.1x2.4x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£314.4bUK£124.2bUK£37.0b7.4x8.5x2.5x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£304.8bUK£123.9bUK£37.3b5.9x8.2x2.5x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£274.4bUK£123.4bUK£37.0b4.8x7.4x2.2x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£270.7bUK£122.1bUK£36.6b4.9x7.4x2.2x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£257.6bUK£121.1bUK£36.2b4.8x7.1x2.1x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£216.4bUK£96.4bUK£30.2b6.8x7.2x2.2x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£215.4bUK£97.2bUK£30.6b6.2x7x2.2x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£219.9bUK£96.9bUK£31.4b6.5x7x2.3x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£216.4bUK£97.6bUK£31.6b6x6.8x2.2x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£224.1bUK£97.4bUK£31.3b6.2x7.2x2.3x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£233.1bUK£122.3bUK£36.9b5.3x6.3x1.9x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£220.8bUK£120.6bUK£36.3b6.3x6.1x1.8x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£185.3bUK£107.1bUK£36.8b5.1x5x1.7x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£196.4bUK£109.2bUK£37.4b5.5x5.3x1.8x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£195.5bUK£110.2bUK£37.7b5.4x5.2x1.8x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£188.7bUK£110.6bUK£38.0b5.1x5x1.7x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£205.7bUK£105.4bUK£35.0b5x5.9x2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£194.3bUK£102.6bUK£34.1b5.2x5.7x1.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£211.4bUK£96.5bUK£32.3b5.2x6.5x2.2x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£219.6bUK£120.3bUK£37.7b5.1x5.8x1.8x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£228.4bUK£125.1bUK£38.1b5.5x6x1.8x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£223.1bUK£115.4bUK£30.4b6.3x7.3x1.9x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£214.4bUK£116.5bUK£30.7b6.1x7x1.8x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£219.3bUK£87.7bUK£21.7b7.3x10.1x2.5x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£207.6bUK£87.7bUK£21.7b7x9.6x2.4x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£183.5bUK£87.4bUK£21.6b6.6x8.5x2.1x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£172.8bUK£91.3bUK£22.3b5.7x7.7x1.9x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£172.1bUK£93.8bUK£24.3b5.4x7.1x1.8x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£188.3bUK£92.2bUK£23.9b6.2x7.9x2x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£183.4bUK£89.7bUK£21.3b6.1x8.6x2x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£214.6bUK£113.4bUK£28.5b4.7x7.5x1.9x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£211.5bUK£111.7bUK£28.1b4.5x7.5x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£211.5bTotal Earnings: UK£28.1bTotal Revenue: UK£111.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Banks industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 7.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Financials industry?

GB Market0.90%
Financials1.15%
Banks1.31%
Regional Banks6.69%
Diversified Banks1.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 44.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 7.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 44% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.9% 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
NWG NatWest GroupUK£5.105.0%
+UK£1.9b
60.8%PB1x
LLOY Lloyds Banking GroupUK£0.763.8%
+UK£1.8b
34.9%PB0.9x
BARC BarclaysUK£3.264.0%
+UK£1.7b
50.3%PB0.6x
HSBK Halyk Bank of KazakhstanUS$24.404.3%
+US$271.6m
31.0%PB1x
MTRO Metro Bank HoldingsUK£1.208.9%
+UK£66.0m
230.8%PB0.7x
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US$24.40

Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan

7D

4.3%

1Y

31.0%

CBG

UK£3.70

Close Brothers Group

7D

9.9%

1Y

-27.0%

STB

UK£6.34

Secure Trust Bank

7D

3.6%

1Y

-18.9%

BGEO

UK£64.15

Lion Finance Group

7D

-3.4%

1Y

52.6%

TBCG

UK£44.90

TBC Bank Group

7D

-1.1%

1Y

67.2%

BARC

UK£3.26

Barclays

7D

4.0%

1Y

50.3%

STAN

UK£11.56

Standard Chartered

7D

-1.2%

1Y

47.3%

HSBA

UK£8.81

HSBC Holdings

7D

-0.07%

1Y

26.7%

ARBB

UK£9.28

Arbuthnot Banking Group

7D

1.6%

1Y

-8.2%