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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies146
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-6.9%
  • 1Y-0.08%
  • YTD-5.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Capital Markets industry has remained flat, although notably Petershill Partners gained 30%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025UK£155.1bUK£54.8bUK£11.5b13.3x13.4x2.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025UK£165.4bUK£54.8bUK£11.6b13.6x14.3x3x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£173.5bUK£63.9bUK£10.8b13.8x16x2.7x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£166.7bUK£63.8bUK£10.9b12.5x15.2x2.6x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£168.1bUK£63.8bUK£10.9b12x15.4x2.6x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£156.4bUK£63.2bUK£10.3b10.7x15.3x2.5x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£168.1bUK£63.5bUK£10.3b11.3x16.3x2.6x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£178.8bUK£64.8bUK£9.8b12x18.2x2.8x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£168.6bUK£64.8bUK£9.7b11.6x17.3x2.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£169.7bUK£64.6bUK£9.6b12.2x17.6x2.6x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£159.5bUK£64.1bUK£9.3b12.7x17.2x2.5x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£161.8bUK£64.1bUK£9.2b12.9x17.5x2.5x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£156.2bUK£64.0bUK£9.0b12.7x17.4x2.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£151.0bUK£53.9bUK£8.6b15.6x17.6x2.8x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£152.3bUK£54.0bUK£8.4b15.9x18.1x2.8x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£144.1bUK£53.1bUK£8.1b16.5x17.7x2.7x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£139.9bUK£53.9bUK£8.7b15.2x16.1x2.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£136.2bUK£53.4bUK£8.4b16.7x16.1x2.5x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£130.8bUK£47.5bUK£8.7b14x15.1x2.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£136.2bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.2x15.5x2.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£134.0bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b14.9x15.2x2.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£125.0bUK£48.5bUK£8.8b12.4x14.2x2.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£127.8bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.9x14.5x2.6x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£123.8bUK£48.7bUK£8.9b13.6x13.8x2.5x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£124.6bUK£33.2bUK£8.8b13.8x14.2x3.8x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£120.6bUK£30.3bUK£8.9b14.1x13.5x4x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£129.8bUK£30.6bUK£9.3b14.3x13.9x4.2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£123.9bUK£29.6bUK£8.2b14.3x15.1x4.2x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£120.3bUK£30.0bUK£8.5b14.1x14.2x4x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£128.4bUK£30.2bUK£9.9b14.5x13x4.3x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023UK£120.6bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.8x12.2x4x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022UK£117.6bUK£30.3bUK£10.1b14x11.7x3.9x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022UK£113.7bUK£31.6bUK£11.4b11.6x10x3.6x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022UK£109.6bUK£31.6bUK£11.4b11.7x9.6x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£109.6bTotal Earnings: UK£11.4bTotal Revenue: UK£31.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Capital Markets industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 15.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 20% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.52%
Financials0.57%
Capital Markets-0.61%
Asset Management0.64%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-0.75%
Financial Exchanges and Data-3.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 69.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 19.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Asset Management industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.2% 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
PHLL Petershill PartnersUK£3.1030.3%
+UK£778.8m		45.5%PE5.4x
III 3i GroupUK£39.471.0%
+UK£376.5m		17.7%PE7.6x
EMG Man GroupUK£1.786.8%
+UK£127.5m		-18.1%PE14.5x
ROSE Rosebank IndustriesUK£3.493.3%
+UK£44.7m		-42.6%PB32.3x
ABDN Aberdeen GroupUK£1.901.1%
+UK£35.8m		15.7%PE10.7x

Latest News

IGG
UK£10.60
IG Group Holdings
7D
-4.2%
1Y
15.2%
PHLL
UK£3.10
Petershill Partners
7D
30.3%
1Y
45.5%
QLT
UK£1.59
Quilter
7D
-4.6%
1Y
19.8%
STJ
UK£12.40
St. James's Place
7D
-1.6%
1Y
69.3%
LWDB
UK£10.30
Law Debenture
7D
2.4%
1Y
16.1%

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.0838

Sep 22
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.0838
ICG
UK£22.12
ICG
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-5.6%

ICG plc's (LON:ICG) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Sep 21
ICG plc's (LON:ICG) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't
SDR
UK£3.70
Schroders
7D
-2.3%
1Y
5.6%
HICL
UK£1.20
HICL Infrastructure
7D
1.0%
1Y
-8.1%

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over HICL Infrastructure PLC's (LON:HICL) P/E Ratio

Sep 19
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over HICL Infrastructure PLC's (LON:HICL) P/E Ratio
JTC
UK£12.72
JTC
7D
-5.2%
1Y
18.9%
PLUS
UK£31.36
Plus500
7D
1.4%
1Y
24.0%

Plus500 Ltd.'s (LON:PLUS) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Sep 17
Plus500 Ltd.'s (LON:PLUS) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement
LSEG
UK£82.34
London Stock Exchange Group
7D
-4.7%
1Y
-19.7%
BPT
UK£3.07
Bridgepoint Group
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-9.4%
III
UK£39.47
3i Group
7D
1.0%
1Y
17.7%
ABDN
UK£1.90
Aberdeen Group
7D
1.1%
1Y
15.7%
ROSE
UK£3.49
Rosebank Industries
7D
3.3%
1Y
-42.6%
EMG
UK£1.78
Man Group
7D
6.8%
1Y
-18.1%