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U.K. (FTSE) Investment Banking and Brokerage Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y19.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry has remained flat, although notably IG Group Holdings declined by 5.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 19% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Investment Banking and Brokerage Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Sep 2025UK£13.2bUK£5.1bUK£1.0b11.6x13x2.6x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025UK£13.6bUK£5.2bUK£1.0b12.3x13.4x2.6x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025UK£13.4bUK£5.0bUK£1.0b11.7x13.4x2.7x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025UK£12.7bUK£5.0bUK£998.2m11.3x12.8x2.5x
Fri, 16 May 2025UK£12.8bUK£5.1bUK£1.0b11.7x12.6x2.5x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£11.4bUK£5.1bUK£1.0b10.5x11.2x2.2x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£11.3bUK£5.0bUK£959.5m10.7x11.8x2.3x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£12.1bUK£5.0bUK£965.6m11.1x12.5x2.4x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£11.8bUK£5.0bUK£909.9m11.5x12.9x2.4x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£11.8bUK£4.9bUK£898.0m14x13.2x2.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£11.1bUK£4.8bUK£848.3m16x13.1x2.3x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£11.7bUK£4.8bUK£841.9m17.1x13.8x2.4x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£12.1bUK£4.8bUK£844.1m15x14.4x2.5x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£11.1bUK£4.8bUK£811.9m13.5x13.6x2.3x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£10.5bUK£4.7bUK£778.5m13.2x13.5x2.3x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£8.7bUK£4.1bUK£553.1m15.5x15.7x2.1x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£7.9bUK£4.1bUK£557.8m15.5x14.2x1.9x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£7.6bUK£4.0bUK£561.5m15.9x13.5x1.9x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£7.3bUK£4.0bUK£561.2m13.1x12.9x1.8x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£7.9bUK£4.2bUK£622.9m15.7x12.6x1.9x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£7.3bUK£4.2bUK£613.1m15.6x11.9x1.7x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£6.9bUK£4.2bUK£649.7m12.1x10.6x1.6x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£7.3bUK£4.2bUK£648.7m12.6x11.2x1.7x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£7.5bUK£4.2bUK£624.6m13.5x12x1.8x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£8.2bUK£4.1bUK£622.9m13.2x13.1x2x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£7.9bUK£4.1bUK£651.2m18.6x12.1x1.9x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£8.0bUK£4.1bUK£681.6m14.4x11.7x1.9x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£7.9bUK£4.2bUK£693.5m13.9x11.4x1.9x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£7.9bUK£4.1bUK£683.2m15.4x11.5x1.9x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£8.6bUK£4.0bUK£651.9m17.1x13.2x2.1x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£8.5bUK£4.0bUK£659.6m15.6x12.8x2.1x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£8.8bUK£4.0bUK£698.6m13.9x12.5x2.2x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£8.5bUK£4.0bUK£689.9m14x12.3x2.1x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£8.2bUK£4.0bUK£689.3m12.6x11.8x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£8.2bTotal Earnings: UK£689.3mTotal Revenue: UK£4.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Investment Banking and Brokerage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Investment Banking and Brokerage industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Investment Banking and Brokerage compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.52%
Financials0.57%
Capital Markets-0.61%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-0.75%
Asset Management0.64%
Financial Exchanges and Data-3.24%
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
PLUS Plus500UK£31.361.4%
+UK£28.6m		24.0%PE10.8x
FRP FRP Advisory GroupUK£1.442.5%
+UK£8.4m		0.3%PE15.4x
ALPH Alpha Group InternationalUK£41.850.1%
+UK£2.1m		80.4%PE21.2x

Latest News

IGG
UK£10.60
IG Group Holdings
7D
-4.2%
1Y
15.2%
TCAP
UK£2.72
TP ICAP Group
7D
-2.0%
1Y
13.4%
FKE
UK£0.60
Fiske
7D
-22.6%
1Y
-20.0%
FRP
UK£1.44
FRP Advisory Group
7D
2.5%
1Y
0.3%
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
ALPH
UK£41.85
Alpha Group International
7D
0.1%
1Y
80.4%
OBE
UK£0.042
Oberon Investments Group
7D
-3.5%
1Y
27.7%
AJB
UK£5.09
AJ Bell
7D
-0.7%
1Y
12.9%
SBAR
UK£0.071
Sundae Bar
7D
-8.1%
1Y
n/a
CMCX
UK£2.22
CMC Markets
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-28.9%
CAV
UK£0.12
Cavendish
7D
-4.3%
1Y
18.0%