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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies160
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-2.1%
  • 1Y18.0%
  • YTD3.6%

The Capital Markets industry has stayed flat over the last week. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 18% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 21 May 2025UK£168.6bUK£63.7bUK£10.9b12.2x15.5x2.6x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£162.3bUK£63.1bUK£10.2b11.1x15.9x2.6x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£168.9bUK£63.5bUK£10.3b11.8x16.5x2.7x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£178.4bUK£64.8bUK£9.8b12x18.2x2.8x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£168.0bUK£64.8bUK£9.7b11.4x17.2x2.6x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£170.9bUK£64.6bUK£9.6b12.2x17.8x2.6x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£160.1bUK£64.1bUK£9.3b12.7x17.3x2.5x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£159.0bUK£64.1bUK£9.2b12.8x17.2x2.5x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£156.3bUK£64.0bUK£9.0b12.9x17.4x2.4x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£151.4bUK£54.2bUK£8.7b14.4x17.3x2.8x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£152.4bUK£54.1bUK£8.5b15.6x18x2.8x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£144.0bUK£53.2bUK£8.2b16.8x17.6x2.7x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£137.5bUK£53.9bUK£8.7b15x15.8x2.6x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£136.1bUK£53.5bUK£8.4b16.8x16.2x2.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£129.9bUK£47.5bUK£8.7b14.1x15x2.7x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£136.7bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.2x15.6x2.8x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£137.0bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b15.1x15.6x2.8x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£124.9bUK£48.5bUK£8.8b12.5x14.2x2.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£126.0bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.7x14.3x2.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£125.7bUK£48.6bUK£8.9b14.4x14.1x2.6x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£130.9bUK£45.7bUK£9.0b14x14.5x2.9x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£120.3bUK£30.2bUK£8.9b13.9x13.5x4x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£127.8bUK£30.4bUK£9.1b13.8x14.1x4.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£125.2bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b14.2x15.3x4.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£120.2bUK£30.0bUK£8.5b13.7x14.1x4x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£129.2bUK£30.2bUK£9.9b14.7x13.1x4.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£124.0bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.8x12.6x4.1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£114.9bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b14x11.6x3.8x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£114.9bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b11.5x10.1x3.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£111.5bUK£31.6bUK£11.4b11.7x9.8x3.5x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£118.8bUK£31.4bUK£11.5b9.6x10.4x3.8x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£129.2bUK£36.9bUK£13.0b9.9x9.9x3.5x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£130.0bUK£54.7bUK£13.4b9.3x9.7x2.4x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£138.1bUK£54.3bUK£13.1b10.3x10.5x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£138.1bTotal Earnings: UK£13.1bTotal Revenue: UK£54.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Capital Markets 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 15.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have declined 5.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market2.11%
Financials2.08%
Capital Markets0.38%
Investment Banking and Brokerage2.74%
Financial Exchanges and Data2.13%
Asset Management-1.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 69.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Asset Management industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.5% 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
LSEG London Stock Exchange GroupUK£115.102.2%
+UK£1.3b		23.2%PE88.5x
IGG IG Group HoldingsUK£11.203.6%
+UK£134.0m		41.2%PE10.8x
ABDN Aberdeen GroupUK£1.703.8%
+UK£110.8m		10.7%PE12.8x
AJB AJ BellUK£4.815.6%
+UK£103.1m		31.7%PE23.2x
CMCX CMC MarketsUK£2.727.7%
+UK£54.3m		1.3%PE8.9x
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