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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies159
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y19.6%
  • YTD4.4%

In the last week, the Capital Markets industry is flat overall, with Caledonia Investments standing out by going down 5.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 18% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£170.0bUK£63.8bUK£10.9b12.6x15.6x2.7x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£165.0bUK£63.0bUK£10.2b11.1x16.2x2.6x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£169.6bUK£63.5bUK£10.2b11.9x16.7x2.7x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£180.0bUK£64.8bUK£9.8b11.8x18.4x2.8x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£169.7bUK£64.8bUK£9.7b11.8x17.4x2.6x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£170.1bUK£64.6bUK£9.6b12x17.7x2.6x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£161.6bUK£64.1bUK£9.3b12.2x17.4x2.5x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£157.4bUK£64.1bUK£9.3b12.7x17x2.5x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£153.1bUK£63.9bUK£8.9b12.6x17.1x2.4x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£149.9bUK£62.2bUK£8.9b14.1x16.9x2.4x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£147.8bUK£54.0bUK£8.5b14.9x17.4x2.7x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£143.0bUK£53.3bUK£8.3b16.7x17.3x2.7x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£138.1bUK£53.9bUK£8.7b15x15.8x2.6x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£140.0bUK£53.6bUK£8.4b16.7x16.6x2.6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£131.7bUK£47.5bUK£8.7b13.6x15.2x2.8x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£137.5bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.2x15.7x2.8x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£138.7bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.6x15.8x2.9x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£126.8bUK£48.5bUK£8.7b12.7x14.6x2.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£127.4bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.5x14.5x2.6x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£125.5bUK£48.6bUK£9.0b13.9x14x2.6x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£125.8bUK£45.4bUK£8.8b13.9x14.2x2.8x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£120.9bUK£30.2bUK£8.8b14.2x13.7x4x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£128.9bUK£30.3bUK£9.0b14.5x14.4x4.3x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£128.0bUK£29.6bUK£8.2b14.5x15.7x4.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£122.9bUK£30.0bUK£8.6b13.6x14.3x4.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£126.4bUK£30.0bUK£10.0b14.6x12.7x4.2x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£123.7bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b14x12.6x4.1x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£118.4bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.8x12x3.9x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£120.7bUK£31.0bUK£10.9b12.3x11.1x3.9x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£366.7bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b11.7x32.2x11.6x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£119.0bUK£31.5bUK£11.5b9.9x10.3x3.8x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£127.4bUK£35.6bUK£11.7b9.9x10.9x3.6x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£127.8bUK£54.8bUK£13.3b9.5x9.6x2.3x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£132.8bUK£54.3bUK£13.0b9.9x10.2x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£132.8bTotal Earnings: UK£13.0bTotal 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 6.1% 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 Market-0.21%
Financials-0.27%
Capital Markets0.72%
Asset Management0.75%
Financial Exchanges and Data0.73%
Investment Banking and Brokerage0.51%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 69.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.2% 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 8.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.4% 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
III 3i GroupUK£41.372.7%
+UK£1.0b		41.6%PE7.9x
LSEG London Stock Exchange GroupUK£116.000.8%
+UK£460.0m		26.5%PE89.4x
STJ St. James's PlaceUK£11.091.6%
+UK£90.0m		124.1%PE14.7x
AJB AJ BellUK£4.942.7%
+UK£54.3m		26.1%PE22.4x
JUP Jupiter Fund ManagementUK£0.9011.9%
+UK£49.2m		5.4%PE7.1x
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