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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies150
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M-0.5%
  • 1Y12.5%
  • YTD1.6%

The Capital Markets industry is up 2.3% in the last week, with London Stock Exchange Group up 7.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£167.3bUK£54.8bUK£11.6b13.4x14.4x3.1x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£168.8bUK£63.7bUK£10.9b12.9x15.5x2.6x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£169.7bUK£63.8bUK£10.9b12.4x15.6x2.7x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£168.4bUK£62.9bUK£10.1b12.5x16.7x2.7x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£165.3bUK£62.7bUK£9.9b12x16.8x2.6x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£174.2bUK£64.7bUK£9.8b11.9x17.7x2.7x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£176.2bUK£64.8bUK£9.8b11.7x18.1x2.7x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£167.5bUK£64.8bUK£9.7b11.6x17.2x2.6x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£162.5bUK£64.6bUK£9.6b12.7x16.9x2.5x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£161.2bUK£64.1bUK£9.3b12.9x17.4x2.5x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£157.4bUK£64.0bUK£9.0b12.8x17.6x2.5x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£150.7bUK£64.2bUK£9.2b13.2x16.5x2.3x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£148.1bUK£54.0bUK£8.5b15.1x17.4x2.7x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£148.7bUK£54.0bUK£8.4b16.5x17.7x2.8x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£141.4bUK£53.9bUK£8.8b16.2x16.1x2.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£140.0bUK£53.8bUK£8.6b16.8x16.2x2.6x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£130.4bUK£47.7bUK£8.6b13.8x15.2x2.7x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£139.5bUK£48.6bUK£8.7b14.9x16x2.9x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£140.8bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.7x16x2.9x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£130.7bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b13.6x14.8x2.7x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£123.3bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.5x14x2.5x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£128.9bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b14.3x14.6x2.6x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£126.9bUK£48.5bUK£8.9b13.9x14.3x2.6x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£119.5bUK£33.2bUK£8.8b14x13.6x3.6x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£131.6bUK£30.3bUK£9.0b14.4x14.7x4.3x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£127.6bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b14.5x15.6x4.3x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£122.4bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b14.1x15x4.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£127.3bUK£29.5bUK£8.8b14.9x14.4x4.3x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£126.4bUK£30.1bUK£9.8b14.5x12.8x4.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022UK£117.8bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.6x11.9x3.9x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022UK£121.0bUK£30.3bUK£10.0b12.8x12.1x4x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022UK£107.1bUK£31.6bUK£11.4b11.5x9.4x3.4x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022UK£116.0bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b10.5x10.1x3.7x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022UK£126.9bUK£30.7bUK£11.2b10.6x11.3x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£126.9bTotal Earnings: UK£11.2bTotal Revenue: UK£30.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.8x202320242025
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 15.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x.
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 21% 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 Market3.24%
Financials2.67%
Capital Markets2.32%
Financial Exchanges and Data6.79%
Asset Management0.48%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-0.56%
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 69.8x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (18.7%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Asset Management industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% 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 5.5% 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£99.627.0%
+UK£3.4b		1.4%PE53x
SDR SchrodersUK£3.974.3%
+UK£257.2m		17.5%PE17.4x
ICG ICGUK£21.903.3%
+UK£200.7m		10.0%PE13.9x
BPT Bridgepoint GroupUK£3.436.4%
+UK£169.8m		25.0%PE49x
ABDN Aberdeen GroupUK£2.044.7%
+UK£164.5m		36.6%PE11.4x

Latest News

FGEN
UK£0.81
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-12.9%

Foresight Environmental Infrastructure (LON:FGEN) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0199

Aug 09
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure (LON:FGEN) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0199
TCAP
UK£2.83
TP ICAP Group
7D
-6.9%
1Y
25.3%

TP ICAP Group (LON:TCAP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.052

Aug 09
TP ICAP Group (LON:TCAP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.052
QLT
UK£1.63
Quilter
7D
-1.7%
1Y
16.1%
PHLL
UK£2.28
Petershill Partners
7D
-0.9%
1Y
3.2%
LSEG
UK£99.62
London Stock Exchange Group
7D
7.0%
1Y
1.4%
BPT
UK£3.43
Bridgepoint Group
7D
6.4%
1Y
25.0%

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.047

Aug 05
Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.047
ICG
UK£21.90
ICG
7D
3.3%
1Y
10.0%
SDR
UK£3.97
Schroders
7D
4.3%
1Y
17.5%

Schroders (LON:SDR) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.065

Aug 03
Schroders (LON:SDR) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.065
JTC
UK£9.19
JTC
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-11.1%

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In JTC PLC (LON:JTC)

Aug 03
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In JTC PLC (LON:JTC)
ABDN
UK£2.04
Aberdeen Group
7D
4.7%
1Y
36.6%
STJ
UK£12.95
St. James's Place
7D
-0.3%
1Y
85.1%
EMG
UK£1.59
Man Group
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-25.7%
CLDN
UK£3.74
Caledonia Investments
7D
4.8%
1Y
5.1%
IGG
UK£11.39
IG Group Holdings
7D
1.2%
1Y
24.3%
CGEO
UK£23.10
Georgia Capital
7D
8.2%
1Y
131.0%
III
UK£40.75
3i Group
7D
-1.4%
1Y
35.3%