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U.K. (FTSE) Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M8.6%
  • 1Y-2.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialized Finance industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from TruFin of 2.9%. During this same period, the Litigation Capital Management underperformed, falling 7.2%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 37% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Specialized Finance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 15 Feb 2026UK£461.9mUK£176.3mUK£33.8m8.1x13.7x2.6x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026UK£440.5mUK£175.6mUK£33.6m7.9x13.1x2.5x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025UK£432.6mUK£175.6mUK£33.6m8.4x12.9x2.5x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025UK£423.8mUK£174.1mUK£30.8m7.4x13.7x2.4x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025UK£460.2mUK£172.6mUK£30.1m8.4x15.3x2.7x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025UK£431.0mUK£195.2mUK£28.0m7.4x15.4x2.2x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025UK£416.3mUK£195.2mUK£28.0m8.1x14.9x2.1x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025UK£407.2mUK£194.4mUK£28.0m9.2x14.5x2.1x
Tue, 27 May 2025UK£413.9mUK£205.9mUK£36.2m8.6x11.4x2x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025UK£2.7bUK£629.2mUK£146.6m10.4x18.4x4.3x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025UK£685.6mUK£284.7mUK£33.9m14.8x20.2x2.4x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025UK£3.4bUK£1.3bUK£247.9m13.7x13.6x2.6x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025UK£3.0bUK£1.4bUK£253.9m14.1x11.8x2.2x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024UK£3.1bUK£1.3bUK£246.4m12.3x12.6x2.4x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024UK£3.1bUK£869.2mUK£243.2m12x12.7x3.6x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024UK£2.8bUK£1.2bUK£345.4m12.5x8.2x2.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024UK£2.8bUK£1.2bUK£346.2m11.7x8.1x2.3x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£295.6m10.6x9.8x2.3x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.3bUK£299.7m9.5x9.7x2.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024UK£4.8bUK£1.8bUK£510.7m9.7x9.4x2.7x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024UK£5.0bUK£1.8bUK£751.2m8x6.7x2.8x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024UK£4.6bUK£1.7bUK£740.2m6.5x6.3x2.7x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024UK£4.7bUK£878.1mUK£721.8m7.1x6.5x5.4x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024UK£4.5bUK£876.6mUK£701.8m7x6.4x5.1x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023UK£4.2bUK£879.4mUK£702.8m7.2x5.9x4.7x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023UK£4.2bUK£1.6bUK£734.4m7.1x5.7x2.6x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023UK£4.0bUK£1.0bUK£461.8m7.5x8.7x3.9x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023UK£4.1bUK£915.3mUK£411.1m9.2x10x4.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023UK£4.1bUK£1.0bUK£479.7m7.2x8.6x4.1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£486.4m6.3x8x3.8x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£4.2bUK£1.1bUK£334.0m7.3x12.5x3.8x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023UK£4.3bUK£965.7mUK£253.3m6.4x17x4.5x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023UK£3.4bUK£1.0bUK£247.8m6.6x13.6x3.4x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023UK£3.7bUK£1.0bUK£256.7m7.4x14.6x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.7bTotal Earnings: UK£256.7mTotal Revenue: UK£1.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Specialized Finance industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialized Finance industry have declined 49% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 44% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Specialized Finance compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.93%
Financials-4.30%
Diversified Financial-2.01%
Specialized Finance1.11%
Other Diversified Financial Services0.52%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%0
Transaction and Payment Processing Services-4.09%
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
TRU TruFinUK£1.262.9%
+UK£2.9m		63.6%PE16.5x
DUKE Duke CapitalUK£0.270.9%
+UK£1.3m		-9.9%PE28.7x
DFCH Distribution Finance Capital HoldingsUK£0.650.8%
+UK£820.5k		64.6%PE7.7x
TIME Time FinanceUK£0.540.9%
+UK£458.4k		-12.3%PE8.1x

Latest News

DFCH
UK£0.65
Distribution Finance Capital Holdings
7D
0.8%
1Y
64.6%
TIME
UK£0.54
Time Finance
7D
0.9%
1Y
-12.3%
DUKE
UK£0.27
Duke Capital
7D
0.9%
1Y
-9.9%
TRU
UK£1.26
TruFin
7D
2.9%
1Y
63.6%
LIT
UK£0.089
Litigation Capital Management
7D
-7.2%
1Y
-88.9%
LEND
UK£0.0085
Sancus Lending Group
7D
-5.6%
1Y
54.5%