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U.K. (FTSE) Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M19.1%
  • 1Y36.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry has risen 2.6%, driven by gains from Wise of 3.3%. In the same time, PayPoint was down 6.0%. This means that the industry has gained 35% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 17 Jul 2025UK£13.7bUK£4.2bUK£466.9m27.6x29.3x3.3x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025UK£12.5bUK£4.1bUK£466.8m25x26.7x3x
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£12.4bUK£4.0bUK£502.4m21.3x24.7x3.1x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£11.0bUK£4.1bUK£504.1m17.8x21.8x2.7x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£11.4bUK£4.0bUK£469.0m15.4x24.3x2.9x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£13.4bUK£4.0bUK£468.6m16.4x28.5x3.3x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£12.7bUK£4.0bUK£468.8m17x27.2x3.2x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£11.0bUK£4.0bUK£468.5m17.1x23.6x2.8x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£9.8bUK£3.8bUK£387.2m18.7x25.2x2.6x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£8.6bUK£3.8bUK£389.2m16x22x2.3x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£11.4bUK£4.1bUK£444.5m20.6x25.7x2.8x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£12.2bUK£4.1bUK£445.5m22.9x27.4x3x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£11.4bUK£4.1bUK£446.6m20.6x25.5x2.8x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£12.3bUK£3.8bUK£304.0m25.6x40.3x3.2x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£13.9bUK£3.8bUK£299.5m32.6x46.5x3.6x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£13.1bUK£3.9bUK£367.6m32x35.7x3.4x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£12.4bUK£3.9bUK£360.0m31.6x34.5x3.2x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£12.6bUK£3.9bUK£360.2m32x35.1x3.2x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£11.9bUK£3.9bUK£360.1m32x32.9x3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£10.5bUK£3.7bUK£266.2m30.4x39.5x2.9x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£11.3bUK£3.6bUK£267.6m30.9x42.1x3.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£11.0bUK£3.7bUK£274.6m31.9x40.2x3x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£12.2bUK£3.7bUK£276.1m33.1x44.2x3.3x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£10.1bUK£3.4bUK£178.5m39.2x56.3x3x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£9.6bUK£3.4bUK£180.6m39.2x53x2.8x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£9.0bUK£3.4bUK£174.6m34.4x51.6x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£22.9bTotal Earnings: UK£1.5bTotal Revenue: UK£6.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.7x20242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 29.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 33.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry have declined 32% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 13% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Transaction and Payment Processing Services compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.65%
Financials1.15%
Diversified Financial1.12%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services2.23%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%0
Other Diversified Financial Services-0.54%
Specialized Finance-2.29%
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
WISE WiseUK£11.323.1%
+UK£345.5m		43.8%PE27.6x
WPS W.A.G payment solutionsUK£0.882.6%
+UK£15.2m		37.1%PE259.8x
FIN FinsetaUK£0.262.0%
+UK£289.8k		-27.1%PE14.8x

Latest News

FIN
UK£0.26
Finseta
7D
2.0%
1Y
-27.1%

Investors Give Finseta Plc (LON:FIN) Shares A 25% Hiding

Jul 10
Investors Give Finseta Plc (LON:FIN) Shares A 25% Hiding
PCIP
UK£0.46
PCI-PAL
7D
-10.7%
1Y
-30.3%
PAY
UK£7.64
PayPoint
7D
-7.6%
1Y
16.6%

PayPoint's (LON:PAY) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jul 03
PayPoint's (LON:PAY) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
CABP
UK£0.50
CAB Payments Holdings
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-55.8%
WISE
UK£11.32
Wise
7D
3.1%
1Y
43.8%

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Wise plc's (LON:WISE) Yearly Report

Jun 21
Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Wise plc's (LON:WISE) Yearly Report
WPS
UK£0.88
W.A.G payment solutions
7D
2.6%
1Y
37.1%
FNX
UK£2.25
Fonix
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-7.6%

Fonix Plc's (LON:FNX) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

May 02
Fonix Plc's (LON:FNX) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up
BOKU
UK£2.09
Boku
7D
-1.9%
1Y
14.5%