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U.K. (FTSE) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y13.7%
  • YTD4.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Diversified Financial industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains from Wise of 5.8%. Meanwhile, Burford Capital actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.2% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 13% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Diversified Financial Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£26.1bUK£16.0bUK£1.8b14x14.2x1.6x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£21.3bUK£15.5bUK£1.7b12.1x12.7x1.4x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£21.6bUK£16.3bUK£2.2b13.7x10x1.3x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£26.2bUK£17.4bUK£2.5b13.2x10.6x1.5x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£25.7bUK£17.3bUK£2.5b14.3x10.4x1.5x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£24.1bUK£17.4bUK£2.5b13.4x9.8x1.4x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£21.4bUK£17.4bUK£2.8b14.9x7.7x1.2x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£21.3bUK£17.4bUK£2.8b13.6x7.7x1.2x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£23.9bUK£17.7bUK£3.0b12.9x8x1.3x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£24.8bUK£17.6bUK£2.8b12.1x8.8x1.4x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£23.9bUK£17.6bUK£2.8b12.8x8.4x1.4x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£27.3bUK£18.1bUK£3.2b12.3x8.5x1.5x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£26.7bUK£18.0bUK£3.5b11.4x7.7x1.5x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£22.6bUK£11.8bUK£3.3b10x6.9x1.9x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£22.1bUK£10.9bUK£3.2b9.5x7x2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£22.9bUK£11.0bUK£3.1b10.2x7.3x2.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£20.9bUK£11.0bUK£3.1b10.4x6.7x1.9x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£19.0bUK£10.5bUK£2.9b9.9x6.6x1.8x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£19.5bUK£10.5bUK£2.9b10.7x6.7x1.9x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£19.5bUK£10.4bUK£2.8b12.9x6.9x1.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£21.1bUK£10.6bUK£3.1b12.6x6.9x2x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£17.9bUK£10.3bUK£3.0b11.8x6x1.7x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£18.7bUK£10.5bUK£2.9b14x6.4x1.8x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£19.4bUK£9.9bUK£2.5b9.2x7.9x2x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£8.7bUK£6.4bUK£2.3b5.8x3.8x1.3x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£4.3bUK£1.1bUK£252.0m6.8x16.9x4x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£4.4bUK£1.1bUK£267.1m7.1x16.4x4.1x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£4.3bUK£1.0bUK£265.4m7.7x16.1x4.1x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£4.4bUK£1.1bUK£280.2m8.8x15.7x4x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£19.2bUK£37.3bUK£2.1b8.5x9.1x0.5x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£4.1bUK£1.1bUK£284.1m9.8x14.6x3.8x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£9.7bUK£17.5bUK£282.5m10.2x34.3x0.6x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£9.1bUK£17.5bUK£282.1m10.3x32.4x0.5x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£9.1bUK£17.5bUK£276.6m9.9x33x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33x


Total Market Cap: UK£9.1bTotal Earnings: UK£276.6mTotal Revenue: UK£17.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Diversified Financial industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 88% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.0% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.15%
Financials1.39%
Diversified Financial2.50%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services5.13%
Other Diversified Financial Services1.70%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%0
Specialized Finance-5.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 1.4%, which is less than its past year's earnings decline of 11.9%.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 42% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WISE WiseUK£10.995.8%
+UK£612.2m		39.5%PE26x
MNG M&GUK£2.211.7%
+UK£87.6m		7.5%PS1x
OSB OSB GroupUK£4.802.9%
+UK£49.9m		1.5%PE5.9x
WPS W.A.G payment solutionsUK£0.659.0%
+UK£37.3m		-12.6%PE198.4x
BOKU BokuUK£1.786.9%
+UK£34.1m		-2.7%PE186.1x
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