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U.K. (FTSE) Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-4.3%
  • 1Y5.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Equipment industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by Smith & Nephew declining 2.2%. In contrast, Creo Medical Group has gained 25%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 5.3%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Medical Equipment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 27 May 2025UK£9.9bUK£4.5bUK£222.5m30.6x44.7x2.2x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025UK£9.4bUK£4.6bUK£237.5m28.3x39.4x2.1x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025UK£10.1bUK£4.7bUK£251.4m26.7x40.3x2.2x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025UK£9.6bUK£4.7bUK£172.7m22.2x55.8x2.1x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025UK£9.2bUK£4.8bUK£179.8m24.4x51.2x1.9x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024UK£9.3bUK£4.6bUK£170.7m23.8x54.7x2x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024UK£8.7bUK£4.5bUK£167.2m26.3x52.1x1.9x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024UK£10.4bUK£4.5bUK£164.5m29.1x63x2.3x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024UK£11.0bUK£4.5bUK£159.7m43.8x68.6x2.5x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024UK£11.2bUK£4.6bUK£164.9m43.6x67.7x2.4x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024UK£9.4bUK£4.6bUK£134.3m41.1x69.8x2.1x
Wed, 29 May 2024UK£9.3bUK£4.5bUK£138.1m41.5x67x2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024UK£8.8bUK£4.6bUK£128.8m46.8x68.2x1.9x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024UK£9.4bUK£4.5bUK£128.3m46.6x73.6x2.1x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024UK£10.3bUK£4.4bUK£77.4m57x132.9x2.3x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£4.4bUK£30.8m54.8x323.7x2.3x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£4.4bUK£30.7m52.8x312.5x2.2x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023UK£9.1bUK£4.6bUK£36.0m48.4x253.3x2x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023UK£9.1bUK£4.5bUK£34.9m48.2x260x2x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023UK£9.8bUK£4.5bUK£36.4m56.5x269.7x2.2x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023UK£10.4bUK£4.4bUK£35.7m60.1x291.1x2.4x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023UK£11.0bUK£4.3bUK£40.0m67.1x274.8x2.6x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£11.0bUK£4.4bUK£45.0m79.5x245.2x2.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023UK£12.1bUK£4.3bUK£22.6m64.8x534.9x2.8x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023UK£10.4bUK£4.5bUK£49.0m16.5x212.4x2.3x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023UK£11.2bUK£4.5bUK£274.4m17.8x40.7x2.5x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023UK£10.6bUK£4.4bUK£267.0m24.6x39.7x2.4x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022UK£10.2bUK£4.5bUK£279.6m22.3x36.5x2.3x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022UK£10.2bUK£4.7bUK£291.8m21.9x34.8x2.2x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022UK£27.7bUK£4.9bUK£314.4m20.4x88.1x5.6x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022UK£10.7bUK£4.7bUK£315.9m14.9x33.9x2.3x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022UK£10.4bUK£4.5bUK£302.9m17.4x34.4x2.3x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022UK£10.9bUK£4.6bUK£324.5m12.6x33.7x2.4x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022UK£12.3bUK£4.4bUK£312.4m14.6x39.5x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£12.3bTotal Earnings: UK£312.4mTotal Revenue: UK£4.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 134.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Healthcare Equipment 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 44.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 134x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare Equipment industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Medical Equipment compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.10%
Healthcare0.93%
Medical Equipment-0.081%
Medical Equipment-2.16%
Medical Supplies3.25%
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
CREO Creo Medical GroupUK£0.1435.5%
+UK£14.5m		-61.0%PS13.8x
AGL ANGLEUK£0.09821.9%
+UK£5.6m		-48.7%PS15.5x
SUN Surgical Innovations GroupUK£0.0077.7%
+UK£466.4k		40.0%PS0.5x
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Latest News

AOTI

UK£0.85

AOTI

7D

-5.6%

1Y

n/a

SN.

UK£10.73

Smith & Nephew

7D

-2.8%

1Y

9.4%

Smith & Nephew (LON:SN.) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital

May 24
Smith & Nephew (LON:SN.) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital

AGL

UK£0.098

ANGLE

7D

21.9%

1Y

-48.7%

IHC

UK£0.20

Inspiration Healthcare Group

7D

-1.3%

1Y

19.3%

EKF

UK£0.25

EKF Diagnostics Holdings

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-20.8%

Subdued Growth No Barrier To EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (LON:EKF) With Shares Advancing 25%

May 23
Subdued Growth No Barrier To EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (LON:EKF) With Shares Advancing 25%

CREO

UK£0.14

Creo Medical Group

7D

35.5%

1Y

-61.0%

POLX

UK£0.012

Polarean Imaging

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-4.5%

SUN

UK£0.007

Surgical Innovations Group

7D

7.7%

1Y

40.0%

NIOX

UK£0.64

NIOX Group

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-9.4%