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U.K. (FTSE) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-8.2%
  • 1Y-9.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Pharma industry has remained flat. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 9.7% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 May 2025UK£263.9bUK£86.6bUK£10.6b26.9x24.8x3x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025UK£258.4bUK£86.4bUK£9.6b27.1x27x3x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025UK£284.4bUK£87.8bUK£9.7b32.7x29.4x3.2x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025UK£285.0bUK£88.8bUK£9.5b31x30.2x3.2x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£230.7bUK£76.5bUK£7.9b31.7x29.1x3x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£223.9bUK£75.2bUK£7.8b31.5x28.9x3x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£219.2bUK£72.7bUK£7.6b30.7x28.8x3x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£249.4bUK£72.2bUK£9.0b31.1x27.6x3.5x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£271.0bUK£72.0bUK£9.0b40x30.1x3.8x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£266.8bUK£72.9bUK£9.0b38.9x29.6x3.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£260.5bUK£71.6bUK£9.6b29.3x27.3x3.6x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£264.8bUK£71.4bUK£9.6b32.2x27.7x3.7x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£261.0bUK£71.8bUK£10.1b30.7x26x3.6x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£239.8bUK£70.7bUK£9.8b31.4x24.6x3.4x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£231.2bUK£69.7bUK£9.6b35.7x24x3.3x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£238.0bUK£68.9bUK£10.7b36.2x22.3x3.5x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£227.4bUK£69.0bUK£10.7b33.9x21.3x3.3x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£225.6bUK£69.6bUK£10.8b53.5x21x3.2x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£248.5bUK£70.7bUK£10.3b57x24x3.5x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£241.0bUK£69.8bUK£10.3b53.5x23.5x3.5x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£237.9bUK£68.8bUK£10.1b52.8x23.5x3.5x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£233.5bUK£67.8bUK£7.9b52.7x29.6x3.4x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£250.5bUK£68.5bUK£8.0b55.5x31.5x3.7x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£254.1bUK£68.2bUK£7.9b55.7x32x3.7x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£241.2bUK£69.5bUK£6.9b52.9x35x3.5x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£245.4bUK£70.5bUK£7.2b55.5x34.1x3.5x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£243.8bUK£79.1bUK£6.3b38.6x38.8x3.1x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£241.6bUK£79.8bUK£6.3b36.8x38.2x3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£233.5bUK£80.8bUK£6.4b25.7x36.7x2.9x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£217.6bUK£81.0bUK£3.7b20.3x59.5x2.7x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£229.3bUK£79.6bUK£3.7b15.5x62.1x2.9x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£247.6bUK£77.9bUK£3.8b15.7x65.9x3.2x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£274.9bUK£75.2bUK£4.5b16.7x60.4x3.7x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£261.2bUK£73.7bUK£4.6b17.2x57.1x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

57.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£261.2bTotal Earnings: UK£4.6bTotal Revenue: UK£73.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Pharmaceuticals 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 24.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry have grown 32% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Pharma compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.76%
Healthcare-0.30%
Pharma-0.30%
Pharma-0.30%
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
GSK GSKUK£14.471.2%
+UK£638.2m		-17.2%PE18.6x
HIK Hikma PharmaceuticalsUK£21.483.4%
+UK£154.3m		12.6%PE17.8x
HLN HaleonUK£4.150.4%
+UK£125.1m		28.9%PE25.9x
INDV IndiviorUK£9.006.6%
+UK£69.9m		-36.2%PS1.3x
POLB Poolbeg PharmaUK£0.03750.0%
+UK£13.6m		-71.6%PB2.8x
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GSK

UK£14.47

GSK

7D

1.2%

1Y

-17.2%

FUM

UK£0.09

Futura Medical

7D

12.5%

1Y

-75.9%

POLB

UK£0.037

Poolbeg Pharma

7D

50.0%

1Y

-71.6%

AZN

UK£103.86

AstraZeneca

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-12.9%

HLN

UK£4.15

Haleon

7D

0.4%

1Y

28.9%

ANCR

UK£2.68

Animalcare Group

7D

5.1%

1Y

9.8%

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May 24
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HCM

UK£1.99

HUTCHMED (China)

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-32.7%

INDV

UK£9.00

Indivior

7D

6.6%

1Y

-36.2%

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May 23
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IMM

UK£0.027

ImmuPharma

7D

-5.8%

1Y

26.8%

HIK

UK£21.48

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

7D

3.4%

1Y

12.6%

AGY

UK£0.072

Allergy Therapeutics

7D

2.9%

1Y

80.0%

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May 09
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EAH

UK£0.61

ECO Animal Health Group

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-52.4%

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INC

UK£0.05

Incanthera

7D

-9.1%

1Y

-73.7%

SAR

UK£0.15

Sareum Holdings

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-63.4%