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U.K. (FTSE) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-3.8%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y20.6%
  • YTD-0.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Pharma industry has dropped 3.8%, driven by a pullback from AstraZeneca of 3.2%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 21%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 02 May 2026UK£329.4bUK£91.3bUK£15.7b18.4x21x3.6x
Mon, 30 Mar 2026UK£341.2bUK£91.1bUK£15.7b19.7x21.7x3.7x
Wed, 25 Feb 2026UK£368.0bUK£90.1bUK£15.4b23.3x23.9x4.1x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026UK£322.1bUK£89.3bUK£14.6b22.1x22.1x3.6x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025UK£323.8bUK£89.7bUK£14.6b21.9x22.1x3.6x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025UK£321.8bUK£90.4bUK£14.8b21.6x21.8x3.6x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025UK£298.2bUK£87.9bUK£11.7b20x25.4x3.4x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025UK£282.1bUK£87.3bUK£11.7b21.2x24.2x3.2x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£263.7bUK£87.7bUK£11.7b21.5x22.5x3x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£257.6bUK£86.2bUK£10.6b25.6x24.3x3x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£270.4bUK£86.2bUK£10.6b27.1x25.5x3.1x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£268.3bUK£87.4bUK£10.7b26.7x25x3.1x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£276.2bUK£87.7bUK£9.7b32x28.4x3.1x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£287.9bUK£88.5bUK£9.4b31.4x30.6x3.3x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£234.4bUK£75.6bUK£7.8b33x30x3.1x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£220.2bUK£75.3bUK£7.8b30.8x28.3x2.9x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£215.8bUK£75.0bUK£7.7b30.3x27.9x2.9x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£255.3bUK£72.4bUK£9.1b30.9x28.2x3.5x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£259.0bUK£72.1bUK£9.0b37.7x28.7x3.6x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£270.3bUK£73.2bUK£9.1b39.3x29.6x3.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£255.8bUK£71.1bUK£9.5b27.8x27x3.6x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£268.8bUK£71.5bUK£9.6b30.5x28.1x3.8x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£265.3bUK£72.0bUK£9.6b32.9x27.6x3.7x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£241.9bUK£71.0bUK£9.7b31.6x24.9x3.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£231.8bUK£70.8bUK£9.8b30.8x23.8x3.3x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£237.3bUK£68.9bUK£10.7b35.9x22.2x3.4x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£232.3bUK£68.9bUK£10.7b34.8x21.8x3.4x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£225.1bUK£69.7bUK£10.8b54.4x20.9x3.2x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£234.8bUK£70.7bUK£10.4b53.5x22.7x3.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£245.3bUK£70.0bUK£10.3b53.5x23.8x3.5x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£238.8bUK£69.0bUK£10.2b53.5x23.5x3.5x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£227.3bUK£66.6bUK£7.8b54.7x29.3x3.4x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£250.7bUK£68.2bUK£7.9b55.1x31.6x3.7x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£258.0bUK£68.0bUK£7.9b57.3x32.6x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£258.0bTotal Earnings: UK£7.9bTotal Revenue: UK£68.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.7x202420252026
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 21.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.18%
Healthcare-3.64%
Pharma-3.78%
Pharma-3.78%
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
HIK Hikma PharmaceuticalsUK£14.081.7%
+UK£49.6m		-29.8%PE10.3x
INC IncantheraUK£0.0138.0%
+UK£137.9k		-76.5%PS310.4x

Latest News

AZN
UK£135.12
AstraZeneca
7D
-3.2%
1Y
25.6%
GSK
UK£19.01
GSK
7D
-5.9%
1Y
31.2%
HCM
UK£1.95
HUTCHMED (China)
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-16.1%
HIK
UK£14.08
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
7D
1.7%
1Y
-29.8%
FUM
UK£0.0075
Futura Medical
7D
-48.6%
1Y
-91.7%
STX
UK£0.079
Shield Therapeutics
7D
-10.7%
1Y
229.2%
HLN
UK£3.44
Haleon
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-13.6%
IMM
UK£0.041
ImmuPharma
7D
-8.0%
1Y
20.3%
AGY
UK£0.10
Allergy Therapeutics
7D
-2.4%
1Y
46.4%
INC
UK£0.013
Incanthera
7D
8.0%
1Y
-76.5%