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U.K. (FTSE) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M12.9%
  • 1Y6.4%
  • YTD14.0%

Last week, the Pharma industry hasn't moved much but HUTCHMED (China) is up 3.2% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.0% 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
Sat, 25 Oct 2025UK£296.9bUK£88.1bUK£11.8b20.5x25.2x3.4x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025UK£271.9bUK£87.6bUK£11.7b18.7x23.2x3.1x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025UK£280.0bUK£87.5bUK£11.7b21.6x23.9x3.2x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025UK£256.2bUK£86.7bUK£10.7b25.7x24x3x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025UK£274.4bUK£86.2bUK£10.6b27.2x25.9x3.2x
Tue, 13 May 2025UK£259.4bUK£87.7bUK£10.8b26.1x24.1x3x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025UK£239.7bUK£88.1bUK£9.8b27.3x24.5x2.7x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025UK£293.8bUK£87.8bUK£9.6b29.2x30.6x3.3x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025UK£275.1bUK£87.2bUK£9.1b30.8x30.4x3.2x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025UK£224.6bUK£75.4bUK£7.8b31.3x28.8x3x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£226.5bUK£74.9bUK£7.7b32.1x29.3x3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£247.0bUK£72.6bUK£9.1b29.9x27.2x3.4x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£252.7bUK£71.5bUK£8.9b37.8x28.3x3.5x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£274.4bUK£72.2bUK£9.0b41x30.5x3.8x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£258.0bUK£70.9bUK£9.5b35.2x27.3x3.6x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£267.2bUK£71.6bUK£9.6b31.5x27.9x3.7x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£271.9bUK£71.9bUK£9.6b36.7x28.3x3.8x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£246.1bUK£71.0bUK£9.7b33.5x25.3x3.5x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£235.2bUK£70.1bUK£9.7b31x24.3x3.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£234.7bUK£69.3bUK£9.6b34.9x24.4x3.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£240.0bUK£69.1bUK£10.7b35.7x22.4x3.5x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£227.9bUK£69.0bUK£10.7b34x21.3x3.3x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£229.1bUK£70.8bUK£10.4b54x22.1x3.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£249.8bUK£70.7bUK£10.4b56.6x24.1x3.5x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£236.5bUK£69.2bUK£10.2b53.5x23.2x3.4x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£237.3bUK£67.3bUK£7.8b52x30.3x3.5x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£249.7bUK£67.5bUK£7.9b55.5x31.7x3.7x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£256.5bUK£68.5bUK£8.0b55.8x32.2x3.7x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£259.1bUK£69.3bUK£6.9b60.9x37.7x3.7x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£234.3bUK£70.5bUK£7.0b45x33.7x3.3x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£236.8bUK£71.1bUK£6.3b38.4x37.3x3.3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£252.2bUK£80.7bUK£6.4b38x39.6x3.1x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£242.5bUK£79.5bUK£6.3b37.6x38.4x3x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£227.2bUK£80.0bUK£3.7b21.7x61.6x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

61.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£227.2bTotal Earnings: UK£3.7bTotal Revenue: UK£80.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.6x202320242025
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 25.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry have grown 47% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 Market3.02%
Healthcare-0.10%
Pharma-0.24%
Pharma-0.24%
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
HCM HUTCHMED (China)UK£2.273.2%
+UK£60.2m		-29.7%PE5.6x
AGY Allergy TherapeuticsUK£0.0825.8%
+UK£21.4m		54.7%PS7x
ANCR Animalcare GroupUK£2.509.6%
+UK£15.2m		9.2%PE57.9x
EAH ECO Animal Health GroupUK£0.835.7%
+UK£3.0m		25.8%PE33.4x
FUM Futura MedicalUK£0.02931.0%
+UK£2.1m		-92.6%PS1.1x

Latest News

SAR
UK£0.15
Sareum Holdings
7D
-7.7%
1Y
-40.0%
ANCR
UK£2.50
Animalcare Group
7D
9.6%
1Y
9.2%
GSK
UK£16.20
GSK
7D
-0.3%
1Y
11.8%
HCM
UK£2.27
HUTCHMED (China)
7D
3.2%
1Y
-29.7%
STX
UK£0.073
Shield Therapeutics
7D
-3.9%
1Y
82.5%

Analysts Maintain Target for Shield Therapeutics Amid Positive Clinical News and Stable Valuation Metrics

Narrative Update on Shield Therapeutics: Analyst Price Target Revision Analysts have maintained their price target for Shield Therapeutics at £0.16. This reflects confidence in the company's prospects, given stable fair value estimates and consistent growth expectations.
AZN
UK£125.32
AstraZeneca
7D
-0.2%
1Y
8.0%
FUM
UK£0.029
Futura Medical
7D
31.0%
1Y
-92.6%

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Futura Medical plc's (LON:FUM) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 75%

Oct 18
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Futura Medical plc's (LON:FUM) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 75%
AGY
UK£0.082
Allergy Therapeutics
7D
5.8%
1Y
54.7%
INC
UK£0.037
Incanthera
7D
36.4%
1Y
-77.6%
IMM
UK£0.12
ImmuPharma
7D
-7.9%
1Y
580.4%
HIK
UK£17.53
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-9.7%
EAH
UK£0.83
ECO Animal Health Group
7D
5.7%
1Y
25.8%
HLN
UK£3.50
Haleon
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-6.5%

Haleon (LON:HLN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 15
Haleon (LON:HLN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
NFX
UK£0.0031
Nuformix
7D
8.8%
1Y
396.0%
ANA
UK£0.0025
Ananda Pharma
7D
-9.1%
1Y
-23.1%