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U.K. (FTSE) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-4.8%
  • 1Y21.0%
  • YTD1.5%

The Pharma is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but GSK has stood out, gaining 3.0%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 21% over the past 12 months. 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
Sun, 07 Jun 2026UK£327.6bUK£92.3bUK£15.9b17.9x20.7x3.6x
Tue, 05 May 2026UK£321.8bUK£91.6bUK£15.7b18.3x20.4x3.5x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026UK£356.0bUK£91.0bUK£15.6b19.9x22.7x3.9x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026UK£370.6bUK£90.5bUK£15.6b22.7x23.7x4.1x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026UK£322.4bUK£88.8bUK£14.5b22.2x22.2x3.6x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025UK£324.3bUK£89.3bUK£14.6b21.8x22.2x3.6x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025UK£321.0bUK£90.7bUK£14.8b21.6x21.7x3.5x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025UK£297.6bUK£87.7bUK£11.7b20.6x25.4x3.4x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025UK£274.6bUK£87.1bUK£11.6b20.9x23.6x3.2x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025UK£273.9bUK£87.3bUK£11.7b21.3x23.5x3.1x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£263.8bUK£86.2bUK£10.6b27.8x24.9x3.1x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£271.9bUK£86.3bUK£10.6b27.2x25.6x3.1x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£267.7bUK£87.0bUK£10.7b26.8x25.1x3.1x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£278.8bUK£87.2bUK£9.6b31.9x28.9x3.2x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£289.5bUK£89.0bUK£9.8b29.1x29.7x3.3x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£234.4bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b33.3x30x3.1x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£223.9bUK£75.4bUK£7.8b31.1x28.8x3x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£224.7bUK£75.5bUK£7.8b31.3x28.8x3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£253.4bUK£72.3bUK£9.0b30.9x28x3.5x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£258.4bUK£71.9bUK£9.0b37.9x28.7x3.6x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£277.3bUK£72.9bUK£9.1b40.7x30.5x3.8x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£259.5bUK£70.7bUK£9.4b32.7x27.5x3.7x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£268.8bUK£71.5bUK£9.6b31.1x28.1x3.8x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£270.4bUK£72.2bUK£9.6b33.1x28x3.7x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£240.7bUK£70.8bUK£9.7b31.4x24.8x3.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£233.3bUK£70.7bUK£9.7b30.9x23.9x3.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£237.9bUK£68.9bUK£10.7b36.1x22.3x3.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£234.9bUK£68.8bUK£10.7b35.4x22x3.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£227.1bUK£69.2bUK£10.7b53x21.2x3.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£229.7bUK£70.4bUK£10.3b53.8x22.3x3.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£246.6bUK£70.0bUK£10.3b55.1x24x3.5x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£234.0bUK£68.9bUK£10.2b53.5x23x3.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£226.8bUK£66.7bUK£7.8b54.3x29.2x3.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£250.8bUK£68.1bUK£7.9b54.6x31.7x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£250.8bTotal Earnings: UK£7.9bTotal Revenue: UK£68.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202420252026
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 20.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.3x.
  • 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 11% 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-0.73%
Healthcare0.89%
Pharma0.93%
Pharma0.93%
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£19.383.0%
+UK£2.3b		28.1%PE13.3x
AZN AstraZenecaUK£138.580.4%
+UK£868.6m		28.5%PE27.6x
HLN HaleonUK£3.370.09%
+UK£26.6m		-16.8%PE17.9x
POLB Poolbeg PharmaUK£0.08647.0%
+UK£19.4m		138.9%PB7.1x
STX Shield TherapeuticsUK£0.0613.4%
+UK£2.1m		138.8%PS1.8x

Latest News

AZN
UK£138.58
AstraZeneca
7D
0.4%
1Y
28.5%
HIK
UK£14.71
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-30.9%
STX
UK£0.061
Shield Therapeutics
7D
3.4%
1Y
138.8%
Narrative Update • Jun 05

STX: Pediatric And Japan Trial Milestones Will Drive Future Earnings Upside

Shield Therapeutics' analyst price target is now set at £0.14. Analysts attribute this level to unchanged fair value, discount rate and P/E assumptions, combined with modest adjustments to revenue growth and profit margin forecasts.
HLN
UK£3.37
Haleon
7D
0.09%
1Y
-16.8%
GSK
UK£19.38
GSK
7D
3.0%
1Y
28.1%
IMM
UK£0.043
ImmuPharma
7D
0.7%
1Y
62.2%
HCM
UK£1.62
HUTCHMED (China)
7D
-7.7%
1Y
-28.2%
Narrative Update • May 28

HCM: Late-Stage Hematology And Oncology Pipeline Will Drive Future Re-Rating Potential

Analysts have kept their fair value estimate for HUTCHMED (China) steady at £3.46 per share, with only marginal tweaks to assumptions such as discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. Together, these factors support an unchanged price target narrative.
ANCR
UK£3.32
Animalcare Group
7D
-0.5%
1Y
11.2%
POLB
UK£0.086
Poolbeg Pharma
7D
47.0%
1Y
138.9%
EAH
UK£0.93
ECO Animal Health Group
7D
-2.6%
1Y
47.6%
THAT
UK£0.006
Thalia Therapeutics
7D
-7.7%
1Y
26.3%
AGY
UK£0.085
Allergy Therapeutics
7D
-5.6%
1Y
25.0%
NFX
UK£0.0017
Nuformix
7D
-17.8%
1Y
60.5%
SAR
UK£0.23
Sareum Holdings
7D
-6.0%
1Y
64.9%
INC
UK£0.019
Incanthera
7D
49.0%
1Y
-62.0%