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U.K. (FTSE) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 05, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies222
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTD9.2%

The Industrials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Rolls-Royce Holdings has stood out, gaining 17%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 7.6% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Industrials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£301.4bUK£288.5bUK£14.1b14.8x21.4x1x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£282.7bUK£283.9bUK£13.5b14x20.9x1x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£294.2bUK£282.6bUK£13.1b15.3x22.4x1x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£288.1bUK£280.2bUK£12.6b14.9x22.9x1x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£297.3bUK£272.5bUK£11.4b14.4x26.1x1.1x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£295.0bUK£271.5bUK£11.7b14.8x25.3x1.1x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£297.1bUK£271.1bUK£11.7b14.7x25.4x1.1x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£297.7bUK£267.0bUK£12.1b15.1x24.7x1.1x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£282.2bUK£263.0bUK£11.9b15x23.7x1.1x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£283.2bUK£234.4bUK£11.2b17x25.2x1.2x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£273.5bUK£232.5bUK£11.2b17.5x24.3x1.2x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£271.7bUK£231.9bUK£11.3b16.8x24x1.2x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£260.2bUK£222.0bUK£10.3b15.7x25.2x1.2x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£269.5bUK£261.8bUK£10.9b15.2x24.6x1x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£289.6bUK£256.0bUK£11.4b16.6x25.5x1.1x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022UK£289.2bUK£237.9bUK£11.2b17.4x25.8x1.2x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022UK£273.7bUK£236.1bUK£10.9b17.3x25.2x1.2x
Mon, 23 May 2022UK£286.5bUK£233.1bUK£10.4b18.5x27.4x1.2x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022UK£304.9bUK£227.7bUK£10.1b19.5x30.1x1.3x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022UK£311.7bUK£226.6bUK£9.9b19.6x31.5x1.4x
Sun, 13 Feb 2022UK£314.2bUK£227.2bUK£9.0b21.3x35x1.4x
Tue, 11 Jan 2022UK£331.1bUK£226.5bUK£9.0b21.6x37x1.5x
Thu, 09 Dec 2021UK£343.9bUK£224.4bUK£8.7b24.2x39.7x1.5x
Sat, 06 Nov 2021UK£346.6bUK£218.9bUK£6.7b26.7x51.8x1.6x
Mon, 04 Oct 2021UK£328.3bUK£218.0bUK£6.5b26.2x50.7x1.5x
Wed, 01 Sep 2021UK£340.0bUK£216.1bUK£5.4b27.8x62.5x1.6x
Thu, 08 Jul 2021UK£311.5bUK£215.7bUK£5.4b27x57.8x1.4x
Wed, 31 Mar 2021UK£289.1bUK£214.0bUK£3.8b26.8x75.3x1.4x
Sat, 02 Jan 2021UK£277.0bUK£214.2bUK£2.8b23.4x98.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

98.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£277.0bTotal Earnings: UK£2.8bTotal Revenue: UK£214.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.8x20222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Industrials 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 21.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 41.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 71% 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. Industrials sector?

GB Market0.37%
Industrials0.31%
Airlines7.07%
Trade Distributors1.91%
Building1.80%
Construction1.23%
Industrials0.79%
Machinery0.22%
Aerospace & Defense-0.17%
Transportation-0.47%
Professional Services-0.52%
Logistics-0.53%
Marine and Shipping-1.08%
Infrastructure-1.14%
Commercial Services-2.25%
Electrical-3.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Transportation industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (52.1%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Logistics industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 102% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Marine and Shipping industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 8.8% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£2.8517.4%
+UK£3.5b
215.0%PE14.5x
AHT Ashtead GroupUK£49.203.5%
+UK£732.7m
-2.3%PE16.3x
EZJ easyJetUK£4.7517.2%
+UK£527.1m
20.9%PE11.1x
IAG International Consolidated Airlines GroupUK£1.584.9%
+UK£363.7m
17.3%PE3.8x
EXPN ExperianUK£29.350.5%
+UK£211.0m
-0.7%PE32.8x
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AT.

UK£5.90

Ashtead Technology Holdings

7D

28.5%

1Y

88.5%

RTO

UK£4.28

Rentokil Initial

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-20.7%

MRL

UK£3.30

Marlowe

7D

-34.5%

1Y

-30.7%

BA.

UK£10.47

BAE Systems

7D

-0.2%

1Y

28.3%

DCC

UK£54.90

DCC

7D

2.0%

1Y

24.7%

IMI

UK£15.62

IMI

7D

-0.8%

1Y

14.3%

AHT

UK£49.20

Ashtead Group

7D

3.5%

1Y

-2.3%

QQ.

UK£2.93

QinetiQ Group

7D

-8.4%

1Y

-16.2%

MRO

UK£5.27

Melrose Industries

7D

2.4%

1Y

38.2%

RR.

UK£2.85

Rolls-Royce Holdings

7D

17.4%

1Y

215.0%