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U.K. (FTSE) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M17.1%
  • 1Y41.5%
  • YTD53.8%

In the last week, Aerospace & Defense has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 42% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Jul 2025UK£75.5bUK£38.6bUK£2.1b29.1x36.3x2x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025UK£73.9bUK£38.4bUK£2.0b29.2x36.5x1.9x
Fri, 09 May 2025UK£68.1bUK£38.5bUK£2.3b26.8x29.1x1.8x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025UK£59.1bUK£38.5bUK£2.3b23.3x25.3x1.5x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025UK£65.5bUK£38.5bUK£2.4b24.5x27.8x1.7x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025UK£50.9bUK£36.7bUK£2.2b19.9x22.8x1.4x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024UK£49.1bUK£36.7bUK£2.2b19.9x22x1.3x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024UK£54.4bUK£36.7bUK£2.2b20.5x24.5x1.5x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024UK£53.5bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b18.9x24.6x1.5x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024UK£52.6bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b20.6x24.2x1.4x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024UK£55.3bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b22x25.4x1.5x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024UK£54.2bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b23.6x25.8x1.6x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024UK£57.8bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b23.6x27.6x1.7x
Sat, 11 May 2024UK£57.2bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b23.7x27.6x1.7x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024UK£55.9bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.2x27x1.6x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024UK£54.1bUK£39.1bUK£2.0b20.8x26.4x1.4x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024UK£58.4bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.4x26.7x1.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023UK£56.0bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.7x25.6x1.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023UK£53.5bUK£40.9bUK£2.2b29.6x24.4x1.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023UK£54.1bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b29.2x24.8x1.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023UK£51.6bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b27.9x23.7x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023UK£50.4bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b24.4x25.5x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023UK£49.1bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b20.7x27.2x1.3x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023UK£50.5bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b19.6x27.9x1.3x
Sun, 14 May 2023UK£50.8bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b18.5x27.7x1.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023UK£45.1bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.1x21.8x1.5x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023UK£42.3bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.5x20.5x1.4x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£40.2bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.8x21.8x1.4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£40.5bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.6x22x1.4x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£39.1bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18.6x21.3x1.3x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£39.1bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b20.8x22.5x1.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£38.8bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21.7x22.4x1.3x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£39.8bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b22.9x22.9x1.4x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£39.9bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b23.5x34x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34x


Total Market Cap: UK£39.9bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£29.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Aerospace & Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 36.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10.0% 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 industry?

GB Market1.17%
Industrials1.14%
Aerospace & Defense0.93%
Aerospace and Defense0.93%
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
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£9.882.6%
+UK£2.1b		119.6%PE32.7x
BA. BAE SystemsUK£19.001.1%
+UK£587.3m		49.8%PE29x
MRO Melrose IndustriesUK£5.342.2%
+UK£145.0m		-9.0%PS2x
AVON Avon TechnologiesUK£20.704.7%
+UK£27.3m		60.0%PE127.4x
BAB Babcock International GroupUK£10.760.3%
+UK£15.1m		102.3%PE21.9x

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PEN
UK£0.26
Pennant International Group
7D
-5.5%
1Y
6.1%
SNR
UK£1.85
Senior
7D
0.1%
1Y
10.6%
MSI
UK£11.20
MS INTERNATIONAL
7D
-4.7%
1Y
-0.9%
CHG
UK£5.58
Chemring Group
7D
-0.4%
1Y
42.5%
BAB
UK£10.76
Babcock International Group
7D
0.3%
1Y
102.3%
BA.
UK£19.00
BAE Systems
7D
1.1%
1Y
49.8%
AVON
UK£20.70
Avon Technologies
7D
4.7%
1Y
60.0%
CHRT
UK£15.40
Cohort
7D
-0.8%
1Y
90.1%
VEL
UK£0.27
Velocity Composites
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-36.1%
MRO
UK£5.34
Melrose Industries
7D
2.2%
1Y
-9.0%
RCFX
UK£0.28
RC Fornax
7D
7.8%
1Y
n/a