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

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-3.5%
  • 1Y4.0%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Aerospace and Defense has been flat. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£51.0bUK£36.7bUK£2.2b20.3x22.8x1.4x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£50.5bUK£36.7bUK£2.2b20.2x22.7x1.4x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£56.1bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b19.8x25.7x1.5x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£52.1bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b18.5x23.9x1.4x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£52.2bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b21.1x24x1.4x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£52.7bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b20.7x24.2x1.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£53.3bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b22.3x25.4x1.5x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£57.3bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b24.1x27.2x1.6x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£55.8bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.4x26.9x1.6x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£56.9bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.6x27.5x1.6x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£52.5bUK£38.5bUK£2.1b20x24.7x1.4x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£58.4bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.5x26.6x1.4x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£54.1bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b24.6x24.7x1.3x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£54.7bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b30.2x25.1x1.3x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£53.6bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b28.7x24.6x1.3x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£52.8bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b27.5x24.2x1.3x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£53.1bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b25.2x26.9x1.3x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£51.0bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b21.9x28.3x1.3x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£49.8bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b17.8x27.4x1.3x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£51.0bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b17x27.8x1.3x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£44.2bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.7x21.4x1.4x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£42.0bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b19.5x22.8x1.4x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£40.4bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b19x21.9x1.4x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£40.2bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b17.9x21.8x1.4x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£37.9bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18.4x20.7x1.3x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£38.5bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21x22.2x1.3x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£38.7bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21.2x22.3x1.3x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£39.9bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b24.3x22.9x1.4x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£40.1bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b22.2x34.2x1.4x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£39.0bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.1x33.4x1.3x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£37.4bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b25.2x32.2x1.3x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£36.7bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b22.7x31.6x1.3x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£32.7bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b19.7x27.8x1.1x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£31.9bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b21.8x27.2x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£31.9bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£28.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace and Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Aerospace and Defense 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 22.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 26.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry have grown 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Aerospace and Defense compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.96%
Industrials1.95%
Aerospace & Defense1.68%
Aerospace and Defense1.68%
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
BA. BAE SystemsUK£12.232.6%
+UK£903.0m		4.1%PE19.8x
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£5.881.4%
+UK£676.2m		92.8%PE21.3x
QQ. QinetiQ GroupUK£4.224.4%
+UK£97.6m		26.6%PE17x
BAB Babcock International GroupUK£5.043.2%
+UK£78.1m		17.1%PE13.2x
MRO Melrose IndustriesUK£5.680.8%
+UK£55.4m		-1.7%PS2.1x
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