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

UpdatedMar 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M18.8%
  • 1Y40.8%
  • YTDn/a

The Aerospace and Defense industry is up 2.4% in the last week, with BAE Systems up 2.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 41%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£54.2bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.1x26.2x1.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£51.7bUK£38.5bUK£2.1b20x24.3x1.3x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£57.9bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.3x26.4x1.4x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£53.8bUK£40.9bUK£2.2b32.1x24.6x1.3x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£54.2bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b30.2x24.9x1.3x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£51.5bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b30.2x23.6x1.3x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£52.2bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b24.2x26.4x1.3x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£49.9bUK£39.1bUK£1.6b23.4x30.7x1.3x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£48.8bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b22.5x27.1x1.3x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£49.8bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b18.3x27.1x1.3x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£45.5bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.6x22.1x1.5x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£41.7bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b16.7x20.2x1.3x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£40.7bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.1x22.1x1.4x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£39.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.6x21.6x1.3x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£39.6bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18.5x21.5x1.3x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£38.5bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b18.6x22.2x1.3x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£39.5bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b20.3x22.8x1.3x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£38.1bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21.4x21.9x1.3x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£39.0bUK£29.2bUK£1.8b24.2x22x1.3x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£40.4bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b21.8x34.4x1.4x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£38.4bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b23.4x32.6x1.3x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£37.3bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.2x32.1x1.3x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£36.5bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b22.7x30.6x1.3x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£31.6bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b19.8x26.9x1.1x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£31.7bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b20.8x27x1.1x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£30.4bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b21.9x25.4x1.1x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£32.0bUK£28.7bUK£361.3m27.4x88.6x1.1x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£32.4bUK£28.7bUK£361.2m26.7x89.6x1.1x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£33.3bUK£28.7bUK£360.6m27.5x92.2x1.2x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£32.6bUK£28.7bUK£360.6m26.6x90.4x1.1x
Fri, 07 May 2021UK£27.2bUK£28.8b-UK£130,935,285.0618.6x-208.1x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-191.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£26.8bTotal Earnings: -UK£140,183,285.06Total Revenue: UK£28.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace and Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Aerospace and Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 26.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Aerospace and Defense industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 6.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.70%
Industrials0.082%
Aerospace & Defense2.44%
Aerospace and Defense2.44%
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£12.952.9%
+UK£1.1b
43.0%PE21x
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£3.941.8%
+UK£593.8m
180.5%PE13.6x
MRO Melrose IndustriesUK£6.162.3%
+UK£159.8m
39.3%PE8127.8x
SNR SeniorUK£1.765.0%
+UK£34.3m
16.5%PE23.1x
BAB Babcock International GroupUK£5.110.3%
+UK£7.6m
69.1%PE78.5x
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MRO

UK£6.16

Melrose Industries

7D

2.3%

1Y

39.3%

AVON

UK£9.79

Avon Protection

7D

0.4%

1Y

10.8%

CHG

UK£3.47

Chemring Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

24.4%

BA.

UK£12.95

BAE Systems

7D

2.9%

1Y

43.0%

VEL

UK£0.33

Velocity Composites

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-13.2%

SNR

UK£1.76

Senior

7D

5.0%

1Y

16.5%

CHRT

UK£5.90

Cohort

7D

3.1%

1Y

30.8%

MSI

UK£8.35

MS INTERNATIONAL

7D

0.9%

1Y

55.3%