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

UpdatedMar 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M31.3%
  • 1Y19.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Aerospace and Defense industry is up 5.5% in the last week, with Rolls-Royce Holdings up 8.7%. This means that the industry has gained 22% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Mar 2025UK£64.8bUK£38.5bUK£2.3b25.4x27.7x1.7x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025UK£51.8bUK£36.7bUK£2.2b19.6x23.1x1.4x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025UK£50.2bUK£36.7bUK£2.2b20.1x22.5x1.4x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024UK£51.8bUK£36.6bUK£2.2b20.3x23.3x1.4x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024UK£52.1bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b18.8x23.9x1.4x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024UK£52.4bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b19.7x24x1.4x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024UK£55.2bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b22.1x25.4x1.5x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024UK£53.8bUK£34.7bUK£2.2b20.9x24.1x1.5x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024UK£55.2bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b23.8x26.3x1.6x
Sat, 25 May 2024UK£57.7bUK£34.7bUK£2.1b23.9x27.9x1.7x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024UK£54.1bUK£34.7bUK£2.1b21.8x26.1x1.6x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024UK£55.4bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.3x26.7x1.6x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024UK£51.9bUK£38.5bUK£2.1b20x24.4x1.3x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024UK£58.9bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.5x26.9x1.4x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023UK£53.9bUK£40.9bUK£2.2b32.3x24.6x1.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023UK£54.4bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b30x25x1.3x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023UK£50.4bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b28.5x23.1x1.2x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023UK£52.3bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b27.9x26.5x1.3x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023UK£50.1bUK£39.2bUK£1.6b24.6x30.8x1.3x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023UK£49.1bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b22.1x27.2x1.3x
Sun, 28 May 2023UK£49.7bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b18.1x27.4x1.3x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023UK£51.1bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b17.5x27.8x1.3x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023UK£43.4bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.2x21x1.4x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023UK£41.7bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.4x22.6x1.4x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023UK£39.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.6x21.6x1.3x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022UK£39.4bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18.4x21.5x1.3x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022UK£38.3bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b19.5x22x1.3x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022UK£40.4bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b20x23.2x1.4x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022UK£38.7bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21.6x22.3x1.3x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022UK£39.9bUK£29.3bUK£1.8b23.3x22.6x1.4x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022UK£40.8bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b21.8x34.7x1.4x
Mon, 30 May 2022UK£38.6bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.1x33.1x1.3x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022UK£36.8bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.3x31.7x1.3x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022UK£37.4bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b22.9x32.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£37.4bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£29.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace and Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Aerospace and Defense industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.9% 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 Market0.77%
Industrials0.75%
Aerospace & Defense3.33%
Aerospace and Defense3.33%
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£8.029.4%
+UK£5.8b		105.5%PE26.7x
BA. BAE SystemsUK£16.374.3%
+UK£2.0b		25.4%PE25.1x
MRO Melrose IndustriesUK£5.226.4%
+UK£405.6m		-15.6%PS1.9x
BAB Babcock International GroupUK£7.446.7%
+UK£236.8m		43.9%PE19.5x
SNR SeniorUK£1.642.1%
+UK£13.9m		-6.1%PE26x
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