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

UpdatedMay 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D5.0%
  • 3M27.7%
  • 1Y31.7%
  • YTDn/a

Rolls-Royce Holdings is up 4.1%, leading the way for the Aerospace and Defense industry, which has gained 5.0%. Meanwhile, Velocity Composites actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 11% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 32%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 May 2025UK£74.0bUK£38.4bUK£2.0b29.7x36.7x1.9x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025UK£64.9bUK£38.4bUK£2.3b24.7x27.8x1.7x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025UK£63.1bUK£38.5bUK£2.3b24.5x27x1.6x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025UK£56.4bUK£36.7bUK£2.2b22x25.2x1.5x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£39.0bTotal 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 25.5x202320242025
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 36.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.8% 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 Market-0.76%
Industrials0.018%
Aerospace & Defense4.99%
Aerospace and Defense4.99%
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£8.584.1%
+UK£2.8b		91.9%PE28.4x
BA. BAE SystemsUK£19.115.1%
+UK£2.7b		40.3%PE29.3x
QQ. QinetiQ GroupUK£5.0214.0%
+UK£334.9m		19.1%PS1.4x
BAB Babcock International GroupUK£9.294.3%
+UK£193.9m		70.4%PE24.3x
CHG Chemring GroupUK£4.747.6%
+UK£91.2m		25.1%PE30.2x
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