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

UpdatedOct 05, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M-1.3%
  • 1Y28.1%
  • YTD11.8%

The Aerospace & Defense industry is up 3.2% in the last week, with BAE Systems up 4.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 28%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 05 Oct 2024UK£52.4bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b20.1x24.1x1.4x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024UK£55.2bUK£36.3bUK£2.2b22.1x25.4x1.5x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024UK£54.2bUK£34.7bUK£2.2b21.1x24.3x1.6x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024UK£55.0bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b22.5x26.2x1.6x
Sun, 26 May 2024UK£57.7bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b23.9x27.5x1.7x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024UK£54.1bUK£34.7bUK£2.1b21.8x26.1x1.6x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024UK£55.9bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.3x27x1.6x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024UK£52.4bUK£38.5bUK£2.1b20x24.7x1.4x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024UK£58.9bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.5x26.9x1.4x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023UK£54.2bUK£40.9bUK£2.2b32.6x24.8x1.3x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023UK£54.8bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b30.4x25.1x1.3x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023UK£50.4bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b28.5x23.1x1.2x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023UK£52.2bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b28.3x26.5x1.3x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023UK£51.8bUK£39.2bUK£1.6b26.6x31.9x1.3x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023UK£51.9bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b21.8x28.8x1.3x
Mon, 29 May 2023UK£49.7bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b18.1x27.4x1.3x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023UK£51.5bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b17.1x28x1.3x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023UK£43.9bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.3x21.2x1.4x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023UK£41.7bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.4x22.6x1.4x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023UK£39.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.6x21.6x1.3x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022UK£39.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.4x21.6x1.3x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022UK£36.1bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18x19.8x1.2x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022UK£40.4bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b20x23.2x1.4x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022UK£38.6bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21.6x22.2x1.3x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022UK£39.7bUK£29.3bUK£1.8b23.9x22.5x1.4x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022UK£40.8bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b21.8x34.7x1.4x
Tue, 31 May 2022UK£38.6bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b23.6x33.1x1.3x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022UK£36.7bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.5x31.6x1.3x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022UK£37.7bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b23.5x32.4x1.3x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022UK£31.6bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b19.7x26.9x1.1x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022UK£32.3bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b22.3x27.5x1.1x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021UK£29.8bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b21.4x24.8x1x
Sun, 14 Nov 2021UK£31.4bUK£28.7bUK£311.1m27.1x100.8x1.1x
Tue, 12 Oct 2021UK£32.9bUK£28.7bUK£361.2m26.7x91.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

91.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£32.9bTotal Earnings: UK£361.2mTotal Revenue: UK£28.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Aerospace & 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 24.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.1x.
  • 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 & Defense industry have grown 82% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.2% 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 Market-0.78%
Industrials-1.88%
Aerospace & Defense3.24%
Aerospace and Defense3.24%
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£12.974.6%
+UK£1.7b		32.3%PE21.1x
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£5.301.0%
+UK£439.5m		153.9%PE19.2x
QQ. QinetiQ GroupUK£4.643.3%
+UK£81.9m		50.6%PE18.8x
CHG Chemring GroupUK£3.761.5%
+UK£15.0m		39.3%PE32.9x
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4.6%

1Y

32.3%

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1Y

50.6%

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7D

-2.0%

1Y

-9.3%

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UK£0.34

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7D

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1Y

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RR.

UK£5.30

Rolls-Royce Holdings

7D

1.0%

1Y

153.9%

MRO

UK£4.60

Melrose Industries

7D

-2.4%

1Y

0.8%

MSI

UK£10.10

MS INTERNATIONAL

7D

-1.0%

1Y

38.4%

SNR

UK£1.50

Senior

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-5.0%

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CHG

UK£3.76

Chemring Group

7D

1.5%

1Y

39.3%

AVON

UK£12.44

Avon Technologies

7D

-0.3%

1Y

105.3%