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

UpdatedJul 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y30.9%
  • YTD13.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Aerospace & Defense industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by Rolls-Royce Holdings declining 4.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 31%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£53.5bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b21.4x25.4x1.5x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£55.8bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b23.1x26.6x1.6x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£55.8bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b23.6x26.9x1.6x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£54.1bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.3x26.1x1.6x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£52.9bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b21.2x25.5x1.5x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£58.5bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.5x26.7x1.4x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£56.2bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.6x25.7x1.4x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£53.4bUK£40.9bUK£2.2b29.6x24.4x1.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£53.7bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b28.8x24.6x1.3x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£51.5bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b27.9x23.6x1.3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£51.1bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b24x25.9x1.3x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£50.1bUK£39.1bUK£1.6b22.8x30.9x1.3x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£50.9bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b19.8x28.1x1.3x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£50.9bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b18.4x27.7x1.3x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£45.3bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.5x21.9x1.5x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£42.7bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.8x20.7x1.4x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£39.9bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.7x21.7x1.3x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£40.4bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b19x21.9x1.4x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£39.2bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18.4x21.4x1.3x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£39.4bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b20.9x22.7x1.3x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£38.9bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b20.9x22.4x1.3x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£39.7bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b22.5x22.8x1.3x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£39.2bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b23.4x33.4x1.4x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£37.9bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b21.8x32.3x1.3x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£38.2bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b26.2x32.9x1.3x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022UK£38.1bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.5x32.8x1.3x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022UK£36.7bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b22.6x30.7x1.3x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022UK£31.3bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b20x26.6x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022UK£30.8bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b20.6x26.2x1.1x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021UK£30.3bUK£28.7bUK£311.2m26.6x97.4x1.1x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021UK£31.3bUK£28.7bUK£361.2m27.3x86.8x1.1x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021UK£32.5bUK£28.7bUK£362.3m26.4x89.8x1.1x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021UK£33.5bUK£28.7bUK£360.6m27.3x92.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

89.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£32.4bTotal Earnings: UK£360.6mTotal Revenue: UK£28.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.3x202220232024
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 25.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 80% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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-0.11%
Industrials-0.71%
Aerospace & Defense-1.28%
Aerospace and Defense-1.28%
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£12.780.7%
+UK£277.5m		37.8%PE20.7x
QQ. QinetiQ GroupUK£4.731.3%
+UK£33.4m		35.9%PE19.4x
CHRT CohortUK£8.181.0%
+UK£3.2m		70.4%PE21.5x
VEL Velocity CompositesUK£0.458.9%
+UK£2.0m		-7.8%PS1.2x
MSI MS INTERNATIONALUK£11.350.4%
+UK£1.4m		94.0%PE15.9x
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CHRT

UK£8.18

Cohort

7D

1.0%

1Y

70.4%

QQ.

UK£4.73

QinetiQ Group

7D

1.3%

1Y

35.9%

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BAB

UK£5.12

Babcock International Group

7D

-3.8%

1Y

35.7%

PEN

UK£0.23

Pennant International Group

7D

-6.1%

1Y

-38.7%

BA.

UK£12.78

BAE Systems

7D

0.7%

1Y

37.8%

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CHG

UK£3.86

Chemring Group

7D

-1.5%

1Y

34.8%

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Jul 12
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MSI

UK£11.35

MS INTERNATIONAL

7D

0.4%

1Y

94.0%

VEL

UK£0.45

Velocity Composites

7D

8.9%

1Y

-7.8%

MRO

UK£5.46

Melrose Industries

7D

-7.0%

1Y

2.9%

SNR

UK£1.63

Senior

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-4.1%

RR.

UK£4.35

Rolls-Royce Holdings

7D

-3.4%

1Y

178.9%

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Jun 15
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AVON

UK£12.80

Avon Protection

7D

-1.1%

1Y

51.5%