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U.K. (FTSE) Airlines Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D3.9%
  • 3M-11.4%
  • 1Y0.9%
  • YTD-11.3%

In the last week, the Airlines industry is up 5.8%, with all of the companies up. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Airlines Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 25 May 2026UK£23.6bUK£51.6bUK£4.1b5.3x5.7x0.5x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026UK£23.7bUK£51.3bUK£4.1b5.3x5.7x0.5x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026UK£21.1bUK£51.1bUK£4.1b4.9x5.1x0.4x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026UK£27.3bUK£51.4bUK£3.9b6.4x7x0.5x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026UK£26.5bUK£51.2bUK£3.8b6.9x6.9x0.5x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025UK£25.6bUK£51.4bUK£3.9b6.3x6.6x0.5x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025UK£22.9bUK£46.0bUK£3.6b6.1x6.3x0.5x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025UK£24.2bUK£45.7bUK£3.6b6.5x6.8x0.5x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025UK£24.4bUK£45.7bUK£3.6b7.2x6.8x0.5x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025UK£24.8bUK£45.0bUK£3.4b7.6x7.3x0.5x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025UK£24.8bUK£48.9bUK£3.6b7x6.9x0.5x
Tue, 27 May 2025UK£23.0bUK£44.0bUK£3.4b7.6x6.8x0.5x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025UK£19.3bUK£43.6bUK£3.3b6x5.9x0.4x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025UK£20.3bUK£43.1bUK£3.2b6x6.3x0.5x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025UK£23.5bUK£42.3bUK£3.3b6.9x7.1x0.6x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025UK£23.0bUK£47.0bUK£3.6b6.2x6.4x0.5x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024UK£23.7bUK£46.3bUK£3.5b6.8x6.7x0.5x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024UK£20.4bUK£45.2bUK£3.4b7.3x6.1x0.5x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024UK£16.0bUK£40.7bUK£3.0b7.3x5.4x0.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024UK£15.9bUK£40.8bUK£3.0b7.8x5.3x0.4x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024UK£14.4bUK£41.1bUK£3.0b7.4x4.8x0.4x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024UK£16.5bUK£44.3bUK£3.4b6.9x4.8x0.4x
Wed, 29 May 2024UK£17.3bUK£44.7bUK£3.5b6.9x5x0.4x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024UK£15.7bUK£39.5bUK£3.0b6.9x5.2x0.4x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024UK£15.3bUK£39.5bUK£3.0b7.1x5.1x0.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024UK£14.5bUK£38.8bUK£2.8b6.9x5.2x0.4x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024UK£15.5bUK£42.9bUK£3.0b7.7x5.1x0.4x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023UK£16.5bUK£43.0bUK£3.0b7.8x5.5x0.4x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023UK£12.8bUK£37.4bUK£2.3b5.8x5.6x0.3x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023UK£13.1bUK£35.9bUK£1.9b6.1x6.7x0.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023UK£13.2bUK£35.7bUK£1.9b6.2x6.8x0.4x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023UK£14.2bUK£35.9bUK£2.0b6.6x7.3x0.4x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023UK£14.6bUK£33.6bUK£1.1b10.8x13.2x0.4x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£13.8bUK£33.6bUK£1.1b10.2x12.6x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£13.8bTotal Earnings: UK£1.1bTotal Revenue: UK£33.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Airlines Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Airlines 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 5.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 6.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.44x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Airlines industry have grown 55% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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 Market1.53%
Industrials4.32%
Airlines3.88%
Airlines3.88%
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
IAG International Consolidated Airlines GroupUK£3.973.0%
+UK£513.2m		24.1%PE5.9x
EZJ easyJetUK£3.708.9%
+UK£227.2m		-33.2%PE6.7x
JET2 Jet2UK£11.214.0%
+UK£82.1m		-36.7%PE4.7x
WIZZ Wizz Air HoldingsUK£9.776.3%
+UK£60.0m		-38.1%PE3.6x

Latest News

EZJ
UK£3.70
easyJet
7D
8.9%
1Y
-33.2%
Analysis Article • May 23

Earnings Update: easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Just Reported Its Interim Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Investors in easyJet plc ( LON:EZJ ) had a good week, as its shares rose 7.6% to close at UK£3.70 following the release...
WIZZ
UK£9.77
Wizz Air Holdings
7D
6.3%
1Y
-38.1%
Analysis Article • May 20

What Does Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Share Price Indicate?

While Wizz Air Holdings Plc ( LON:WIZZ ) might not have the largest market cap around , it received a lot of attention...
IAG
UK£3.97
International Consolidated Airlines Group
7D
3.0%
1Y
24.1%
JET2
UK£11.21
Jet2
7D
4.0%
1Y
-36.7%