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U.K. (FTSE) Airlines Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D3.9%
  • 3M26.4%
  • 1Y53.0%
  • YTD0.03%

The Airlines is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but International Consolidated Airlines Group has stood out, gaining 4.2%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 54% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£23.6bUK£46.9bUK£3.6b6.3x6.6x0.5x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£23.8bUK£46.3bUK£3.5b6.7x6.7x0.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£20.4bUK£45.2bUK£3.4b7.2x6x0.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£16.5bUK£40.6bUK£3.0b7.6x5.5x0.4x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£16.1bUK£40.8bUK£3.0b7.8x5.4x0.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£14.1bUK£41.3bUK£3.0b7.2x4.6x0.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£16.9bUK£44.3bUK£3.4b6.6x4.9x0.4x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£17.1bUK£44.5bUK£3.5b7x5x0.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£15.8bUK£39.4bUK£3.0b7.2x5.2x0.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£16.1bUK£39.4bUK£3.0b7.2x5.3x0.4x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£14.7bUK£38.7bUK£2.8b7x5.3x0.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£15.6bUK£42.8bUK£3.0b7.5x5.2x0.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£16.8bUK£43.2bUK£3.0b8.3x5.5x0.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£15.8bUK£41.5bUK£2.5b8.5x6.3x0.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£12.3bUK£36.0bUK£2.0b5.9x6.3x0.3x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£13.8bUK£35.8bUK£1.9b6.5x7.1x0.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£14.2bUK£36.0bUK£2.0b6.6x7.2x0.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£14.0bUK£34.1bUK£1.2b8.3x11.8x0.4x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£14.2bUK£33.6bUK£1.1b10.7x12.9x0.4x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£13.7bUK£30.8bUK£380.3m16x36.1x0.4x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£14.3bUK£30.7bUK£379.6m16.8x37.7x0.5x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£14.1bUK£30.8bUK£381.2m16.8x37x0.5x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£6.1bUK£10.5bUK£602.4k12x10105.6x0.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£4.8bUK£10.5bUK£527.3k10.5x9075.9x0.5x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£5.0bUK£4.3b-UK£1,090,001,880.00n/a-4.6x1.2x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£9.4bUK£17.8b-UK£2,420,635,230.00n/a-3.9x0.5x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£9.8bUK£17.7b-UK£2,415,493,362.00n/a-4.1x0.6x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£11.1bUK£17.4b-UK£2,386,325,057.00n/a-4.6x0.6x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£6.6bUK£5.7b-UK£1,619,076,151.00n/a-4.1x1.2x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£9.1bUK£4.7b-UK£1,641,706,050.00n/a-5.5x1.9x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£9.7bUK£3.5b-UK£1,865,302,881.0030.5x-5.2x2.8x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£9.8bUK£3.5b-UK£1,859,438,191.0030.5x-5.3x2.8x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£11.1bUK£3.5b-UK£1,856,401,190.0029.9x-6x3.2x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£12.2bUK£3.3b-UK£1,729,845,008.0019.9x-7.1x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-7.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£12.2bTotal Earnings: -UK£1,729,845,008.00Total Revenue: UK£3.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Airlines Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 803.6x202320242025
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 6.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 804x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Airlines industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 143% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Industrials industry?

GB Market3.34%
Industrials5.02%
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£3.184.2%
+UK£613.4m		119.0%PE6.4x
WIZZ Wizz Air HoldingsUK£13.159.4%
+UK£116.8m		-27.7%PE5.5x
EZJ easyJetUK£5.042.0%
+UK£73.6m		1.0%PE8.4x
JET2 Jet2UK£14.522.3%
+UK£68.7m		11.3%PE6.3x
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1Y

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IAG

UK£3.18

International Consolidated Airlines Group

7D

4.2%

1Y

119.0%