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U.K. (FTSE) Airlines Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M11.5%
  • 1Y78.0%
  • YTD14.5%

Last week, the Airlines industry hasn't moved much but easyJet is up 5.0% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 78% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£24.5bUK£45.6bUK£3.6b7.6x6.9x0.5x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£25.8bUK£49.3bUK£3.6b7.2x7.1x0.5x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£23.9bUK£44.1bUK£3.4b8.1x7.1x0.5x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£20.7bUK£43.6bUK£3.3b7.2x6.3x0.5x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£18.5bUK£43.1bUK£3.2b5.5x5.7x0.4x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£22.5bUK£42.1bUK£3.3b6.7x6.8x0.5x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£24.2bUK£46.8bUK£3.6b6.6x6.7x0.5x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£24.1bUK£46.4bUK£3.6b6.6x6.8x0.5x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£19.8bUK£45.4bUK£3.4b6.7x5.8x0.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£17.5bUK£40.5bUK£3.0b7.8x5.9x0.4x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£16.5bUK£40.8bUK£3.0b7.6x5.5x0.4x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£14.3bUK£41.2bUK£3.0b7.1x4.7x0.3x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£17.3bUK£44.2bUK£3.4b6.7x5x0.4x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£17.2bUK£44.4bUK£3.5b7.3x5x0.4x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£15.9bUK£39.5bUK£3.0b7x5.3x0.4x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£15.9bUK£39.5bUK£3.0b7.2x5.2x0.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£14.4bUK£38.8bUK£2.8b7x5.2x0.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£14.5bUK£38.7bUK£2.8b6.7x5.2x0.4x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£16.8bUK£43.2bUK£3.0b8.3x5.5x0.4x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£15.2bUK£41.4bUK£2.5b8.3x6.1x0.4x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£11.7bUK£36.2bUK£2.0b5.6x6x0.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£13.4bUK£35.8bUK£1.9b6.3x6.9x0.4x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£13.9bUK£35.8bUK£1.9b6.5x7.2x0.4x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£14.0bUK£34.1bUK£1.2b8.2x11.8x0.4x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£14.4bUK£33.5bUK£1.1b10.9x13.2x0.4x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£13.8bUK£32.7bUK£987.3m10x13.9x0.4x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£13.7bUK£30.7bUK£377.9m16.1x36.4x0.4x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£14.4bUK£30.9bUK£381.9m17x37.7x0.5x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£6.6bUK£10.5bUK£619.8k13x10618.3x0.6x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022UK£4.8bUK£10.5bUK£535.3k10.5x8960.4x0.5x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022UK£5.0bUK£4.3b-UK£1,089,947,432.00n/a-4.6x1.2x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022UK£9.8bUK£17.9b-UK£2,430,173,307.00n/a-4x0.5x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022UK£9.8bUK£17.9b-UK£2,435,672,187.00n/a-4x0.5x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022UK£11.0bUK£17.4b-UK£2,384,075,456.00n/a-4.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-4.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.0bTotal Earnings: -UK£2,384,075,456.00Total Revenue: UK£17.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Airlines Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 805.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the British Airlines industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
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 38% 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 Market3.24%
Industrials-1.36%
Airlines0.89%
Airlines0.89%
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
EZJ easyJetUK£5.083.7%
+UK£136.7m		17.5%PE9.3x
WIZZ Wizz Air HoldingsUK£14.189.5%
+UK£127.2m		5.2%PE6.5x
JET2 Jet2UK£16.322.3%
+UK£72.5m		23.0%PE7.6x

Latest News

EZJ
UK£5.08
easyJet
7D
3.7%
1Y
17.5%

We Think easyJet (LON:EZJ) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Aug 06
We Think easyJet (LON:EZJ) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
IAG
UK£3.74
International Consolidated Airlines Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
124.5%

Results: International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Aug 05
Results: International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
WIZZ
UK£14.18
Wizz Air Holdings
7D
9.5%
1Y
5.2%
JET2
UK£16.32
Jet2
7D
2.3%
1Y
23.0%
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