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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y0.9%
  • YTD5.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has risen 4.3%, driven by gains from Rentokil Initial of 5.5%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£16.4bUK£18.9bUK£751.6m27.2x21.9x0.9x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£15.2bUK£19.0bUK£752.4m24.9x20.2x0.8x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£15.9bUK£19.0bUK£756.9m25.8x21x0.8x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£15.5bUK£18.5bUK£767.8m19.2x20.2x0.8x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£14.8bUK£18.5bUK£768.0m19.5x19.3x0.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£17.6bUK£18.5bUK£754.0m18.1x23.4x1x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£17.3bUK£18.5bUK£746.5m17.4x23.1x0.9x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£17.8bUK£18.6bUK£768.0m15.8x23.1x1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£16.7bUK£18.5bUK£740.6m15.7x22.5x0.9x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£16.7bUK£18.5bUK£761.9m15.3x21.9x0.9x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£19.2bUK£18.6bUK£772.1m15.5x24.9x1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£18.1bUK£17.9bUK£712.9m16.3x25.4x1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£23.0bUK£21.8bUK£903.4m17.3x25.4x1.1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£23.8bUK£22.2bUK£847.8m20.3x28.1x1.1x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£24.4bUK£21.9bUK£834.0m21.4x29.3x1.1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£27.8bUK£21.9bUK£849.8m20.8x32.7x1.3x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£27.4bUK£21.9bUK£851.5m24.2x32.2x1.3x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£27.9bUK£21.8bUK£883.1m21.7x31.6x1.3x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£27.6bUK£20.4bUK£743.4m22.6x37.1x1.4x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£29.1bUK£20.4bUK£736.6m27.3x39.6x1.4x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£28.9bUK£20.4bUK£757.0m27.7x38.1x1.4x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£27.1bUK£20.3bUK£759.0m30.3x35.7x1.3x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£25.9bUK£19.5bUK£785.9m30x33x1.3x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£25.7bUK£19.4bUK£789.8m31.2x32.6x1.3x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£26.0bUK£19.8bUK£790.2m32.1x32.9x1.3x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£27.0bUK£19.5bUK£768.2m31.4x35.2x1.4x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£25.6bUK£19.4bUK£753.8m30x34x1.3x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£24.4bUK£19.4bUK£756.8m30.2x32.3x1.3x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£24.7bUK£19.4bUK£739.4m31.1x33.4x1.3x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£22.7bUK£18.9bUK£849.7m31x26.7x1.2x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£23.6bUK£19.2bUK£892.1m30.4x26.5x1.2x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£23.7bUK£19.1bUK£759.0m38.4x31.3x1.2x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£23.0bUK£19.1bUK£753.5m39.2x30.5x1.2x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£21.4bUK£19.2bUK£707.9m35.5x30.2x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.4bTotal Earnings: UK£707.9mTotal Revenue: UK£19.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Commercial Services 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 21.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have grown 2.3% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.17%
Industrials1.16%
Commercial Services4.27%
Commercial Printing10.20%
Environmental and Facilities Services4.55%
Diversified Support Services1.65%
Security and Alarm Services0%0
Office Services and Supplies-3.33%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commercial Printing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.2x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Support Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Environmental and Facilities Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
RTO Rentokil InitialUK£4.162.2%
+UK£228.6m		-1.4%PE26.7x
RWI RenewiUK£8.524.4%
+UK£29.0m		47.9%PE27.3x
JSG Johnson Service GroupUK£1.412.0%
+UK£11.6m		-1.1%PE18.8x
MTO Mitie GroupUK£1.200.7%
+UK£9.8m		13.0%PE12.2x
SFT Software CircleUK£0.2710.2%
+UK£9.8m		81.2%PE230x
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UK£1.52

Franchise Brands

7D

2.0%

1Y

-10.9%

JSG

UK£1.41

Johnson Service Group

7D

2.0%

1Y

-1.1%

RWI

UK£8.52

Renewi

7D

4.4%

1Y

47.9%

LIFS

UK£0.072

LifeSafe Holdings

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-53.2%

SRP

UK£1.58

Serco Group

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-13.2%

SFT

UK£0.27

Software Circle

7D

10.2%

1Y

81.2%

EAAS

UK£0.042

eEnergy Group

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-36.4%

RTO

UK£4.16

Rentokil Initial

7D

2.2%

1Y

-1.4%

MTO

UK£1.20

Mitie Group

7D

0.7%

1Y

13.0%

RST

UK£2.22

Restore

7D

1.8%

1Y

-3.5%

HUI

UK£0.022

Hydrogen Utopia International

7D

-5.3%

1Y

-67.2%

MER

UK£3.68

Mears Group

7D

1.2%

1Y

6.4%

FIH

UK£2.31

FIH group

7D

-5.3%

1Y

10.0%

WATR

UK£3.95

Water Intelligence

7D

-0.6%

1Y

6.8%

EARN

UK£0.052

EARNZ

7D

-6.3%

1Y

-44.7%