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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D4.5%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y-8.2%
  • YTD4.2%

The Commercial Services industry is up 4.5% in the last week, with Rentokil Initial up 6.8%. However, the industry is down 8.2% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 Aug 2025UK£15.7bUK£18.1bUK£485.9m27.2x32.2x0.9x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025UK£14.3bUK£18.0bUK£547.3m28.3x26.2x0.8x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025UK£15.2bUK£19.5bUK£580.1m27.5x26.3x0.8x
Mon, 05 May 2025UK£15.3bUK£19.2bUK£596.3m25.6x25.7x0.8x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£14.7bUK£19.2bUK£589.0m26.5x24.9x0.8x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£15.8bUK£19.0bUK£656.7m32.6x24x0.8x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£15.1bUK£19.0bUK£752.2m24.9x20.1x0.8x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£15.4bUK£18.9bUK£751.9m25.5x20.5x0.8x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£15.5bUK£18.5bUK£754.5m18.6x20.5x0.8x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£15.3bUK£18.5bUK£767.9m18.3x19.9x0.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£15.4bUK£18.5bUK£762.3m20.2x20.2x0.8x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£17.8bUK£18.5bUK£750.7m18.2x23.7x1x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£18.1bUK£18.5bUK£763.5m16.2x23.7x1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£16.7bUK£18.6bUK£768.4m14.9x21.7x0.9x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£16.3bUK£18.5bUK£741.5m14.7x21.9x0.9x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£19.3bUK£18.6bUK£772.1m15.5x25x1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£18.5bUK£18.0bUK£703.3m15.9x26.3x1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£23.3bUK£21.8bUK£900.5m17.6x25.9x1.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£23.9bUK£21.8bUK£903.8m20.1x26.5x1.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£24.2bUK£21.9bUK£839.8m22.5x28.8x1.1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£24.0bUK£21.9bUK£850.2m20.1x28.3x1.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£27.5bUK£21.9bUK£850.4m23.4x32.4x1.3x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£27.5bUK£21.8bUK£845.9m26.8x32.5x1.3x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£28.1bUK£20.4bUK£743.6m23.1x37.8x1.4x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£29.0bUK£20.4bUK£797.0m23.4x36.4x1.4x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£28.9bUK£20.4bUK£759.2m27.4x38.1x1.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£27.5bUK£20.3bUK£757.3m30x36.3x1.4x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£26.2bUK£19.6bUK£781.6m30x33.6x1.3x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£25.5bUK£19.4bUK£790.8m31.8x32.3x1.3x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£26.3bUK£19.8bUK£790.8m32.1x33.3x1.3x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£27.2bUK£19.6bUK£735.2m31.5x37.1x1.4x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£25.9bUK£19.5bUK£754.3m30x34.4x1.3x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£23.2bUK£19.5bUK£763.4m30.1x30.4x1.2x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£24.6bUK£19.4bUK£739.5m30.7x33.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£24.6bTotal Earnings: UK£739.5mTotal Revenue: UK£19.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Commercial Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.2% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market3.24%
Industrials-1.36%
Commercial Services4.48%
Environmental and Facilities Services4.95%
Diversified Support Services1.28%
Commercial Printing0%0
Office Services and Supplies0%0
Security and Alarm Services0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Environmental and Facilities Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 31.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Environmental and Facilities Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Support Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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£3.766.0%
+UK£535.6m		-19.9%PE39x
MTO Mitie GroupUK£1.484.2%
+UK£195.4m		22.8%PE19.1x
SRP Serco GroupUK£2.235.4%
+UK£115.2m		31.8%PE46.3x
FRAN Franchise BrandsUK£1.355.5%
+UK£13.5m		-22.9%PE33.3x
RST RestoreUK£2.653.5%
+UK£12.3m		1.0%PE39x

Latest News

MTO
UK£1.48
Mitie Group
7D
4.2%
1Y
22.8%
MER
UK£3.79
Mears Group
7D
-1.8%
1Y
6.2%

Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be £0.056

Aug 10
Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be £0.056
SRP
UK£2.23
Serco Group
7D
5.4%
1Y
31.8%
MAI
UK£1.85
Maintel Holdings
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-22.9%
RTO
UK£3.76
Rentokil Initial
7D
6.0%
1Y
-19.9%
FIH
UK£2.15
FIH group
7D
-6.5%
1Y
-15.7%

FIH group plc's (LON:FIH) 28% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up

Aug 01
FIH group plc's (LON:FIH) 28% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up
RST
UK£2.65
Restore
7D
3.5%
1Y
1.0%

Restore (LON:RST) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.022

Aug 01
Restore (LON:RST) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.022
FRAN
UK£1.35
Franchise Brands
7D
5.5%
1Y
-22.9%
JSG
UK£1.39
Johnson Service Group
7D
0.1%
1Y
-11.0%
EAAS
UK£0.038
eEnergy Group
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-30.9%

Market Cool On eEnergy Group Plc's (LON:EAAS) Revenues Pushing Shares 26% Lower

Jul 08
Market Cool On eEnergy Group Plc's (LON:EAAS) Revenues Pushing Shares 26% Lower
WATR
UK£3.10
Water Intelligence
7D
2.0%
1Y
-20.5%
MYX
UK£0.23
MYCELX Technologies
7D
-9.8%
1Y
-59.3%
REAT
UK£0.51
REACT Group
7D
4.1%
1Y
-32.7%