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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M-0.004%
  • 1Y1.5%
  • YTD0.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by Rentokil Initial declining 2.1%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025UK£15.1bUK£18.1bUK£486.0m22.5x31x0.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025UK£15.3bUK£18.1bUK£485.9m26.8x31.5x0.8x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£14.9bUK£18.0bUK£547.3m29.3x27.2x0.8x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£14.6bUK£18.0bUK£554.5m28.6x26.4x0.8x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£15.3bUK£19.2bUK£599.6m27.5x25.5x0.8x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£14.1bUK£19.2bUK£594.6m24.8x23.6x0.7x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£13.8bUK£19.0bUK£576.8m31.6x23.9x0.7x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£15.6bUK£18.9bUK£751.8m25.5x20.8x0.8x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£15.5bUK£18.9bUK£751.9m25.5x20.6x0.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£15.7bUK£18.9bUK£754.0m22.4x20.8x0.8x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£15.5bUK£18.5bUK£768.1m17.9x20.2x0.8x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£15.4bUK£18.5bUK£769.3m19.2x20x0.8x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£18.3bUK£18.5bUK£750.3m18.8x24.4x1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£18.2bUK£18.5bUK£763.5m15.1x23.8x1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£17.4bUK£18.6bUK£768.2m15.3x22.6x0.9x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£16.9bUK£18.5bUK£740.6m15.4x22.8x0.9x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£19.0bUK£18.7bUK£777.7m16.5x24.4x1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£19.5bUK£18.6bUK£784.3m16.9x24.8x1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£17.3bUK£17.9bUK£712.9m16.2x24.2x1x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£23.3bUK£21.8bUK£903.5m19.9x25.8x1.1x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£23.3bUK£22.2bUK£847.4m20.2x27.5x1.1x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£23.1bUK£21.9bUK£850.1m19.4x27.1x1.1x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£28.1bUK£21.9bUK£849.5m17.9x33x1.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£27.2bUK£21.8bUK£846.1m25.7x32.1x1.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£28.8bUK£20.4bUK£743.6m24x38.7x1.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£28.2bUK£20.4bUK£786.3m23.2x35.8x1.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£29.0bUK£20.4bUK£761.4m27.9x38.1x1.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£28.0bUK£20.3bUK£757.7m25.2x37x1.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£26.8bUK£19.6bUK£796.3m30x33.6x1.4x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£25.6bUK£19.5bUK£786.2m30x32.5x1.3x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023UK£25.7bUK£19.4bUK£790.2m31.1x32.5x1.3x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022UK£26.8bUK£19.7bUK£732.8m31.2x36.5x1.4x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022UK£26.7bUK£19.5bUK£754.5m31.3x35.3x1.4x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022UK£22.3bUK£19.5bUK£756.8m29.9x29.5x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£22.3bTotal Earnings: UK£756.8mTotal Revenue: UK£19.5bTotal 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 0.83x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.3% 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 Market-0.056%
Industrials-0.29%
Commercial Services-1.46%
Commercial Printing0%0
Security and Alarm Services0%0
Environmental and Facilities Services-1.43%
Diversified Support Services-1.53%
Office Services and Supplies-30.00%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Environmental and Facilities Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.5%, 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 21% 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 19% 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
SRP Serco GroupUK£2.282.7%
+UK£57.5m		29.1%PE47x
MCJ MajesticUK£1.3013.0%
+UK£3.0m		44.4%n/a
HUI Hydrogen Utopia InternationalUK£0.01645.5%
+UK£2.0m		-63.4%PB4.5x
TENG Ten Lifestyle GroupUK£0.592.6%
+UK£1.4m		-7.1%PE27.2x
MYX MYCELX TechnologiesUK£0.244.3%
+UK£243.6k		-36.4%PS2.6x

Latest News

FIH
UK£2.60
FIH group
7D
-13.3%
1Y
-1.9%
MTO
UK£1.36
Mitie Group
7D
-3.0%
1Y
14.4%
JSG
UK£1.43
Johnson Service Group
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-8.1%
SRP
UK£2.28
Serco Group
7D
2.7%
1Y
29.1%
WATR
UK£2.70
Water Intelligence
7D
-10.0%
1Y
-32.5%

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HUI
UK£0.016
Hydrogen Utopia International
7D
45.5%
1Y
-63.4%
MYX
UK£0.24
MYCELX Technologies
7D
4.3%
1Y
-36.4%
MER
UK£3.14
Mears Group
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-18.4%
FRAN
UK£1.35
Franchise Brands
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-12.9%
RTO
UK£3.60
Rentokil Initial
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-4.2%

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SFT
UK£0.24
Software Circle
7D
-4.7%
1Y
15.7%
TENG
UK£0.59
Ten Lifestyle Group
7D
2.6%
1Y
-7.1%
MCJ
UK£1.30
Majestic
7D
13.0%
1Y
44.4%