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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M-2.3%
  • 1Y-9.5%
  • YTD-3.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by Rentokil Initial declining 2.6%. Meanwhile, Restore actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.0% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 9.5% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 11 May 2025UK£15.2bUK£19.2bUK£599.2m27.1x25.4x0.8x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025UK£13.2bUK£19.2bUK£589.8m24.6x22.4x0.7x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025UK£15.5bUK£19.0bUK£661.6m32.4x23.5x0.8x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025UK£15.6bUK£18.9bUK£751.8m25.5x20.8x0.8x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£15.5bUK£18.9bUK£751.8m25.6x20.6x0.8x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£15.5bUK£18.9bUK£748.9m18.5x20.7x0.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£15.3bUK£18.5bUK£767.9m17.8x19.9x0.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£15.1bUK£18.5bUK£769.0m20.3x19.7x0.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£18.2bUK£18.5bUK£750.6m18.7x24.2x1x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£17.6bUK£18.5bUK£763.5m15.4x23.1x1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£17.2bUK£18.6bUK£768.1m15.1x22.4x0.9x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£16.9bUK£18.5bUK£741.7m15x22.8x0.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£18.9bUK£18.6bUK£772.1m16.1x24.5x1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£20.1bUK£18.6bUK£784.3m16.6x25.6x1.1x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£23.7bUK£21.9bUK£902.3m17.8x26.2x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£24.1bUK£21.8bUK£903.9m20.2x26.7x1.1x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£23.6bUK£22.2bUK£850.3m20.7x27.7x1.1x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£22.8bUK£21.9bUK£850.2m18.8x26.8x1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£27.7bUK£21.9bUK£849.7m18.8x32.6x1.3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£26.9bUK£21.8bUK£845.7m26.5x31.8x1.2x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£28.6bUK£20.4bUK£744.2m23.9x38.4x1.4x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£28.7bUK£20.4bUK£786.1m23.8x36.6x1.4x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£29.2bUK£20.4bUK£759.2m28.1x38.5x1.4x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£27.8bUK£20.3bUK£757.5m29.9x36.7x1.4x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£26.2bUK£19.6bUK£788.3m30x33.2x1.3x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£26.0bUK£19.5bUK£788.0m31.2x32.9x1.3x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£26.0bUK£19.4bUK£790.3m31.1x32.9x1.3x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£27.1bUK£19.6bUK£732.4m31.4x36.9x1.4x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£27.2bUK£19.4bUK£753.1m30.5x36.1x1.4x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£22.5bUK£19.5bUK£762.9m29.5x29.5x1.2x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£24.3bUK£19.3bUK£738.3m30.1x32.9x1.3x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£23.4bUK£18.9bUK£850.2m31.7x27.5x1.2x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£22.7bUK£19.7bUK£870.5m29.3x26.1x1.2x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£23.2bUK£19.1bUK£759.0m36.2x30.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£23.2bTotal Earnings: UK£759.0mTotal Revenue: UK£19.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.6x202320242025
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 25.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.79x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have declined 7.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.29%
Industrials-0.18%
Commercial Services-1.18%
Commercial Printing7.27%
Diversified Support Services2.02%
Office Services and Supplies0%0
Security and Alarm Services0%0
Environmental and Facilities Services-1.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commercial Printing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.8x.
    • 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 Environmental and Facilities Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Support Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
RST RestoreUK£2.496.0%
+UK£19.2m		3.5%PE27.5x
MTO Mitie GroupUK£1.500.9%
+UK£17.6m		24.8%PE15.6x
JSG Johnson Service GroupUK£1.452.7%
+UK£15.0m		-8.7%PE16.8x
SFT Software CircleUK£0.297.3%
+UK£7.8m		63.9%PE251.3x
TENG Ten Lifestyle GroupUK£0.596.8%
+UK£3.6m		-6.4%PE27.1x
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