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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y-6.9%
  • YTD-1.4%

In the last week, the Commercial Services industry is up 1.9%, with Serco Group up 6.7%. In the past year, the industry is down 6.9%. Looking forward, 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, 22 May 2025UK£15.4bUK£19.2bUK£599.7m27.1x25.7x0.8x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£14.7bUK£19.2bUK£594.3m25.5x24.7x0.8x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£14.0bUK£19.0bUK£576.7m31.7x24.4x0.7x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£15.8bUK£18.9bUK£751.8m25.6x21x0.8x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£15.2bUK£19.0bUK£752.1m25.2x20.2x0.8x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£15.8bUK£18.9bUK£756.8m25.9x20.9x0.8x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£15.5bUK£18.5bUK£768.2m18.4x20.2x0.8x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£15.1bUK£18.5bUK£767.9m18.8x19.6x0.8x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£18.2bUK£18.5bUK£750.1m18.3x24.3x1x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£18.1bUK£18.6bUK£774.7m15.3x23.3x1x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£17.5bUK£18.6bUK£769.4m15.3x22.7x0.9x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£16.5bUK£18.5bUK£740.5m15.1x22.3x0.9x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£18.2bUK£18.7bUK£778.1m16.1x23.4x1x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£19.2bUK£18.6bUK£775.2m16.7x24.8x1x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£17.6bUK£17.9bUK£712.9m16.1x24.6x1x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£23.7bUK£21.8bUK£903.5m18.8x26.2x1.1x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£23.6bUK£22.2bUK£847.5m20x27.9x1.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£23.5bUK£21.9bUK£850.1m20.7x27.6x1.1x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£27.3bUK£21.9bUK£849.9m19.9x32.2x1.2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£27.5bUK£21.8bUK£846.0m25.4x32.6x1.3x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£28.7bUK£21.5bUK£805.4m23.8x35.6x1.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£28.2bUK£20.4bUK£786.7m23.1x35.8x1.4x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£28.7bUK£20.4bUK£737.1m27.8x38.9x1.4x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£28.4bUK£20.3bUK£757.8m25.1x37.4x1.4x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£26.9bUK£20.3bUK£757.6m30x35.5x1.3x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£25.8bUK£19.5bUK£786.5m30x32.8x1.3x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£26.2bUK£19.4bUK£790.6m31.1x33.1x1.3x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£26.5bUK£19.6bUK£732.6m30.9x36.2x1.3x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£27.9bUK£19.5bUK£753.5m32.7x37x1.4x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£22.3bUK£19.5bUK£754.6m30.1x29.6x1.1x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£23.6bUK£19.4bUK£755.3m30x31.3x1.2x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022UK£24.4bUK£19.0bUK£864.0m30.8x28.2x1.3x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022UK£23.0bUK£19.7bUK£872.3m29.7x26.4x1.2x
Sun, 29 May 2022UK£23.9bUK£19.2bUK£889.0m30.4x26.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£23.9bTotal Earnings: UK£889.0mTotal Revenue: UK£19.2bTotal 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 25.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.80x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have declined 12% 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 Market2.22%
Industrials2.60%
Commercial Services1.90%
Commercial Printing5.36%
Environmental and Facilities Services1.95%
Diversified Support Services1.32%
Office Services and Supplies0%0
Security and Alarm Services0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commercial Printing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.3x.
    • 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 17% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the Environmental and Facilities 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
SRP Serco GroupUK£1.876.7%
+UK£119.2m		2.9%PE42.7x
RTO Rentokil InitialUK£3.520.9%
+UK£82.9m		-14.8%PE28.8x
MTO Mitie GroupUK£1.552.8%
+UK£50.9m		28.8%PE15.5x
RST RestoreUK£2.584.3%
+UK£14.4m		-11.2%PE28.4x
JSG Johnson Service GroupUK£1.431.6%
+UK£8.5m		-14.0%PE16.5x
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