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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M8.2%
  • 1Y8.0%
  • YTD12.3%

Last week, the Commercial Services industry hasn't moved much but Software Circle is up 5.4% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 10% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Nov 2025UK£16.7bUK£17.9bUK£482.0m23x34.7x0.9x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025UK£15.9bUK£17.9bUK£482.2m27.2x33x0.9x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025UK£15.1bUK£18.1bUK£485.9m27.5x31.1x0.8x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025UK£14.5bUK£18.0bUK£545.0m28.2x26.6x0.8x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025UK£15.0bUK£18.0bUK£554.5m29.4x27x0.8x
Mon, 26 May 2025UK£15.5bUK£19.2bUK£599.6m27.3x25.8x0.8x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025UK£14.5bUK£19.2bUK£594.3m25.9x24.5x0.8x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025UK£14.3bUK£19.0bUK£585.1m27.6x24.5x0.8x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025UK£16.5bUK£18.9bUK£751.8m27.1x21.9x0.9x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025UK£15.0bUK£19.0bUK£752.2m24.9x19.9x0.8x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024UK£16.0bUK£18.9bUK£756.7m25.7x21.1x0.8x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024UK£15.7bUK£18.5bUK£767.7m19.4x20.4x0.8x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024UK£15.0bUK£18.5bUK£768.0m18.3x19.6x0.8x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024UK£18.0bUK£18.5bUK£753.9m18.1x23.9x1x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024UK£17.8bUK£18.6bUK£809.4m18.1x21.9x1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024UK£17.6bUK£18.6bUK£769.5m15x22.9x0.9x
Tue, 28 May 2024UK£16.6bUK£18.5bUK£740.5m15.7x22.4x0.9x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024UK£18.1bUK£18.7bUK£778.2m16.2x23.3x1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024UK£19.2bUK£18.6bUK£775.4m15.6x24.8x1x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024UK£18.1bUK£17.9bUK£712.9m16.4x25.4x1x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024UK£23.4bUK£21.8bUK£903.5m19x25.9x1.1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023UK£23.7bUK£22.2bUK£847.7m20x28x1.1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023UK£23.7bUK£21.9bUK£834.1m20.6x28.4x1.1x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023UK£27.4bUK£21.9bUK£849.7m21.5x32.2x1.3x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023UK£27.4bUK£21.8bUK£851.4m24.3x32.1x1.3x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023UK£27.9bUK£21.8bUK£881.7m23.8x31.7x1.3x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023UK£28.2bUK£20.4bUK£742.5m23.2x38x1.4x
Wed, 31 May 2023UK£28.7bUK£20.4bUK£736.9m27.9x38.9x1.4x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023UK£28.5bUK£20.3bUK£757.9m30x37.6x1.4x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023UK£26.9bUK£20.3bUK£757.5m30x35.6x1.3x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023UK£25.9bUK£19.5bUK£786.4m30x33x1.3x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023UK£26.0bUK£19.4bUK£789.7m31.1x32.9x1.3x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022UK£26.1bUK£19.8bUK£789.9m31.8x33x1.3x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022UK£27.3bUK£19.5bUK£768.3m32.5x35.5x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£27.3bTotal Earnings: UK£768.3mTotal Revenue: UK£19.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Commercial Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 35.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
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 2.8% 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-0.52%
Industrials-2.28%
Commercial Services-1.51%
Commercial Printing0%0
Office Services and Supplies0%0
Security and Alarm Services0%0
Diversified Support Services-1.38%
Environmental and Facilities Services-1.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Environmental and Facilities Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 31.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Support Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 34.1x.
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 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
SFT Software CircleUK£0.265.4%
+UK£5.1m		10.9%PS5.4x
FIH FIH groupUK£2.3819.0%
+UK£4.8m		-10.2%PS0.7x
WATR Water IntelligenceUK£2.807.7%
+UK£3.4m		-31.7%PE14.1x
HUI Hydrogen Utopia InternationalUK£0.02446.9%
+UK£3.0m		-39.0%PB6.7x
MER Mears GroupUK£3.560.8%
+UK£2.6m		-4.6%PE6.5x

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