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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-0.08%
  • 3M-4.5%
  • 1Y37.5%
  • YTD-3.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Construction industry has remained flat, although notably Kier Group gained 3.3%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 38% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£24.5bUK£658.9m11.5x11.2x0.3x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£7.4bUK£24.5bUK£652.0m11.5x11.4x0.3x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£7.7bUK£24.6bUK£651.0m11.8x11.9x0.3x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£24.4bUK£666.6m11.4x11.7x0.3x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£7.4bUK£24.4bUK£666.6m10.7x11.1x0.3x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£7.2bUK£24.0bUK£635.7m15.2x11.3x0.3x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£6.7bUK£23.7bUK£551.7m15.4x12.2x0.3x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£6.5bUK£23.7bUK£551.0m14.4x11.8x0.3x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£6.6bUK£24.2bUK£563.1m12.3x11.7x0.3x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£6.0bUK£24.1bUK£552.9m10.5x10.9x0.3x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£6.1bUK£24.1bUK£549.9m10.2x11x0.3x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£5.6bUK£23.3bUK£600.3m10.8x9.3x0.2x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£5.5bUK£23.3bUK£601.4m9.6x9.2x0.2x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£5.4bUK£23.3bUK£601.4m9.3x8.9x0.2x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£5.3bUK£23.3bUK£595.7m9.7x8.9x0.2x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£4.9bUK£23.3bUK£595.5m9x8.2x0.2x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.0bUK£580.2m9.7x8.7x0.2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£5.1bUK£22.8bUK£619.6m9.9x8.3x0.2x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£5.0bUK£22.4bUK£605.3m12.3x8.2x0.2x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£5.2bUK£22.4bUK£596.9m11.9x8.8x0.2x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£5.2bUK£22.3bUK£501.8m12.9x10.4x0.2x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£5.0bUK£22.3bUK£501.8m12.5x10x0.2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£5.3bUK£21.1bUK£369.1m13.7x14.3x0.2x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£5.1bUK£20.9bUK£415.4m19.3x12.4x0.2x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.9bUK£414.2m13.7x11.7x0.2x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£4.6bUK£20.9bUK£413.7m14.4x11x0.2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£4.4bUK£20.9bUK£412.2m13.2x10.6x0.2x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.8bUK£429.4m12.8x11.8x0.2x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.7bUK£385.0m13x12.7x0.2x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£4.7bUK£20.1bUK£373.8m12.2x12.6x0.2x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.0bUK£377.8m13.1x12.9x0.2x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.0bUK£402.9m13x12.2x0.2x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.0bUK£399.9m14.3x12.8x0.3x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.0bUK£328.1m18.8x15.2x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.0bTotal Earnings: UK£328.1mTotal Revenue: UK£20.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Construction 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 11.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.26x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.17%
Industrials1.16%
Construction-0.084%
Construction and Engineering-0.084%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
COST Costain GroupUK£1.106.8%
+UK£18.8m		61.0%PE9.6x
GFRD Galliford Try HoldingsUK£3.893.7%
+UK£13.8m		63.4%PE10.6x
KIE Kier GroupUK£1.541.7%
+UK£11.8m		18.5%PE13.6x
KLR Keller GroupUK£13.540.7%
+UK£7.2m		62.4%PE7.8x
SFR SeverfieldUK£0.512.0%
+UK£3.0m		-4.1%PE46.1x
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HERC

UK£0.55

Hercules Site Services

7D

5.8%

1Y

57.1%

KIE

UK£1.54

Kier Group

7D

1.7%

1Y

18.5%

VANL

UK£0.38

Van Elle Holdings

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-1.3%

GFRD

UK£3.89

Galliford Try Holdings

7D

3.7%

1Y

63.4%

NEXS

UK£1.50

Nexus Infrastructure

7D

21.5%

1Y

76.5%

RAI

UK£0.0085

RA International Group

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-91.3%

DIAL

UK£0.22

Diales

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-21.4%

RNWH

UK£6.99

Renew Holdings

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-17.5%

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BBY

UK£4.62

Balfour Beatty

7D

-0.8%

1Y

39.6%

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Feb 01
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MGNS

UK£36.20

Morgan Sindall Group

7D

-1.2%

1Y

63.4%

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Jan 30
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COST

UK£1.10

Costain Group

7D

6.8%

1Y

61.0%

SMJ

UK£1.25

J. Smart (Contractors)

7D

0%

1Y

-5.7%

KLR

UK£13.54

Keller Group

7D

0.7%

1Y

62.4%

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Jan 09
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SFR

UK£0.51

Severfield

7D

2.0%

1Y

-4.1%