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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.08%
  • 3M9.5%
  • 1Y19.8%
  • YTD13.9%

The Construction is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Balfour Beatty has stood out, gaining 3.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 20% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 25 Aug 2025UK£8.6bUK£25.6bUK£642.7m14.2x13.3x0.3x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025UK£8.5bUK£25.0bUK£637.8m14.6x13.3x0.3x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025UK£8.1bUK£25.0bUK£639.0m13.8x12.7x0.3x
Sun, 18 May 2025UK£7.7bUK£24.9bUK£635.9m13.3x12.1x0.3x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£6.7bUK£24.9bUK£638.4m11.5x10.5x0.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£6.7bUK£24.9bUK£638.4m10.8x10.5x0.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£7.3bUK£24.5bUK£658.9m11.7x11.1x0.3x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£7.7bUK£24.5bUK£651.0m11.9x11.8x0.3x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£7.7bUK£24.6bUK£650.8m11.7x11.8x0.3x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£8.0bUK£24.4bUK£666.6m11.9x11.9x0.3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£7.4bUK£24.2bUK£645.0m12.1x11.5x0.3x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£7.3bUK£24.0bUK£635.7m16x11.5x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£7.0bUK£23.7bUK£551.0m15.6x12.7x0.3x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£6.5bUK£24.2bUK£557.5m14.1x11.7x0.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£6.6bUK£24.2bUK£563.1m12.2x11.7x0.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£6.0bUK£24.1bUK£549.8m10x10.9x0.2x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£6.0bUK£24.0bUK£551.2m10.2x10.9x0.3x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£5.5bUK£23.3bUK£600.2m10.9x9.2x0.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£5.5bUK£23.3bUK£601.5m9.6x9.1x0.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£5.4bUK£23.3bUK£598.9m8.7x9x0.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.3bUK£595.7m9.2x8.6x0.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£5.2bUK£23.3bUK£595.5m9.4x8.8x0.2x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.0bUK£579.5m10.1x8.8x0.2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£5.3bUK£22.4bUK£606.2m11.4x8.7x0.2x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£4.9bUK£22.4bUK£605.3m12.1x8.2x0.2x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£5.3bUK£22.4bUK£578.0m12.3x9.2x0.2x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£5.1bUK£22.3bUK£501.5m13.3x10.2x0.2x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£4.9bUK£22.3bUK£501.4m12.5x9.7x0.2x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£5.2bUK£20.9bUK£412.3m13.8x12.6x0.2x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£5.0bUK£20.9bUK£414.2m14.2x12.1x0.2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.9bUK£413.7m13.3x11.7x0.2x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£4.4bUK£20.9bUK£412.4m13.6x10.7x0.2x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£4.5bUK£20.9bUK£412.4m13.3x11x0.2x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.8bUK£429.2m12.2x11.4x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.9bTotal Earnings: UK£429.2mTotal Revenue: UK£20.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Construction industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.27x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.2% 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 Market0.73%
Industrials0.04%
Construction-0.078%
Construction and Engineering-0.078%
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
BBY Balfour BeattyUK£5.913.6%
+UK£97.3m		43.7%PE15.9x
KLR Keller GroupUK£13.481.5%
+UK£14.3m		-15.3%PE6.9x
RNWH Renew HoldingsUK£8.421.1%
+UK£7.1m		-22.2%PE14.1x
HERC HerculesUK£0.413.3%
+UK£1.0m		-15.0%PE17.7x
BILN Billington HoldingsUK£3.452.2%
+UK£979.0k		-34.9%PE5.4x

Latest News

COST
UK£1.31
Costain Group
7D
-20.8%
1Y
25.0%

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Aug 23
Costain Group's (LON:COST) Dividend Will Be £0.01
BBY
UK£5.91
Balfour Beatty
7D
3.6%
1Y
43.7%

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KLR
UK£13.48
Keller Group
7D
1.5%
1Y
-15.3%
VANL
UK£0.41
Van Elle Holdings
7D
1.2%
1Y
-3.5%

Van Elle Holdings (LON:VANL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.008

Aug 16
Van Elle Holdings (LON:VANL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.008
MGNS
UK£44.00
Morgan Sindall Group
7D
-1.1%
1Y
46.9%

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Aug 16
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SFR
UK£0.32
Severfield
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-61.4%
KIE
UK£2.02
Kier Group
7D
-3.3%
1Y
31.5%

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Aug 10
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BILN
UK£3.45
Billington Holdings
7D
2.2%
1Y
-34.9%
GFRD
UK£4.35
Galliford Try Holdings
7D
-0.6%
1Y
46.3%
RNWH
UK£8.42
Renew Holdings
7D
1.1%
1Y
-22.2%

Investors Shouldn't Overlook Renew Holdings' (LON:RNWH) Impressive Returns On Capital

Jun 28
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HERC
UK£0.41
Hercules
7D
3.3%
1Y
-15.0%
NEXS
UK£1.51
Nexus Infrastructure
7D
-1.0%
1Y
11.9%