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U.K. (FTSE) Construction and Engineering Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 13, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M7.3%
  • 1Y57.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Construction and Engineering industry has stayed flat over the last week. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 57% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 3.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£7.4bUK£24.4bUK£666.6m10.8x11.1x0.3x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£7.3bUK£24.0bUK£635.7m15.6x11.4x0.3x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£7.0bUK£23.7bUK£588.0m15.6x11.9x0.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£6.7bUK£23.7bUK£551.0m14.8x12.2x0.3x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£6.6bUK£24.2bUK£563.1m12.3x11.7x0.3x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£6.1bUK£24.1bUK£552.9m10.4x11x0.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£6.0bUK£24.1bUK£549.9m10.2x11x0.3x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£5.5bUK£23.6bUK£653.8m9.4x8.5x0.2x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£5.6bUK£23.3bUK£601.5m9.8x9.3x0.2x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£5.5bUK£23.3bUK£601.4m9.6x9.1x0.2x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£5.3bUK£23.3bUK£595.7m9.7x8.9x0.2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£4.9bUK£23.3bUK£595.5m9x8.2x0.2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.0bUK£580.2m9.6x8.8x0.2x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£5.2bUK£22.8bUK£619.6m10x8.4x0.2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£5.0bUK£22.4bUK£605.4m12.3x8.2x0.2x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£7.8bUK£22.4bUK£596.8m11.9x13.1x0.4x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£5.2bUK£22.3bUK£501.7m12.9x10.4x0.2x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£5.1bUK£22.3bUK£501.8m12.8x10.1x0.2x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£5.3bUK£21.1bUK£370.4m13.7x14.3x0.2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£5.2bUK£20.9bUK£415.2m19.8x12.6x0.2x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.9bUK£413.9m14x11.7x0.2x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£4.7bUK£20.9bUK£414.1m14.3x11.3x0.2x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£4.4bUK£20.9bUK£412.2m13.2x10.6x0.2x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.8bUK£429.0m12.8x11.5x0.2x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.7bUK£384.7m12.9x12.7x0.2x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£4.7bUK£20.1bUK£373.8m12.2x12.6x0.2x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.0bUK£377.9m13.3x13.2x0.2x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.0bUK£402.9m13x12x0.2x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.0bUK£400.0m14.4x12.8x0.3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.0bUK£328.1m18.6x15.3x0.3x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£5.2bUK£19.9bUK£302.0m18.1x17.1x0.3x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£5.6bUK£19.9bUK£301.9m19.6x18.7x0.3x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021UK£5.5bUK£19.8bUK£292.7m20.3x18.7x0.3x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021UK£7.6bUK£20.2bUK£223.6m20.8x33.9x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.6bTotal Earnings: UK£223.6mTotal Revenue: UK£20.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Construction and Engineering 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 11.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.6x.
  • 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 and Engineering industry have grown 44% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Construction and Engineering compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.54%
Industrials-0.095%
Construction0.28%
Construction and Engineering0.28%
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£4.341.3%
+UK£27.5m
41.2%PE9.6x
KLR Keller GroupUK£16.441.5%
+UK£17.3m
141.1%PE9.5x
MGNS Morgan Sindall GroupUK£31.450.8%
+UK£11.7m
63.5%PE11.9x
HERC Hercules Site ServicesUK£0.454.0%
+UK£1.3m
77.5%PE59.6x
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