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

UpdatedFeb 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-4.8%
  • 1Y36.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Construction and Engineering industry has been flat over the last week, but RA International Group has lost 88%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 36% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£24.5bUK£658.9m11.8x11.2x0.3x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£24.5bUK£650.9m11.2x11.2x0.3x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£7.8bUK£24.6bUK£651.0m12.1x11.9x0.3x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£24.4bUK£666.6m11.7x11.8x0.3x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£7.4bUK£24.2bUK£645.0m12x11.5x0.3x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£7.4bUK£24.0bUK£635.7m16x11.6x0.3x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£7.2bUK£23.7bUK£551.7m15.7x13.1x0.3x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£6.6bUK£24.2bUK£557.5m14.3x11.8x0.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£6.4bUK£24.2bUK£563.1m12.2x11.4x0.3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£5.9bUK£24.1bUK£552.8m10.4x10.7x0.2x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£6.1bUK£24.1bUK£550.0m10.4x11x0.3x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£5.4bUK£23.3bUK£600.2m10.9x9.1x0.2x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£5.5bUK£23.3bUK£601.5m9.6x9.1x0.2x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£5.3bUK£23.3bUK£598.8m8.8x8.9x0.2x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£5.0bUK£23.3bUK£595.7m9.3x8.5x0.2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.3bUK£595.5m9.3x8.6x0.2x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.0bUK£579.5m10x8.7x0.2x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£5.3bUK£22.4bUK£606.2m11.4x8.7x0.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£4.9bUK£22.4bUK£605.3m12x8.1x0.2x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£5.3bUK£22.4bUK£577.9m12.4x9.1x0.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£5.2bUK£22.3bUK£501.5m13.4x10.3x0.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£4.9bUK£22.3bUK£501.7m12.6x9.9x0.2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£5.2bUK£20.9bUK£412.2m14x12.6x0.2x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£5.1bUK£20.9bUK£414.3m14.1x12.3x0.2x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.9bUK£414.5m13.7x11.8x0.2x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£4.4bUK£20.9bUK£412.9m13.9x10.8x0.2x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£4.5bUK£20.9bUK£412.1m13.7x11x0.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.8bUK£429.1m12x11.3x0.2x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.2bUK£377.2m12.8x13.3x0.2x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£4.7bUK£20.1bUK£374.0m12.3x12.5x0.2x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.0bUK£378.0m13.5x13x0.2x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.0bUK£404.3m13.2x12.7x0.3x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£5.2bUK£20.0bUK£401.2m17.2x13.1x0.3x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.0bUK£305.3m19.8x16.7x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.1bTotal Earnings: UK£305.3mTotal Revenue: UK£20.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Construction and Engineering 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 and Engineering 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 Comparison

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

GB Market2.06%
Industrials0.22%
Construction1.66%
Construction and Engineering1.66%
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£4.712.3%
+UK£51.4m		44.9%PE10.4x
MGNS Morgan Sindall GroupUK£37.101.6%
+UK£28.2m		66.4%PE14.1x
COST Costain GroupUK£1.027.1%
+UK£18.3m		46.6%PE9x
GFRD Galliford Try HoldingsUK£3.824.4%
+UK£15.7m		50.7%PE10.4x
KIE Kier GroupUK£1.501.2%
+UK£8.1m		14.7%PE13.3x
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UK£1.50

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7D

1.2%

1Y

14.7%

RAI

UK£0.01

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7D

-84.6%

1Y

-90.0%

RNWH

UK£7.18

Renew Holdings

7D

-0.3%

1Y

-16.6%

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BBY

UK£4.71

Balfour Beatty

7D

2.3%

1Y

44.9%

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Feb 01
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VANL

UK£0.39

Van Elle Holdings

7D

4.1%

1Y

0%

MGNS

UK£37.10

Morgan Sindall Group

7D

1.6%

1Y

66.4%

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Jan 30
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COST

UK£1.02

Costain Group

7D

7.1%

1Y

46.6%

GFRD

UK£3.82

Galliford Try Holdings

7D

4.4%

1Y

50.7%

KLR

UK£13.74

Keller Group

7D

0.6%

1Y

61.1%

Keller Group (LON:KLR) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Jan 09
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SFR

UK£0.49

Severfield

7D

1.0%

1Y

-6.6%

BILN

UK£4.76

Billington Holdings

7D

-2.9%

1Y

14.7%