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

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D5.0%
  • 3M13.9%
  • 1Y27.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction and Engineering industry has risen 4.3%, driven by gains from Balfour Beatty of 12%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 30%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£5.5bUK£19.9bUK£301.8m18.9x18.3x0.3x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£5.4bUK£19.9bUK£301.9m19.2x17.8x0.3x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£7.4bUK£20.2bUK£223.6m20.4x33.2x0.4x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£7.5bUK£20.2bUK£223.6m20x33.7x0.4x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£8.1bUK£20.2bUK£223.4m20.8x36.1x0.4x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£7.9bUK£20.1bUK£19.0m20.6x415.9x0.4x
Sat, 08 May 2021UK£6.9bUK£19.9b-UK£59,590,293.4219.2x-115x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-83.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.5bTotal Earnings: -UK£77,275,293.42Total Revenue: UK£19.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 103.7x202220232024
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 11.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 104x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.27x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Construction and Engineering industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 6.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.65%
Industrials0.57%
Construction4.96%
Construction and Engineering4.96%
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£3.8614.3%
+UK£254.0m
11.4%PE10.4x
GFRD Galliford Try HoldingsUK£2.717.8%
+UK£19.3m
59.1%PE18.5x
RNWH Renew HoldingsUK£9.022.2%
+UK£15.0m
30.7%PE15.2x
KIE Kier GroupUK£1.411.0%
+UK£6.3m
111.4%PE15.7x
SFR SeverfieldUK£0.523.2%
+UK£5.0m
-13.0%PE7.5x
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