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U.K. (FTSE) Electrical Components Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M9.3%
  • 1Y7.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Electrical Components is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but FW Thorpe has stood out, gaining 3.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.5% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 34% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 29 Dec 2025UK£3.0bUK£2.2bUK£24.5m17.9x120.9x1.4x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025UK£3.1bUK£2.2bUK£22.9m16.6x134.1x1.4x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025UK£2.9bUK£2.1b-UK£327,473.0016.7x-8971.1x1.4x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.1bUK£5.7m16.2x465.9x1.3x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.2bUK£11.6m13.9x231.9x1.2x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025UK£2.8bUK£2.3b-UK£65,660,359.0016x-42.6x1.2x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025UK£2.6bUK£2.2b-UK£88,107,630.0015x-29.1x1.2x
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£2.3bUK£2.2b-UK£78,513,677.0014.6x-28.7x1x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£2.0bUK£2.3b-UK£79,471,702.0013.2x-24.9x0.9x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£2.3bUK£2.2b-UK£90,520,417.0015.2x-25.2x1x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£95,888,502.0015.2x-28x1.2x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£99,873,119.0014.8x-27.5x1.2x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£2.8bUK£2.3b-UK£97,216,579.0015.3x-28.7x1.2x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.2b-UK£90,518,093.0017.8x-33x1.4x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£105,443,222.0017.8x-28.4x1.4x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£106,033,301.0019.6x-30.1x1.5x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£103,247,921.0020.1x-32.6x1.5x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.1b-UK£102,286,791.0019.1x-32.3x1.6x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£139,824,581.0020.7x-23.2x1.5x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£101,753,750.0017.4x-29.5x1.4x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£105,471,558.0016.7x-28x1.4x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.1b-UK£72,453,007.0017.9x-45.5x1.6x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£77,350,587.0018x-40.9x1.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£2.9bUK£2.1b-UK£77,965,591.0016.9x-37.2x1.4x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£2.8bUK£2.1b-UK£75,778,027.0015.5x-36.5x1.3x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.1b-UK£76,735,257.0019.7x-45.9x1.7x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£77,145,291.0017.7x-44.4x1.7x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£2.0b-UK£96,797,091.0019.3x-38.5x1.8x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£3.6bUK£2.0b-UK£61,585,355.0019.5x-58.4x1.8x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.0b-UK£64,880,310.0018.5x-54x1.8x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£3.3bUK£2.0b-UK£51,486,728.0018.3x-63.8x1.7x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£3.6bUK£2.0b-UK£39,417,068.0018.3x-91.7x1.8x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£4.1bUK£2.0b-UK£39,859,711.0022.2x-102.4x2.1x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£3.5bUK£1.9b-UK£40,952,416.0021x-85.7x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-85.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.5bTotal Earnings: -UK£40,952,416.00Total Revenue: UK£1.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electrical Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -26493.7x20242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Electrical Components and Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 121x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -26kx.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Electrical Components and Equipment industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 3.6% 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. Electrical Components compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.028%
Industrials-0.48%
Electrical-0.59%
Electrical Components-0.26%
Heavy Electrical Equipment-2.52%
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
TFW FW ThorpeUK£2.803.3%
+UK£10.3m		-12.5%PE12.6x
LUCE LucecoUK£1.332.0%
+UK£4.0m		2.2%PE14.2x
DSCV discoverIE GroupUK£6.080.5%
+UK£2.9m		-13.9%PE22.6x
DIA DialightUK£3.470.9%
+UK£1.2m		230.5%PE25.9x
PHE PowerHouse Energy GroupUK£0.00433.7%
+UK£670.7k		-63.0%PS32.3x

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7D
-2.2%
1Y
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IKA
UK£0.38
Ilika
7D
-2.6%
1Y
78.6%
ALK
UK£2.89
Alkemy Capital Investments
7D
0.5%
1Y
126.3%
DSCV
UK£6.08
discoverIE Group
7D
0.5%
1Y
-13.9%
AFC
UK£0.10
AFC Energy
7D
-2.5%
1Y
7.3%
DIA
UK£3.47
Dialight
7D
0.9%
1Y
230.5%
LUCE
UK£1.33
Luceco
7D
2.0%
1Y
2.2%
TFW
UK£2.80
FW Thorpe
7D
3.3%
1Y
-12.5%
PHE
UK£0.0043
PowerHouse Energy Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
-63.0%