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U.K. (FTSE) Electrical Components Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M2.2%
  • 1Y-11.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Electrical Components industry is flat overall, with XP Power standing out by going down 3.5%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 14% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 46% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 02 Apr 2026UK£6.5bUK£2.5b-UK£19,015,383.0020.4x-341.2x2.6x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026UK£4.8bUK£2.2bUK£5.4m20.9x894.2x2.2x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026UK£4.8bUK£2.2bUK£7.8m20.4x614.1x2.2x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025UK£3.0bUK£2.2bUK£24.5m18x121.1x1.4x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025UK£3.2bUK£2.2bUK£23.3m17.5x138.2x1.5x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025UK£2.8bUK£2.1b-UK£543,667.0016.1x-5220.8x1.3x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025UK£2.5bUK£2.1bUK£6.1m15.8x408.3x1.2x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.2bUK£11.5m14.7x236.2x1.3x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£2.9bUK£2.2b-UK£65,956,688.0015.8x-43.9x1.3x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£2.5bUK£2.2b-UK£69,968,802.0015.3x-35.8x1.1x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£2.2bUK£2.2b-UK£78,530,777.0014.5x-28.3x1x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£2.1bUK£2.2b-UK£79,554,277.0014x-25.8x0.9x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£2.3bUK£2.3b-UK£95,940,387.0014.4x-24.3x1x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£2.6bUK£2.3b-UK£100,822,134.0015x-26.2x1.2x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£2.8bUK£2.3b-UK£98,521,029.0014.9x-28.2x1.2x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£2.8bUK£2.3b-UK£86,783,649.0015.7x-32.5x1.2x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£3.1bUK£2.2b-UK£90,569,963.0018.5x-34.1x1.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£104,733,982.0017.8x-28.9x1.4x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£105,892,055.0019.8x-30.3x1.5x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£103,341,455.0020.1x-33.1x1.6x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£102,376,503.0019.2x-33.4x1.6x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.1b-UK£139,691,437.0020.9x-23.3x1.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£101,962,366.0017.5x-29.3x1.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£2.9bUK£2.1b-UK£72,646,494.0016.8x-40.5x1.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.1b-UK£72,584,015.0017.7x-45x1.6x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£78,014,317.0018.6x-41.2x1.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£77,898,318.0017.2x-38.7x1.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£2.8bUK£2.1b-UK£76,082,557.0015.7x-36.4x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£3.7bUK£2.1b-UK£77,151,465.0020.1x-47.9x1.8x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.1b-UK£77,199,755.0019.5x-44.9x1.7x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.0b-UK£97,326,275.0018.4x-36.3x1.7x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.0b-UK£61,200,675.0019.6x-57.8x1.8x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.0b-UK£64,895,060.0018.6x-54.5x1.8x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£3.3bUK£2.0b-UK£51,277,573.0018.3x-64.1x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-64.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.3bTotal Earnings: -UK£51,277,573.00Total Revenue: UK£2.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electrical Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -26467.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Electrical Components and Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electrical Components and Equipment industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently losses are decreasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Electrical Components compare with similar industries?

GB Market2.42%
Industrials2.62%
Electrical-0.56%
Electrical Components-0.51%
Heavy Electrical Equipment-1.21%
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
CWR Ceres Power HoldingsUK£3.203.8%
+UK£22.6m		475.2%PS19.1x
DSCV discoverIE GroupUK£5.683.3%
+UK£17.3m		0.2%PE21.1x
VLX VolexUK£4.771.7%
+UK£14.7m		95.9%PE20.4x
TFW FW ThorpeUK£2.502.9%
+UK£7.6m		-14.4%PE11x
CKT CheckitUK£0.1826.3%
+UK£4.1m		28.6%PS1.4x

Latest News

LUCE
UK£1.76
Luceco
7D
1.5%
1Y
40.5%

Luceco's (LON:LUCE) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Apr 01
Luceco's (LON:LUCE) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality
DSCV
UK£5.68
discoverIE Group
7D
3.3%
1Y
0.2%
TFW
UK£2.50
FW Thorpe
7D
2.9%
1Y
-14.4%
CWR
UK£3.20
Ceres Power Holdings
7D
3.8%
1Y
475.2%

CWR: Partnership And Aggressive Revenue Assumptions Will Likely Outrun Future Earnings

Analysts have raised their price target for Ceres Power Holdings, pointing to a revised fair value estimate of £2.27, a higher assumed discount rate of 9.44%, materially stronger revenue growth expectations of 27.21%, an updated future P/E assumption of 158.00x, and a slightly lower profit margin estimate of 5.52%. What's in the News Ceres Power Holdings announced a collaboration with Centrica to deploy solid oxide on-site power solutions targeting multi-gigawatt demand from commercial and industrial customers across the UK and Europe.
AFC
UK£0.10
AFC Energy
7D
-1.3%
1Y
66.1%

AFC: Permit Progress Will Support Future Hydrogen Revenue Upside

Analysts have modestly adjusted their fair value target for AFC Energy to £0.23. This reflects small tweaks to discount rate, profit margin and future P/E assumptions rather than a major shift in the investment case.
ROSE
UK£3.28
Rosebank Industries
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-38.7%
CKT
UK£0.18
Checkit
7D
26.3%
1Y
28.6%
VLX
UK£4.77
Volex
7D
1.7%
1Y
95.9%

VLX: Refined Assumptions And Higher P/E Will Shape Measured Future Returns

The analyst price target for Volex has increased by £0.10. Analysts attribute this change to updated assumptions on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E.
GELN
UK£0.13
Gelion
7D
-10.7%
1Y
16.3%
XPP
UK£12.58
XP Power
7D
-2.5%
1Y
65.3%
IKA
UK£0.24
Ilika
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-35.5%
LPA
UK£0.52
LPA Group
7D
7.2%
1Y
-9.6%
PHE
UK£0.0032
PowerHouse Energy Group
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-35.7%

We Think PowerHouse Energy Group (LON:PHE) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

Feb 18
We Think PowerHouse Energy Group (LON:PHE) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully
ALK
UK£3.40
Alkemy Capital Investments
7D
-0.4%
1Y
177.6%
DIA
UK£2.86
Dialight
7D
1.4%
1Y
128.8%