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U.K. (FTSE) Electrical Components Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.03%
  • 3M8.6%
  • 1Y-9.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Electrical Components industry has remained flat, although notably discoverIE Group gained 4.7%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 9.2% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 45% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Feb 2026UK£4.9bUK£2.2bUK£8.2m21.2x592.8x2.2x
Tue, 20 Jan 2026UK£3.2bUK£2.2bUK£24.7m18.1x127.7x1.5x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025UK£2.9bUK£2.2bUK£24.9m17.1x117.4x1.3x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025UK£3.2bUK£2.1bUK£16.0m21.6x202.4x1.5x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025UK£2.8bUK£2.1b-UK£376,918.0016.3x-7467.6x1.3x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025UK£2.5bUK£2.2bUK£12.1m14x210.2x1.2x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.2bUK£11.7m15.1x234.4x1.3x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£2.9bUK£2.2b-UK£66,092,747.0015.9x-43.4x1.3x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£2.4bUK£2.2b-UK£78,572,312.0015.1x-30x1.1x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£2.2bUK£2.2b-UK£78,517,907.0014.5x-27.5x1x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£2.2bUK£2.3b-UK£79,518,007.0014.3x-27.5x1x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£2.4bUK£2.3b-UK£95,954,427.0015.2x-25.4x1.1x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£99,818,174.0014.8x-26.9x1.2x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£98,514,774.0014.8x-27.6x1.2x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£2.9bUK£2.3b-UK£86,885,149.0017x-33.9x1.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£3.1bUK£2.2b-UK£90,586,455.0018.5x-34x1.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£104,441,680.0018x-28.8x1.4x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£3.1bUK£2.2b-UK£105,814,915.0018.6x-29.5x1.4x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.2b-UK£103,931,336.0020.2x-31.5x1.5x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.1b-UK£95,865,503.0018.8x-36.2x1.7x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£139,781,861.0020.6x-22.7x1.5x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£101,927,478.0017.4x-29.6x1.4x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£2.9bUK£2.1b-UK£72,709,862.0017.3x-39.9x1.4x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£72,375,651.0018.4x-44.7x1.5x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£77,997,958.0018.2x-40.7x1.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£76,602,352.0016.9x-39x1.4x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£2.9bUK£2.1b-UK£75,965,775.0016.1x-38.2x1.4x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£2.1b-UK£75,000,041.0019.8x-48.7x1.8x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.1b-UK£77,112,907.0019.4x-45.8x1.7x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.0b-UK£97,405,098.0018.4x-34.7x1.7x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.0b-UK£64,796,530.0018.7x-53.9x1.8x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£3.6bUK£2.0b-UK£65,171,475.0019.3x-55.6x1.8x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.0b-UK£51,117,388.0018.1x-68.1x1.7x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.9b-UK£45,038,746.0020.8x-84.1x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-84.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.8bTotal Earnings: -UK£45,038,746.00Total Revenue: UK£1.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electrical Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -26469.8x202420252026
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 595x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -26kx.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
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 3.7% 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. Electrical Components compare with similar industries?

GB Market2.09%
Industrials3.71%
Electrical0.70%
Electrical Components-0.03%
Heavy Electrical Equipment8.28%
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
DSCV discoverIE GroupUK£6.664.7%
+UK£28.8m		17.5%PE24.7x
AFC AFC EnergyUK£0.1519.1%
+UK£27.0m		74.4%PS46.6x
LUCE LucecoUK£1.823.4%
+UK£9.2m		24.1%PE19.4x
ALK Alkemy Capital InvestmentsUK£4.104.6%
+UK£1.9m		177.0%PE-23.4x
CKT CheckitUK£0.182.9%
+UK£540.0k		22.0%PS1.4x

Latest News

AFC
UK£0.15
AFC Energy
7D
19.1%
1Y
74.4%
PHE
UK£0.004
PowerHouse Energy Group
7D
-8.1%
1Y
-56.1%

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Feb 18
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CWR
UK£2.98
Ceres Power Holdings
7D
-2.2%
1Y
281.1%

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ROSE
UK£3.28
Rosebank Industries
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-54.4%
ALK
UK£4.10
Alkemy Capital Investments
7D
4.6%
1Y
177.0%
VLX
UK£4.90
Volex
7D
-0.1%
1Y
77.0%

VLX: Refined Assumptions And Modest Uplift Will Shape Future Returns

Analysts have raised their price target on Volex by £0.10, citing updated fair value work that reflects slight adjustments to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin assumptions, and future P/E expectations. Analyst Commentary Bullish Takeaways Bullish analysts view the £0.10 uplift in the price target as a sign that their refreshed fair value work supports the current investment case, even after updating discount rate and P/E assumptions.
DSCV
UK£6.66
discoverIE Group
7D
4.7%
1Y
17.5%

DSCV: Higher Dividend And Stable Assumptions Will Support Balanced Long-Term Outlook

Analysts have made only a marginal adjustment to their price target for discoverIE Group, keeping fair value at £6.85 while fine tuning assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E. Taken together, these revisions suggest a broadly unchanged view of the company’s long term potential.
LUCE
UK£1.82
Luceco
7D
3.4%
1Y
24.1%

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Feb 05
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IKA
UK£0.28
Ilika
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-36.0%
DIA
UK£3.08
Dialight
7D
-1.0%
1Y
135.1%
XPP
UK£13.82
XP Power
7D
-2.9%
1Y
18.1%
CKT
UK£0.18
Checkit
7D
2.9%
1Y
22.0%
TFW
UK£2.81
FW Thorpe
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-10.7%