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U.K. (FTSE) Electrical Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D6.8%
  • 3M-5.8%
  • 1Y-26.6%
  • YTD-12.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Electrical industry has risen 6.8%, driven by gains from ITM Power of 29%. Meanwhile, Ilika actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.1% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 27%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 May 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£125,458,677.0014.9x-21.7x1.2x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£2.2bUK£2.3b-UK£126,536,447.0013x-17.6x1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£2.5bUK£2.3b-UK£137,494,037.0014.4x-18x1.1x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£2.9bUK£2.3b-UK£142,840,117.0014.9x-20.4x1.2x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£3.0bUK£2.3b-UK£133,282,569.0014.2x-22.8x1.3x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.3b-UK£130,652,354.0015.5x-24.3x1.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£123,886,396.0016.4x-27.4x1.5x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£128,350,043.0018x-27.2x1.6x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£134,207,247.0018.3x-27.2x1.7x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£168,904,099.0018.9x-22.1x1.7x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£3.7bUK£2.1b-UK£189,158,519.0019.5x-19.5x1.7x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£3.7bUK£2.1b-UK£222,908,425.0018.3x-16.6x1.7x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£189,289,702.0016.9x-17.9x1.6x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.1b-UK£187,821,078.0016.6x-17.5x1.6x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£3.6bUK£2.2b-UK£155,185,479.0017.2x-23.3x1.7x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£193,867,067.0017.9x-18.9x1.7x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£193,942,098.0016.2x-17.7x1.6x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£193,292,007.0016x-18x1.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.2b-UK£192,823,179.0019.4x-21.5x1.9x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.1b-UK£196,226,715.0019.5x-21.6x2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£4.4bUK£2.1b-UK£202,823,683.0021.2x-21.5x2.1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.1b-UK£226,372,605.0020.7x-18.5x2x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£4.1bUK£2.0b-UK£238,141,560.0018.9x-17.3x2x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.0b-UK£224,708,743.0018.6x-18.5x2x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£4.1bUK£2.1b-UK£209,415,708.0019.5x-19.8x2x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.0b-UK£213,346,341.0022.2x-22.6x2.4x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£4.3bUK£2.0b-UK£173,346,971.0023.1x-25.1x2.2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£4.3bUK£2.0b-UK£172,272,441.0020.7x-24.9x2.2x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£4.0bUK£1.9b-UK£164,713,733.0014.7x-24.6x2.1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£3.9bUK£1.9b-UK£167,975,533.0015.9x-23.3x2x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£5.5bUK£1.9b-UK£127,970,909.0024.9x-42.8x2.9x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£5.8bUK£1.9b-UK£81,393,579.0025.9x-71.5x3.1x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£5.5bUK£1.8b-UK£51,101,733.0026x-107x3x
Wed, 25 May 2022UK£6.8bUK£1.9b-UK£42,032,080.0029.3x-161.6x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-161.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.8bTotal Earnings: -UK£42,032,080.00Total Revenue: UK£1.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electrical Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -29.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Electrical industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electrical industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has caused losses to expand.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Industrials industry?

GB Market1.61%
Industrials2.83%
Electrical6.82%
Heavy Electrical Equipment22.02%
Electrical Components4.84%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Heavy Electrical Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
    • In contrast, the Electrical Components industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 26% per year over the next few years.

    Top Stock Gainers and Losers

    Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

    CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
    ITM ITM PowerUK£0.4628.8%
    +UK£63.6m
    -18.0%PS12.3x
    DSCV discoverIE GroupUK£6.406.7%
    +UK£38.4m
    -13.0%PE38.4x
    XPP XP PowerUK£7.8711.3%
    +UK£22.2m
    -30.2%PS0.9x
    VLX VolexUK£2.693.7%
    +UK£17.5m
    -23.2%PE15.1x
    LUCE LucecoUK£1.515.7%
    +UK£12.5m
    -17.5%PE15.8x
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