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U.K. (FTSE) Electrical Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M38.2%
  • 1Y13.6%
  • YTD44.4%

The Electrical industry is up 4.9% in the last week, with Ceres Power Holdings up 12%. During this same period, the H-Power underperformed, falling 5.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 45% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 25 May 2026UK£10.0bUK£2.5b-UK£90,567,012.0026.9x-110.5x3.9x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026UK£8.7bUK£2.5b-UK£90,604,828.0022.5x-96.3x3.4x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026UK£5.0bUK£2.5b-UK£84,649,210.0018.5x-59.2x2x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026UK£5.3bUK£2.2b-UK£64,103,763.0021.5x-83.2x2.4x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026UK£3.6bUK£2.2b-UK£61,824,968.0018.7x-57.8x1.6x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025UK£3.6bUK£2.2b-UK£61,373,582.0017.2x-58.9x1.6x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£86,436,730.0016.4x-42.4x1.7x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£88,209,599.0016.9x-39x1.6x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025UK£3.1bUK£2.2b-UK£76,105,345.0014.6x-40.5x1.4x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025UK£3.3bUK£2.3b-UK£152,202,705.0016.5x-21.8x1.4x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025UK£3.4bUK£2.3b-UK£114,983,729.0015.4x-29.9x1.5x
Tue, 27 May 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£125,523,387.0015.2x-21.4x1.2x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025UK£2.3bUK£2.3b-UK£126,556,112.0013.6x-18.6x1x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025UK£2.5bUK£2.3b-UK£122,765,032.0014.5x-20.5x1.1x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025UK£2.9bUK£2.3b-UK£142,895,917.0014.8x-20x1.2x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025UK£2.8bUK£2.3b-UK£133,210,704.0013.3x-21.4x1.2x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.3b-UK£130,162,749.0015.8x-24.8x1.4x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.2b-UK£123,909,139.0017.3x-26.8x1.5x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£124,036,553.0017.3x-28.4x1.6x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£134,165,618.0018.4x-26.5x1.6x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024UK£3.6bUK£2.2b-UK£164,044,815.0017.8x-21.7x1.6x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024UK£3.6bUK£2.3b-UK£167,196,896.0018.3x-21.3x1.6x
Wed, 29 May 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.1b-UK£223,034,093.0018.2x-17.9x1.9x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.1b-UK£222,475,885.0018.4x-15.6x1.6x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£187,464,366.0016.3x-17.9x1.6x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£162,111,431.0016.7x-21.1x1.6x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024UK£3.6bUK£2.2b-UK£190,019,119.0017.6x-18.8x1.6x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£194,593,740.0017.3x-19x1.7x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£192,930,561.0015.6x-17.6x1.6x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023UK£3.7bUK£2.1b-UK£193,451,927.0016.7x-18.9x1.7x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023UK£4.3bUK£2.1b-UK£194,495,833.0020.6x-22x2x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023UK£4.3bUK£2.1b-UK£183,203,531.0019.1x-23.2x2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.1b-UK£267,643,202.0020.3x-15.5x2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£3.9bUK£2.0b-UK£238,086,395.0018.9x-16.5x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-16.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.9bTotal Earnings: -UK£238,086,395.00Total Revenue: UK£2.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electrical Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -31.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Electrical industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electrical industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently losses are decreasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.53%
Industrials4.32%
Electrical4.94%
Heavy Electrical Equipment6.33%
Electrical Components4.73%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electrical Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 47% over the next 5 years.
    • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 35% per year.
    • In contrast, the Heavy Electrical Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 32% 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
    		CWR Ceres Power HoldingsUK£8.0812.0%
    +UK£168.7m    		1,149.0%PS48.2x
    		VLX VolexUK£6.777.5%
    +UK£86.3m    		144.8%PE29.3x
    		DSCV discoverIE GroupUK£7.388.5%
    +UK£55.8m    		22.4%PE27.4x
    		LUCE LucecoUK£2.6914.5%
    +UK£50.7m    		79.6%PE19.8x
    		IES Invinity Energy SystemsUK£0.3242.9%
    +UK£42.3m    		132.7%PS38.8x

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    UK£2.69
    Luceco
    7D
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    UK£0.15
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    7D
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    1Y
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