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U.K. (FTSE) Electrical Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D8.5%
  • 3M46.6%
  • 1Y-2.6%
  • YTD10.8%

In the last week, the Electrical industry is up 8.5%, with Volex up 26%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. 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
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£3.4bUK£2.3b-UK£114,983,729.0015.4x-29.9x1.5x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£125,516,097.0014.8x-21.7x1.2x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£2.4bUK£2.3b-UK£126,574,292.0013.9x-18.8x1x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£2.5bUK£2.3b-UK£122,765,032.0014.5x-20.5x1.1x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£2.8bUK£2.3b-UK£142,902,487.0014.9x-19.9x1.2x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£2.9bUK£2.3b-UK£133,218,669.0013.7x-21.7x1.2x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.3b-UK£129,911,719.0015.4x-24.7x1.4x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.2b-UK£123,909,139.0017.3x-26.8x1.5x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£124,049,853.0017.1x-28.3x1.6x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£134,186,100.0018.1x-26.4x1.6x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£3.6bUK£2.2b-UK£164,044,815.0017.8x-21.7x1.6x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£3.6bUK£2.3b-UK£167,203,184.0018.8x-21.5x1.6x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.1b-UK£222,920,173.0018.1x-17.8x1.9x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.1b-UK£222,439,573.0018.6x-15.7x1.6x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£187,464,366.0016.3x-17.9x1.6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£162,171,951.0016.6x-20.9x1.6x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£190,048,667.0017.5x-19.4x1.7x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£194,593,740.0017.3x-19x1.7x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£193,026,352.0015.7x-17.5x1.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£3.7bUK£2.1b-UK£193,492,391.0016.7x-18.9x1.7x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.1b-UK£194,472,281.0020.2x-21.8x2x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£4.3bUK£2.1b-UK£183,203,531.0019.1x-23.2x2x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.1b-UK£267,692,514.0020.3x-15.6x2x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£4.0bUK£2.0b-UK£238,351,010.0019.2x-16.7x2x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.0b-UK£238,415,910.0018.6x-17.8x2.1x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£3.9bUK£2.0b-UK£223,496,928.0018.7x-17.6x1.9x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£4.6bUK£2.0b-UK£218,373,451.0021.4x-21.2x2.3x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£4.4bUK£2.0b-UK£174,587,216.0023.1x-25.3x2.2x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£4.2bUK£2.0b-UK£173,365,851.0023x-24.1x2.1x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£4.6bUK£2.0b-UK£175,957,565.0017.9x-25.9x2.3x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£50.5bUK£1.9b-UK£164,763,285.0014.8x-306.2x26.2x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£5.2bUK£1.9b-UK£137,034,717.0024.2x-38.1x2.7x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£5.6bUK£1.9b-UK£129,181,403.0024.7x-43.5x3x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£5.3bUK£1.9b-UK£78,007,543.0025.5x-67.4x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-67.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.3bTotal Earnings: -UK£78,007,543.00Total Revenue: UK£1.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electrical Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -25.1x202320242025
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 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
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 7.0% 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 Market0.37%
Industrials2.30%
Electrical8.53%
Electrical Components8.69%
Heavy Electrical Equipment7.82%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Heavy Electrical Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
    • In contrast, the Electrical Components industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 24% 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
    		VLX VolexUK£3.8925.9%
    +UK£143.4m    		20.8%PE20.4x
    		ITM ITM PowerUK£0.807.8%
    +UK£35.8m    		73.1%PS21.4x
    		DIA DialightUK£2.0451.1%
    +UK£27.6m    		1.0%PS0.6x
    		TFW FW ThorpeUK£3.227.2%
    +UK£25.0m    		-4.6%PE15.1x
    		XPP XP PowerUK£9.777.2%
    +UK£18.4m    		-34.0%PS1.1x

    Latest News

    VLX
    UK£3.89
    Volex
    7D
    25.9%
    1Y
    20.8%
    DIA
    UK£2.04
    Dialight
    7D
    51.1%
    1Y
    1.0%
    DSCV
    UK£6.69
    discoverIE Group
    7D
    -1.0%
    1Y
    -0.3%

    We Like The Quality Of discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Earnings

    Jun 21
    We Like The Quality Of discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Earnings
    IES
    UK£0.24
    Invinity Energy Systems
    7D
    9.7%
    1Y
    24.4%
    IKA
    UK£0.40
    Ilika
    7D
    11.1%
    1Y
    63.3%
    PHE
    UK£0.0046
    PowerHouse Energy Group
    7D
    -5.2%
    1Y
    -62.9%
    ITM
    UK£0.80
    ITM Power
    7D
    7.8%
    1Y
    73.1%
    CWR
    UK£0.84
    Ceres Power Holdings
    7D
    5.3%
    1Y
    -52.3%
    GELN
    UK£0.24
    Gelion
    7D
    -5.9%
    1Y
    8.1%
    XPP
    UK£9.77
    XP Power
    7D
    7.2%
    1Y
    -34.0%
    TFW
    UK£3.22
    FW Thorpe
    7D
    7.2%
    1Y
    -4.6%