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U.K. (FTSE) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M0.5%
  • 1Y-4.7%
  • YTD0.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Machinery industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by Weir Group declining 2.9%. Meanwhile, Judges Scientific actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 11% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 4.7% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£23.6bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b23x22x1.9x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£23.3bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b23x21.7x1.9x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£21.7bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b20.4x19.9x1.7x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£24.1bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b19.6x21.2x1.9x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£24.8bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b22.1x22.7x2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£23.8bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.6x21.7x1.9x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£24.4bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.7x22.3x1.9x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£22.4bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.9x20.5x1.8x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£24.7bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.2x22.6x2x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£23.8bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.5x21.7x1.9x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£25.1bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b20.1x22.9x2x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£25.2bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19.7x22.8x2x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£26.8bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b20.5x24.3x2.1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£25.3bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b18.3x23x2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£26.3bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b18.1x23.8x2.1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£25.0bUK£12.9bUK£1.2b18.1x20.8x1.9x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£25.9bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b17x19.5x1.6x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£25.4bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b17.2x19.1x1.6x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£23.7bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b15.3x17.9x1.5x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£25.4bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.6x19.2x1.6x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£25.5bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.2x19.2x1.6x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£26.7bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b18.1x20.3x1.7x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£25.5bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b17.1x19.2x1.7x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£26.7bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b17.3x20.1x1.8x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£26.9bUK£15.1bUK£1.3b17.2x20.4x1.8x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£25.6bUK£15.0bUK£1.3b15.9x19.4x1.7x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£27.1bUK£13.9bUK£1.2b16.5x22.9x2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£25.2bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b17.8x23.5x2.1x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£23.8bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b17.4x22.2x2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£23.1bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b16.4x21.4x1.9x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022UK£21.9bUK£12.1bUK£1.1b16x20.3x1.8x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022UK£20.8bUK£12.1bUK£1.1b16.1x19.2x1.7x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022UK£24.2bUK£12.0bUK£1.1b16.8x22x2x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022UK£21.3bUK£11.3bUK£1.0b17.2x20.8x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.3bTotal Earnings: UK£1.0bTotal Revenue: UK£11.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Machinery industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Machinery industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.86%
Industrials-0.23%
Machinery-1.24%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles-0.41%
Industrial Machinery-1.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 9.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Machinery industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
JDG Judges ScientificUK£88.0011.4%
+UK£59.8m		-6.4%PE56.2x
IMI IMIUK£20.560.4%
+UK£20.8m		15.1%PE20.6x
VSVS VesuviusUK£3.771.2%
+UK£10.8m		-20.8%PE10.6x
AVG AvingtransUK£4.202.7%
+UK£3.6m		12.0%PE33.3x
PRV PorvairUK£8.380.7%
+UK£2.8m		21.8%PE23.6x

Latest News

ROR
UK£3.19
Rotork
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-2.3%
JDG
UK£88.00
Judges Scientific
7D
11.4%
1Y
-6.4%

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Jun 20
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital
PRV
UK£8.38
Porvair
7D
0.7%
1Y
21.8%
RNO
UK£0.81
Renold
7D
-3.6%
1Y
43.5%
SPX
UK£58.10
Spirax Group
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-32.5%

What Is Spirax Group plc's (LON:SPX) Share Price Doing?

Jun 12
What Is Spirax Group plc's (LON:SPX) Share Price Doing?
IMI
UK£20.56
IMI
7D
0.4%
1Y
15.1%
WEIR
UK£24.44
Weir Group
7D
-2.9%
1Y
19.9%

At UK£23.36, Is The Weir Group PLC (LON:WEIR) Worth Looking At Closely?

May 24
At UK£23.36, Is The Weir Group PLC (LON:WEIR) Worth Looking At Closely?
TAND
UK£0.21
Tan Delta Systems
7D
13.2%
1Y
72.0%
AVG
UK£4.20
Avingtrans
7D
2.7%
1Y
12.0%

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May 23
Avingtrans' (LON:AVG) Dividend Will Be £0.019
CPH2
UK£0.058
Clean Power Hydrogen
7D
-5.7%
1Y
-48.9%
BOY
UK£5.63
Bodycote
7D
0.3%
1Y
-21.1%

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May 18
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MGAM
UK£2.08
Morgan Advanced Materials
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-33.7%
VSVS
UK£3.77
Vesuvius
7D
1.2%
1Y
-20.8%

What Is Vesuvius plc's (LON:VSVS) Share Price Doing?

May 13
What Is Vesuvius plc's (LON:VSVS) Share Price Doing?
MPAC
UK£4.28
Mpac Group
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-15.3%
GDWN
UK£75.60
Goodwin
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-4.3%