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U.K. (FTSE) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M17.8%
  • 1Y-2.3%
  • YTD2.8%

The Machinery is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Spirax Group has stood out, gaining 3.9%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. 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
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£24.2bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b22.4x22.4x1.9x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£23.4bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b22.8x21.8x1.9x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£22.2bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b22.4x20.5x1.8x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£22.9bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b20x21x1.8x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£24.5bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.9x22.3x1.9x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£25.2bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b22.1x23.1x2x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£23.8bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.7x21.7x1.9x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£22.9bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21x20.9x1.8x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£23.4bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.3x21.4x1.9x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£24.2bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.4x22.1x1.9x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£23.8bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.3x21.8x1.9x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£25.2bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19.5x23.1x2x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£25.8bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b20.3x23.4x2x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£25.2bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19.2x22.9x2x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£25.9bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19.1x23.4x2x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£25.3bUK£12.9bUK£1.2b18.1x21x2x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£26.1bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b17.2x19.7x1.7x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£26.6bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b17.2x20x1.7x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£24.7bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.4x18.6x1.6x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£23.2bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b15.3x17.5x1.5x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£25.8bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.2x19.5x1.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£25.6bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.5x19.2x1.6x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£25.7bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b18x19.5x1.7x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£26.7bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b16.7x20.1x1.8x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£27.2bUK£15.1bUK£1.3b18.3x20.5x1.8x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£26.1bUK£15.1bUK£1.3b16.7x19.7x1.7x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£27.8bUK£14.7bUK£1.3b16.1x21.5x1.9x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£25.5bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b18.2x23.7x2.1x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022UK£23.7bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b16x22x1.9x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022UK£24.6bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b18.2x22.9x2x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022UK£21.3bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b15.6x19.8x1.8x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022UK£20.9bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b15.8x19.4x1.7x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022UK£23.1bUK£12.1bUK£1.1b17.7x21.3x1.9x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022UK£21.5bUK£10.4bUK£1.0b16.9x21.2x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.5bTotal Earnings: UK£1.0bTotal Revenue: UK£10.4bTotal 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 grown 2.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.41%
Industrials0.24%
Machinery0.73%
Industrial Machinery0.79%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles-10.61%
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 11.9%, 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 below 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
SPX Spirax GroupUK£61.453.9%
+UK£169.5m
-27.2%PE23.7x
WEIR Weir GroupUK£25.322.6%
+UK£164.8m
31.1%PE20.7x
BOY BodycoteUK£6.126.3%
+UK£62.7m
-11.4%PE53.8x
IMI IMIUK£20.920.6%
+UK£35.7m
17.9%PE20.8x
MGAM Morgan Advanced MaterialsUK£2.241.4%
+UK£8.4m
-28.2%PE12.5x

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