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U.K. (FTSE) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M15.0%
  • 1Y10.3%
  • YTD10.3%

IMI is up 3.7%, leading the way for the Machinery industry, which has gained 1.7%. Meanwhile, Mpac Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.2% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 9.2%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Aug 2025UK£25.8bUK£12.4bUK£1.0b23.9x25.4x2.1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025UK£24.8bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b21.8x22.8x2x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025UK£24.1bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b23.1x22.5x1.9x
Fri, 16 May 2025UK£23.4bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b23x21.8x1.9x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£20.8bUK£12.5bUK£1.1b19.9x19.1x1.7x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£24.4bUK£12.5bUK£1.2b20.1x21.1x1.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£25.2bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b22x23.1x2x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£23.6bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.7x21.5x1.9x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£24.0bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.7x21.9x1.9x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£22.7bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.6x20.7x1.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£24.5bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.2x22.4x1.9x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£23.9bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.6x21.8x1.9x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£25.6bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b20.1x23.4x2x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£25.1bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19.7x22.7x2x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£26.4bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b20.4x23.9x2.1x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£25.7bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19.4x23.3x2x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£26.2bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b18x23.5x2x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£25.0bUK£12.9bUK£1.2b18.1x20.8x1.9x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£25.7bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.7x19.4x1.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£25.0bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.8x18.8x1.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£23.0bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b15.5x17.4x1.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£25.4bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.5x19.2x1.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£24.9bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b15.8x18.7x1.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£26.6bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b17.6x20.2x1.8x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£25.6bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b17.2x19.3x1.7x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£27.2bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b17.4x20.5x1.8x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£27.1bUK£15.1bUK£1.3b17.3x20.5x1.8x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£25.5bUK£15.0bUK£1.3b16.5x19.5x1.7x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£26.7bUK£13.9bUK£1.2b16.6x22.5x1.9x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£24.4bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b17.5x22.7x2x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£24.1bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b16.9x22.5x2x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£22.6bUK£12.1bUK£1.1b16x20.9x1.9x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£20.8bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b15.8x19.3x1.7x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£21.9bUK£12.1bUK£1.1b16.6x20.2x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.9bTotal Earnings: UK£1.1bTotal Revenue: UK£12.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Machinery industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.6x.
  • 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 declined 2.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.39%
Industrials0.55%
Machinery3.47%
Industrial Machinery3.48%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles0.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 11.7% 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 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
IMI IMIUK£23.303.7%
+UK£205.9m		27.3%PE23.9x
WEIR Weir GroupUK£25.103.0%
+UK£191.1m		29.5%PE20.9x
SPX Spirax GroupUK£72.502.6%
+UK£136.4m		-0.5%PE32.9x
ROR RotorkUK£3.543.7%
+UK£104.4m		7.2%PE29.6x
JDG Judges ScientificUK£69.0011.3%
+UK£46.5m		-34.3%PE44.1x

Latest News

RNO
UK£0.81
Renold
7D
-0.2%
1Y
45.5%
SPX
UK£72.50
Spirax Group
7D
2.6%
1Y
-0.5%

Some May Be Optimistic About Spirax Group's (LON:SPX) Earnings

Aug 21
Some May Be Optimistic About Spirax Group's (LON:SPX) Earnings
IMI
UK£23.30
IMI
7D
3.7%
1Y
27.3%

IMI plc's (LON:IMI) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Aug 20
IMI plc's (LON:IMI) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
WEIR
UK£25.10
Weir Group
7D
3.0%
1Y
29.5%

Weir Group's (LON:WEIR) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Aug 18
Weir Group's (LON:WEIR) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
VSVS
UK£3.72
Vesuvius
7D
4.4%
1Y
-10.5%
JDG
UK£69.00
Judges Scientific
7D
11.3%
1Y
-34.3%
GDWN
UK£97.60
Goodwin
7D
2.5%
1Y
36.7%

Market Participants Recognise Goodwin PLC's (LON:GDWN) Earnings Pushing Shares 29% Higher

Aug 08
Market Participants Recognise Goodwin PLC's (LON:GDWN) Earnings Pushing Shares 29% Higher
ROR
UK£3.54
Rotork
7D
3.7%
1Y
7.2%

Rotork (LON:ROR) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0295

Aug 08
Rotork (LON:ROR) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0295
MPAC
UK£3.20
Mpac Group
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-35.0%
BOY
UK£6.28
Bodycote
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-4.0%
CPH2
UK£0.052
Clean Power Hydrogen
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-43.8%
PRV
UK£7.22
Porvair
7D
3.1%
1Y
13.2%
TRI
UK£0.77
Trifast
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-5.3%

Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Trifast plc (LON:TRI) Revenue and EPS estimates

Jul 16
Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Trifast plc (LON:TRI) Revenue and EPS estimates
EQT
UK£0.005
EQTEC
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-61.8%