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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D0.08%
  • 3M-8.1%
  • 1Y-6.3%
  • YTD-3.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has remained flat, although notably GlobalData declined by 12%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.3% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Sep 2025UK£110.8bUK£36.1bUK£3.4b21.8x33x3.1x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025UK£115.0bUK£36.2bUK£3.4b21.3x34.2x3.2x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025UK£124.8bUK£36.7bUK£3.5b22.2x36.1x3.4x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025UK£122.2bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b22.2x35.9x3.3x
Thu, 15 May 2025UK£124.3bUK£36.5bUK£3.4b23.8x36.1x3.4x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025UK£112.9bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b20.2x32.7x3.1x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025UK£117.9bUK£37.1bUK£3.5b24.3x33.8x3.2x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025UK£126.8bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b27.8x37.8x3.4x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025UK£116.6bUK£37.9bUK£3.4b23.7x34.5x3.1x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024UK£119.7bUK£37.7bUK£3.2b24.6x36.9x3.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024UK£120.5bUK£37.5bUK£3.2b22.3x37.2x3.2x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024UK£120.4bUK£37.3bUK£3.2b23x37.3x3.2x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024UK£115.9bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b21.9x36.1x3.1x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024UK£114.4bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b18.8x36.7x3x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£119.3bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b20.5x38x3.1x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£117.6bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b19.3x37.3x3x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£110.8bUK£38.5bUK£3.0b22.7x36.5x2.9x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£112.0bUK£40.4bUK£3.0b20.2x36.8x2.8x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£109.0bUK£40.9bUK£3.3b20.7x33.4x2.7x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£105.3bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b22x31.6x2.5x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£101.5bUK£41.7bUK£3.4b18.2x29.5x2.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£93.2bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b17.3x28.3x2.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£93.9bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19.1x28.7x2.2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£90.1bUK£41.5bUK£3.3b19.3x27.6x2.2x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£94.0bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.4x28.7x2.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£93.7bUK£39.6bUK£3.3b17.1x28.5x2.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£90.9bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.5x27.5x2.3x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£93.3bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.1x27x2.4x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£90.4bUK£37.1bUK£3.3b19.2x27.1x2.4x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£92.1bUK£35.1bUK£3.3b19.3x27.7x2.6x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£89.4bUK£34.9bUK£3.3b18.8x26.9x2.6x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£89.3bUK£34.4bUK£3.3b17.4x27.1x2.6x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£84.2bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b16.6x24x2.4x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£81.9bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.8x23.2x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£81.9bTotal Earnings: UK£3.5bTotal Revenue: UK£34.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Professional Services 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 33.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.34%
Industrials0.45%
Professional Services0.083%
Research and Consulting Services0.073%
HR Services-0.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 69.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 62.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 34.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 69% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 63% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
REL RELXUK£34.350.3%
+UK£131.3m		-5.3%PE32.5x
KGH Knights Group HoldingsUK£1.9020.3%
+UK£27.4m		40.7%PE21.4x
KEYS Keystone Law GroupUK£6.7012.6%
+UK£23.8m		6.3%PE21.9x
STEM SThreeUK£1.5410.8%
+UK£18.9m		-58.9%PE6.7x
FNTL FintelUK£2.367.3%
+UK£16.7m		-13.9%PE39.7x

Latest News

AMCO
UK£1.02
Amcomri Group
7D
-15.4%
1Y
n/a
WIL
UK£3.30
Wilmington
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-19.1%
ELIX
UK£8.42
Elixirr International
7D
3.4%
1Y
28.4%
REL
UK£34.35
RELX
7D
0.3%
1Y
-5.3%

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Sep 19
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FNTL
UK£2.36
Fintel
7D
7.3%
1Y
-13.9%

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Sep 19
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MHA
UK£1.47
Mha
7D
-5.2%
1Y
n/a
STEM
UK£1.54
SThree
7D
10.8%
1Y
-58.9%

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ITRK
UK£46.38
Intertek Group
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-9.6%

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Sep 17
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KGH
UK£1.90
Knights Group Holdings
7D
20.3%
1Y
40.7%
DATA
UK£1.33
GlobalData
7D
-11.7%
1Y
-36.0%
EXPN
UK£37.60
Experian
7D
-0.03%
1Y
-2.6%
HAS
UK£0.54
Hays
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-40.6%
RWA
UK£1.20
Robert Walters
7D
-11.1%
1Y
-64.1%

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Aug 24
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CPI
UK£2.66
Capita
7D
5.6%
1Y
-8.3%

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Aug 08
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KEYS
UK£6.70
Keystone Law Group
7D
12.6%
1Y
6.3%
RWS
UK£0.91
RWS Holdings
7D
3.5%
1Y
-43.5%

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Jun 27
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