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U.K. (FTSE) Research and Consulting Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M5.4%
  • 1Y7.3%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Research and Consulting Services industry hasn't moved much but Experian is up 3.4% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.6% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Jun 2025UK£119.5bUK£21.5bUK£3.3b29.2x36.4x5.6x
Mon, 05 May 2025UK£122.9bUK£21.4bUK£3.3b25x37.2x5.7x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£117.2bUK£21.5bUK£3.3b23.6x35.2x5.4x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£117.3bUK£21.7bUK£3.3b32.2x35.5x5.4x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£122.2bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b34.5x37.3x5.7x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£110.9bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b33.7x33.9x5.1x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£111.0bUK£21.5bUK£3.2b30.1x35x5.2x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£116.6bUK£21.1bUK£3.2b30.5x36.9x5.5x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£115.2bUK£21.1bUK£3.2b35.7x36.6x5.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£112.6bUK£21.4bUK£3.2b30.3x35.4x5.3x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£112.9bUK£21.3bUK£3.1b30.5x36.9x5.3x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£112.9bUK£21.4bUK£3.1b32.2x36.7x5.3x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£106.4bUK£21.2bUK£3.0b33x36x5x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£106.1bUK£21.2bUK£3.0b30.2x35.9x5x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£107.3bUK£21.2bUK£3.0b25.6x36.2x5.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£106.3bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b24.2x36.1x4.9x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£99.9bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b24x33.9x4.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£96.3bUK£21.7bUK£3.1b21.5x31.3x4.4x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£89.7bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b21.7x31.1x4.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£90.6bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b21.2x31.6x4.2x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£85.3bUK£21.3bUK£2.9b18.9x29.8x4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£88.1bUK£20.5bUK£2.7b18.6x32.4x4.3x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£87.0bUK£20.6bUK£2.7b20.7x31.7x4.2x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£84.6bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b19.5x29.1x4.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£86.8bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b20.6x29.9x4.2x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£87.3bUK£20.8bUK£2.9b20.1x29.7x4.2x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£86.6bUK£19.6bUK£2.9b21.1x30x4.4x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£84.5bUK£19.4bUK£2.9b19.4x29.1x4.4x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£83.6bUK£19.3bUK£2.9b18.6x29x4.3x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£78.3bUK£19.5bUK£3.1b18.1x25.2x4x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£77.7bUK£19.4bUK£3.1b19x25.3x4x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£85.8bUK£19.1bUK£3.0b19.9x28.5x4.5x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£81.9bUK£18.3bUK£2.9b24.3x28.3x4.5x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£75.6bUK£18.2bUK£2.9b24.1x26.3x4.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£75.6bTotal Earnings: UK£2.9bTotal Revenue: UK£18.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Research and Consulting Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 36.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 4.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Research and Consulting Services compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.59%
Industrials0.78%
Professional Services0.29%
Research and Consulting Services0.31%
HR Services-1.41%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
EXPN ExperianUK£37.712.1%
+UK£712.7m		2.9%PE40x
MRL MarloweUK£4.3116.5%
+UK£47.9m		-27.4%PS0.8x
MHA MhaUK£1.2013.2%
+UK£38.0m		n/an/a
FNTL FintelUK£2.725.4%
+UK£14.6m		-10.5%PE48x
RCDO RicardoUK£3.108.0%
+UK£14.3m		-37.0%PS0.4x
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EXPN

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7D

2.1%

1Y

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AMCO

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7D

-3.3%

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DATA

UK£1.72

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BEG

UK£1.04

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6.8%

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7D

5.4%

1Y

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RWS

UK£0.82

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7D

2.4%

1Y

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RCDO

UK£3.10

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7D

8.0%

1Y

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WIL

UK£3.55

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7D

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1Y

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