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

UpdatedFeb 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M8.1%
  • 1Y19.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Research and Consulting Services industry has risen 3.2%, driven by gains in Experian and RELX of 5.8% and 2.5%, respectively. During this same period, the Ricardo underperformed, falling 32%. This means that the industry has gained 20% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£123.9bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b34.4x37.8x5.7x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£110.5bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b33.3x33.7x5.1x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£116.2bUK£21.5bUK£3.2b29.9x36.7x5.4x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£115.4bUK£21.2bUK£3.2b29.1x36.5x5.4x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£115.2bUK£21.0bUK£3.1b35.6x36.8x5.5x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£111.9bUK£21.4bUK£3.2b31x35.3x5.2x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£109.9bUK£21.3bUK£3.1b30.5x36x5.2x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£113.5bUK£21.4bUK£3.1b29.6x37x5.3x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£108.9bUK£21.3bUK£3.0b33.8x36.8x5.1x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£105.3bUK£21.3bUK£3.0b30.3x35.5x5x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£108.2bUK£21.1bUK£3.0b26.9x36.6x5.1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£105.5bUK£21.7bUK£3.0b24.3x35.7x4.9x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£99.2bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b24x33.6x4.6x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£95.8bUK£21.7bUK£3.1b22.8x31.3x4.4x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£86.4bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b20.5x29.9x4x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£89.2bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b22.1x31x4.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£84.4bUK£21.4bUK£2.9b18.9x29.4x4x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£89.7bUK£20.6bUK£2.7b18.7x32.9x4.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£90.6bUK£20.5bUK£2.7b20.4x33.2x4.4x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£84.5bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b19.5x29x4.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£87.5bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b20x30.2x4.3x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£86.0bUK£20.8bUK£2.9b19.7x29.2x4.1x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£88.5bUK£19.8bUK£2.9b20.6x30.4x4.5x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£85.3bUK£19.7bUK£2.9b20.1x29.4x4.3x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£84.7bUK£19.2bUK£2.9b18x29.5x4.4x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£81.6bUK£19.3bUK£3.1b18.1x26.6x4.2x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£78.4bUK£19.8bUK£3.1b18.5x24.9x4x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£83.6bUK£19.2bUK£3.0b19.6x27.6x4.4x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£84.0bUK£18.3bUK£2.9b19.3x28.8x4.6x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£73.5bUK£18.1bUK£2.9b23.1x25.7x4.1x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£80.9bUK£17.8bUK£2.7b26.2x30x4.6x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022UK£86.2bUK£17.4bUK£2.7b31.9x32.4x4.9x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022UK£81.0bUK£17.4bUK£2.7b27.7x30.5x4.7x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022UK£87.0bUK£16.9bUK£2.5b35.7x35.4x5.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£87.0bTotal Earnings: UK£2.5bTotal Revenue: UK£16.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33x202320242025
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 37.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.6% 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 Market1.98%
Industrials1.96%
Professional Services3.03%
Research and Consulting Services3.15%
HR Services-0.71%
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£40.075.8%
+UK£2.0b		21.3%PE38.5x
REL RELXUK£40.252.5%
+UK£1.8b		21.7%PE39.4x
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£51.101.3%
+UK£104.8m		14.4%PE26.7x
FNTL FintelUK£2.806.5%
+UK£17.7m		12.4%PE49.4x
WIL WilmingtonUK£3.873.2%
+UK£10.8m		17.3%PE20.2x
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EXPN

UK£40.07

Experian

7D

5.8%

1Y

21.3%

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ITRK

UK£51.10

Intertek Group

7D

1.3%

1Y

14.4%

RWS

UK£1.37

RWS Holdings

7D

-10.5%

1Y

-41.1%

RCDO

UK£2.52

Ricardo

7D

-31.5%

1Y

-41.4%

FNTL

UK£2.80

Fintel

7D

6.5%

1Y

12.4%

KGH

UK£1.16

Knights Group Holdings

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-9.1%

REL

UK£40.25

RELX

7D

2.5%

1Y

21.7%

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CTG

UK£1.13

Christie Group

7D

2.3%

1Y

28.6%

DATA

UK£1.78

GlobalData

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-11.0%

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ELIX

UK£7.35

Elixirr International

7D

1.9%

1Y

30.1%

GTLY

UK£1.34

Gateley (Holdings)

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-5.0%

WIL

UK£3.87

Wilmington

7D

3.2%

1Y

17.3%

TEK

UK£0.095

Tekcapital

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-5.0%

MRL

UK£3.25

Marlowe

7D

1.2%

1Y

-12.2%

KEYS

UK£5.35

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7D

-0.9%

1Y

-4.5%

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