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

UpdatedAug 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-7.3%
  • 1Y2.4%
  • YTDn/a

The Research and Consulting Services industry is up 1.4% in the last week, with RELX up 1.2%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. 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
Tue, 26 Aug 2025UK£112.5bUK£21.4bUK£3.3b22.3x33.7x5.3x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025UK£119.8bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b23x36x5.6x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£117.8bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b27.5x36x5.5x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£123.9bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b25.9x37.6x5.7x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£115.1bUK£21.4bUK£3.3b22.5x34.8x5.4x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£112.7bUK£21.5bUK£3.3b31.5x33.9x5.2x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£123.2bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b33.5x37.6x5.7x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£112.4bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b33.6x34.3x5.2x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£116.9bUK£21.5bUK£3.2b29.7x36.9x5.4x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£114.8bUK£21.2bUK£3.2b29.3x36.3x5.4x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£115.5bUK£21.0bUK£3.1b31.1x36.8x5.5x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£111.0bUK£21.0bUK£3.1b28x35.4x5.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£112.1bUK£21.3bUK£3.1b29.1x36.6x5.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£114.3bUK£21.4bUK£3.1b35.5x37.2x5.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£112.1bUK£21.4bUK£3.1b32.9x36.4x5.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£105.0bUK£21.3bUK£3.0b31.5x35.3x4.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£106.8bUK£21.2bUK£3.0b26.5x36.1x5x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£106.0bUK£21.1bUK£2.9b23.9x36.2x5x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£100.1bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b24x34x4.6x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£96.6bUK£21.7bUK£3.1b23x31.5x4.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£89.5bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b21.1x31.1x4.1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£89.5bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b22.2x31x4.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£86.7bUK£21.4bUK£2.9b20.3x30.4x4.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£90.4bUK£21.1bUK£2.8b19.8x31.8x4.3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£88.6bUK£20.6bUK£2.7b19.7x32.4x4.3x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£85.8bUK£20.7bUK£2.8b19.5x31x4.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£89.0bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b19.7x30.6x4.3x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£85.0bUK£20.7bUK£2.9b19.2x29x4.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£87.2bUK£19.7bUK£2.9b21.8x30.1x4.4x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£85.7bUK£19.7bUK£2.9b19.8x29.6x4.3x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£83.5bUK£19.2bUK£2.9b18x29.1x4.4x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£80.2bUK£19.5bUK£3.1b19.5x25.9x4.1x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022UK£80.2bUK£19.4bUK£3.1b18.6x26x4.1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022UK£78.0bUK£19.3bUK£3.1b19.5x25.5x4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£78.0bTotal Earnings: UK£3.1bTotal Revenue: UK£19.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Research and Consulting 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 34.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 5.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 3.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Market0.74%
Industrials0.036%
Professional Services1.38%
Research and Consulting Services1.36%
HR Services2.33%
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
REL RELXUK£35.841.3%
+UK£810.4m		2.6%PE34x
EXPN ExperianUK£38.690.7%
+UK£219.5m		7.0%PE40.8x
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£47.601.5%
+UK£109.1m		-0.9%PE20.5x
DATA GlobalDataUK£1.340.8%
+UK£7.6m		-39.4%PE66.7x
RWS RWS HoldingsUK£0.872.1%
+UK£6.7m		-53.2%PE12.8x

Latest News

EXPN
UK£38.69
Experian
7D
0.7%
1Y
7.0%

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Aug 24
Calculating The Fair Value Of Experian plc (LON:EXPN)
SAG
UK£5.60
Science Group
7D
0%
1Y
14.8%
AMCO
UK£1.36
Amcomri Group
7D
-0.4%
1Y
n/a
BEG
UK£1.21
Begbies Traynor Group
7D
3.0%
1Y
18.1%

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Aug 20
Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good Begbies Traynor Group's (LON:BEG) Earnings Are
MHA
UK£1.34
Mha
7D
-1.5%
1Y
n/a
DATA
UK£1.34
GlobalData
7D
0.8%
1Y
-39.4%
ITRK
UK£47.60
Intertek Group
7D
1.5%
1Y
-0.9%

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Aug 04
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FNTL
UK£2.26
Fintel
7D
1.3%
1Y
-27.6%
WIL
UK£3.48
Wilmington
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-8.4%
REL
UK£35.84
RELX
7D
1.3%
1Y
2.6%

RELX (LON:REL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.195

Jul 27
RELX (LON:REL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.195
GNIP
UK£0.23
GenIP
7D
-9.8%
1Y
n/a
ELIX
UK£7.00
Elixirr International
7D
1.7%
1Y
10.1%
RWS
UK£0.87
RWS Holdings
7D
2.1%
1Y
-53.2%

We Think RWS Holdings' (LON:RWS) Solid Earnings Are Understated

Jun 27
We Think RWS Holdings' (LON:RWS) Solid Earnings Are Understated