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

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y5.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Research and Consulting Services industry has remained flat, although notably Experian gained 3.3%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 5.7% in that time. 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, 13 Apr 2025UK£110.3bUK£21.5bUK£3.3b22x33.3x5.1x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£113.4bUK£21.5bUK£3.3b31.7x34.1x5.3x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£123.0bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b34.4x37.6x5.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£111.6bUK£21.6bUK£3.3b33.2x34x5.2x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£115.5bUK£21.4bUK£3.2b29.8x36.5x5.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£115.4bUK£21.2bUK£3.2b28.6x36.5x5.5x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£115.6bUK£21.0bUK£3.1b31x36.9x5.5x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£111.3bUK£21.1bUK£3.1b27.3x35.4x5.3x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£111.1bUK£21.3bUK£3.1b30.5x36.4x5.2x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£114.2bUK£21.4bUK£3.1b35.9x37.2x5.3x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£112.2bUK£21.4bUK£3.1b33.4x36.4x5.2x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£105.8bUK£21.3bUK£3.0b30.5x35.6x5x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£108.5bUK£21.1bUK£3.0b26.9x36.7x5.1x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£104.9bUK£21.1bUK£2.9b24.1x35.8x5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£99.6bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b24x33.9x4.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£96.2bUK£21.7bUK£3.1b22.9x31.4x4.4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£88.4bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b20.6x30.6x4.1x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£89.5bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b22.2x31.3x4.1x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£84.9bUK£21.4bUK£2.9b20.3x29.7x4x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£88.7bUK£20.6bUK£2.7b18.6x32.5x4.3x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£88.3bUK£20.6bUK£2.7b19.8x32.3x4.3x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£85.8bUK£20.7bUK£2.8b19.5x31x4.2x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£87.5bUK£20.6bUK£2.9b20x30.1x4.3x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£84.4bUK£20.8bUK£2.9b19.5x28.7x4.1x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£86.1bUK£19.8bUK£2.9b21.6x29.6x4.4x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£84.5bUK£19.7bUK£2.9b20.1x29.2x4.3x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£83.5bUK£19.2bUK£2.9b18x29.1x4.3x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£79.6bUK£19.4bUK£3.1b19.2x25.8x4.1x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£77.9bUK£19.5bUK£3.1b18.3x25x4x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£81.0bUK£19.2bUK£3.0b19.5x26.6x4.2x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022UK£83.0bUK£18.3bUK£2.9b19.3x28.5x4.5x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022UK£76.8bUK£18.2bUK£2.9b23.9x26.8x4.2x
Mon, 23 May 2022UK£80.8bUK£18.0bUK£2.8b26.4x28.5x4.5x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022UK£85.0bUK£17.4bUK£2.7b31.4x31.9x4.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£85.0bTotal Earnings: UK£2.7bTotal Revenue: UK£17.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.2x202320242025
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 33.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 7.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.2% 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 Market-1.01%
Industrials1.38%
Professional Services-0.84%
Research and Consulting Services-0.70%
HR Services-7.34%
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£33.543.3%
+UK£986.5m		1.3%PE33.9x
RWS RWS HoldingsUK£1.124.1%
+UK£16.3m		-40.7%PE8.7x
DATA GlobalDataUK£1.381.5%
+UK£14.5m		-27.7%PE35.8x
ELIX Elixirr InternationalUK£5.962.8%
+UK£7.5m		6.4%PE15.3x
CMX Catalyst Media GroupUK£0.4735.7%
+UK£2.6m		-26.9%PS399.6x
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