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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D-3.2%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y-31.5%
  • YTD-15.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 3.2%, driven by a pullback from RELX of 4.2%. However, the industry is down 31% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 15 Jun 2026UK£80.8bUK£36.4bUK£3.4b17.5x23.7x2.2x
Wed, 13 May 2026UK£80.6bUK£36.0bUK£3.3b17.7x24.4x2.2x
Fri, 10 Apr 2026UK£78.1bUK£36.0bUK£3.3b17.2x23.7x2.2x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026UK£83.7bUK£36.0bUK£3.5b18.9x23.9x2.3x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026UK£84.9bUK£35.9bUK£3.4b20.4x25.3x2.4x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026UK£99.1bUK£36.0bUK£3.4b20.3x29.3x2.7x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025UK£98.9bUK£36.2bUK£3.5b19.8x28.1x2.7x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025UK£111.5bUK£35.5bUK£3.3b21.6x33.7x3.1x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£93.7bTotal Earnings: UK£3.3bTotal Revenue: UK£39.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Professional Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 32.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.8% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.98%
Industrials0.55%
Professional Services-3.15%
HR Services0.77%
Research and Consulting Services-3.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 16.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£56.601.6%
+UK£138.1m		18.5%PE25.3x
HAS HaysUK£0.371.8%
+UK£10.2m		-49.0%PS0.09x
WIL WilmingtonUK£2.633.1%
+UK£7.2m		-24.2%PE21.4x
PAGE PageGroupUK£1.250.9%
+UK£3.4m		-54.5%PE43x
STEM SThreeUK£1.710.4%
+UK£743.4k		-28.4%PE12x

Latest News

RWS
UK£0.79
RWS Holdings
7D
-24.1%
1Y
-6.9%
EXPN
UK£25.69
Experian
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-32.7%
REL
UK£24.92
RELX
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-36.9%
MHA
UK£1.45
Mha
7D
-1.4%
1Y
16.5%
KGH
UK£1.82
Knights Group Holdings
7D
-2.7%
1Y
2.2%
Narrative Update • Jun 11

KGH: FY26 Revenue Guidance And Lower Discount Rate Will Drive Rerating

Analysts have kept their fair value view on Knights Group Holdings unchanged at £2.54 per share. This reflects only minor adjustments to their discount rate and assumed future P/E, without a material shift in the overall price target narrative.
ITRK
UK£56.60
Intertek Group
7D
1.6%
1Y
18.5%
Narrative Update • Jun 11

ITRK: Takeover Proposal And ATIC Separation Review Will Shape Fairly Valued Outlook

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for Intertek Group to £58.49 from £53.14, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margins and future P/E multiples. Recent mixed rating actions, including an upgrade at RBC Capital and a downgrade to Neutral at Oddo BHF with a £60.00 price target, frame the current debate on the stock.
PAGE
UK£1.25
PageGroup
7D
0.9%
1Y
-54.5%
HAS
UK£0.37
Hays
7D
1.8%
1Y
-49.0%
Narrative Update • Jun 10

HAS: Recent Downgrade And New CEO Appointment Will Support Earnings Recovery

Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for Hays from £0.42 to £0.41. This reflects recent price target cuts and more cautious assumptions on revenue trends, profit margins and future P/E multiples.
CPI
UK£3.49
Capita
7D
-6.4%
1Y
39.9%
ELIX
UK£6.96
Elixirr International
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-2.7%
STEM
UK£1.71
SThree
7D
0.4%
1Y
-28.4%
New Narrative • Jun 04

Every Staffing Stock Is Being Sold. SThree Is the Only One That Benefits From the Thing Killing the Others

════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ STHREE PLC (LSE: STEM) — INVESTMENT THESIS The market is confusing a cyclical trough with structural decline ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Current price: 165p | Price target: 490p | Upside: +197% Bear case floor: 280p | Bull case: 720p Analysis date: June 2026 | Horizon: 24–36 months ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ KEY METRICS AT A GLANCE ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Net Fees FY25: £323m Net Cash: £68m Contract (recurring): 84% Normalised EPS: ~40p STEM market share: ~2% Normalised EV/EBITDA: 1.8x Operating countries: 11 P/E on norm. earnings: 4.1x ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ I.
RTC
UK£1.05
RTC Group
7D
3.4%
1Y
7.7%
WIL
UK£2.63
Wilmington
7D
3.1%
1Y
-24.2%
DATA
UK£0.95
GlobalData
7D
-8.4%
1Y
-35.8%