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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D-8.3%
  • 3M-5.7%
  • 1Y1.1%
  • YTD-4.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 11%, driven by RELX declining 7.3%. Meanwhile, Catalyst Media Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 19% in the last week. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£110.2bUK£36.7bUK£3.5b20x31.8x3x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£117.7bUK£37.2bUK£3.5b24.3x33.7x3.2x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£127.8bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b28.6x38x3.4x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£114.5bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b23.7x34x3x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£120.4bUK£37.8bUK£3.2b24.7x37.1x3.2x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£119.7bUK£37.5bUK£3.2b22.4x36.9x3.2x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£119.6bUK£37.3bUK£3.2b24.3x37.2x3.2x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£116.4bUK£38.0bUK£3.3b21.6x35x3.1x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£114.8bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b18.9x36.8x3x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£118.4bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b19.5x37.7x3.1x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£113.8bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b19.1x37.6x3x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£110.3bUK£38.5bUK£3.0b22.6x36.4x2.9x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£113.4bUK£40.3bUK£3.0b20.4x37.3x2.8x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£111.0bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b20.8x33.2x2.7x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£104.9bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b21.9x31.4x2.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£101.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b17.7x29.2x2.4x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£91.0bUK£41.8bUK£3.3b16.9x27.6x2.2x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£94.4bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19x28.8x2.3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£89.6bUK£41.2bUK£3.3b18.2x27.3x2.2x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£94.6bUK£39.6bUK£3.3b16.2x28.9x2.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£95.4bUK£39.6bUK£3.3b17.2x29.1x2.4x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£89.6bUK£39.6bUK£3.5b17x25.9x2.3x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£93.3bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.1x27.1x2.4x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£91.0bUK£37.1bUK£3.3b19.1x27.2x2.5x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£93.6bUK£35.0bUK£3.3b19.8x28.1x2.7x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£90.3bUK£34.9bUK£3.3b18.8x27.2x2.6x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£89.6bUK£34.4bUK£3.3b17.4x27.2x2.6x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£86.1bUK£34.5bUK£3.5b16.6x24.6x2.5x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£82.7bUK£35.0bUK£3.6b17.6x23.1x2.4x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£88.2bUK£34.4bUK£3.5b17.6x25.5x2.6x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£89.0bUK£32.3bUK£3.2b19x27.5x2.8x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£77.9bUK£32.1bUK£3.2b22.6x24.4x2.4x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£85.8bUK£31.7bUK£3.0b24.9x28.4x2.7x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022UK£91.3bUK£31.4bUK£3.0b26.5x30.6x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£91.3bTotal Earnings: UK£3.0bTotal Revenue: UK£31.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Professional 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 31.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 4.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-8.03%
Industrials-6.54%
Professional Services-8.34%
Research and Consulting Services-8.25%
HR Services-12.10%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 58.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 37.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 33.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 58% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 37% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
CMX Catalyst Media GroupUK£0.4718.8%
+UK£1.6m		-26.9%PS399.6x
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