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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D-5.0%
  • 3M-8.3%
  • 1Y-0.1%
  • YTD-1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 5.0%, driven by RELX declining 7.3%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£113.1bUK£36.3bUK£3.4b21.3x33.6x3.1x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£123.9bUK£36.7bUK£3.5b22.4x35.9x3.4x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£122.3bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b23.1x35.8x3.3x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£125.7bUK£36.5bUK£3.4b22.7x36.6x3.4x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£120.2bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b23.3x35x3.3x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£121.1bUK£37.7bUK£3.4b27.2x35.8x3.2x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£126.1bUK£37.9bUK£3.4b28.6x37.5x3.3x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£115.2bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b23.8x34.2x3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£117.1bUK£37.8bUK£3.3b23.3x36x3.1x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£121.4bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b22x37.5x3.2x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£119.7bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b25.9x37.3x3.2x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£117.9bUK£38.1bUK£3.3b21.6x35.3x3.1x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£118.8bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b18.6x38.1x3.1x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£117.9bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20x37.5x3.1x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£113.2bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b19.3x37.4x2.9x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£111.2bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b23x36.8x2.9x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£112.6bUK£40.7bUK£3.2b19.3x34.8x2.8x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£111.6bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b21.6x33.5x2.7x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£106.3bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b22.3x32x2.6x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£101.5bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b17.3x29.2x2.4x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£94.5bUK£41.8bUK£3.3b17.2x28.7x2.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£95.4bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19.7x29.2x2.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£89.5bUK£41.1bUK£3.3b17.8x27.3x2.2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£92.8bUK£39.5bUK£3.3b16.2x28.4x2.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£93.5bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.6x28.4x2.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£89.5bUK£39.5bUK£3.5b17.1x25.9x2.3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£92.5bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.2x26.8x2.3x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£92.3bUK£36.9bUK£3.4b19.8x27.5x2.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£91.5bUK£35.0bUK£3.3b19.6x27.7x2.6x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£89.4bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b18.4x26.9x2.6x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£88.5bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b16.6x26.8x2.6x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£82.7bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.6x23.4x2.4x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£83.4bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b18x23.8x2.4x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£90.7bUK£33.7bUK£3.4b17.9x26.5x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£90.7bTotal Earnings: UK£3.4bTotal Revenue: UK£33.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.8x202320242025
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 32.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
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 grown 2.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.36%
Industrials-1.16%
Professional Services-5.05%
HR Services0.95%
Research and Consulting Services-5.15%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 69.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 56.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 34.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 69% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 56% 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
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£47.041.5%
+UK£94.3m		0.3%PE20.3x
HAS HaysUK£0.631.4%
+UK£13.5m		-31.8%PS0.1x
PAGE PageGroupUK£2.670.8%
+UK£6.2m		-32.7%PE29.3x
AMCO Amcomri GroupUK£1.364.6%
+UK£4.5m		n/aPE93.4x
SAG Science GroupUK£5.751.3%
+UK£3.1m		30.1%PE8.3x

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PAGE
UK£2.67
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7D
0.8%
1Y
-32.7%
HAS
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7D
1.4%
1Y
-31.8%
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7D
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1Y
6.3%

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CPI
UK£2.43
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7D
-11.0%
1Y
-10.5%

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UK£1.30
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7D
-8.8%
1Y
-40.4%
ITRK
UK£47.04
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7D
1.5%
1Y
0.3%

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SAG
UK£5.75
Science Group
7D
1.3%
1Y
30.1%

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Aug 04
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AMCO
UK£1.36
Amcomri Group
7D
4.6%
1Y
n/a
RWA
UK£1.38
Robert Walters
7D
2.2%
1Y
-61.3%
STEM
UK£2.06
SThree
7D
0.7%
1Y
-46.9%

SThree (LON:STEM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.051

Aug 01
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FNTL
UK£2.28
Fintel
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-27.8%
REL
UK£35.34
RELX
7D
-7.3%
1Y
0.1%

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Jul 27
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BEG
UK£1.18
Begbies Traynor Group
7D
-3.3%
1Y
17.5%
ELIX
UK£7.00
Elixirr International
7D
-2.2%
1Y
21.7%
RWS
UK£0.84
RWS Holdings
7D
0.7%
1Y
-53.8%

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PPHC
UK£1.73
Public Policy Holding Company
7D
-1.7%
1Y
29.6%