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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M-5.4%
  • 1Y-4.0%
  • YTD-1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has risen 1.9%, driven by gains from RELX of 1.3%. In contrast, the industry has lost 4.0% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, 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
Thu, 02 Oct 2025UK£112.8bUK£36.1bUK£3.3b22.7x33.7x3.1x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025UK£112.0bUK£36.0bUK£3.4b21.8x33.3x3.1x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025UK£124.3bUK£36.8bUK£3.4b22.3x36.1x3.4x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025UK£121.2bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b22.8x35.9x3.3x
Fri, 23 May 2025UK£125.1bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b23.3x36.6x3.4x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025UK£118.1bUK£36.5bUK£3.4b21.1x34.4x3.2x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025UK£119.0bUK£37.1bUK£3.5b23.1x34.2x3.2x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025UK£129.6bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b28.6x38.6x3.4x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025UK£120.5bUK£38.0bUK£3.4b23.4x35.6x3.2x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024UK£120.3bUK£37.7bUK£3.3b23.4x36.9x3.2x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024UK£119.7bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b23.5x37x3.2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024UK£119.7bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b23.3x37x3.2x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024UK£117.2bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b24x36.5x3.1x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024UK£119.2bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b18.2x36.8x3.1x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024UK£118.9bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20.6x37.8x3.1x
Sat, 25 May 2024UK£118.8bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20x37.8x3.1x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024UK£108.9bUK£38.5bUK£3.0b20.1x35.8x2.8x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024UK£112.1bUK£40.4bUK£3.0b19.9x36.8x2.8x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024UK£110.4bUK£40.9bUK£3.3b20.6x33.9x2.7x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024UK£108.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b20.9x32.4x2.6x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023UK£104.7bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b18.9x30.3x2.5x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023UK£96.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b17.3x29.3x2.3x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023UK£96.8bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b18.8x29.5x2.3x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023UK£91.7bUK£41.5bUK£3.3b19.3x28.1x2.2x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023UK£94.4bUK£40.5bUK£3.4b16.4x27.7x2.3x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023UK£93.8bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.3x28.6x2.4x
Sun, 28 May 2023UK£90.9bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.8x27.5x2.3x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023UK£95.4bUK£39.6bUK£3.5b17.3x27.6x2.4x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023UK£92.4bUK£40.3bUK£3.5b16.6x26.7x2.3x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023UK£93.5bUK£35.9bUK£3.4b19.1x27.5x2.6x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023UK£90.6bUK£34.9bUK£3.3b18.6x27.4x2.6x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022UK£88.8bUK£34.4bUK£3.3b18x27x2.6x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022UK£89.4bUK£34.5bUK£3.5b16.6x25.6x2.6x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022UK£83.0bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.6x23.4x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£83.0bTotal Earnings: UK£3.5bTotal Revenue: UK£34.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.2x202320242025
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 33.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.54%
Industrials2.00%
Professional Services1.92%
HR Services3.57%
Research and Consulting Services1.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 68.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 62.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 34.3x.
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 63% 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
REL RELXUK£34.981.3%
+UK£757.3m		-1.9%PE33.1x
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£47.803.6%
+UK£259.1m		-6.2%PE20.4x
CPI CapitaUK£3.3022.9%
+UK£70.0m		13.9%PE23.1x
RWS RWS HoldingsUK£0.946.2%
+UK£20.3m		-39.9%PE13.8x
ELIX Elixirr InternationalUK£8.845.0%
+UK£20.0m		34.8%PE22.7x

Latest News

TEK
UK£0.092
Tekcapital
7D
-5.1%
1Y
42.3%
CPI
UK£3.30
Capita
7D
22.9%
1Y
13.9%

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Sep 30
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ELIX
UK£8.84
Elixirr International
7D
5.0%
1Y
34.8%

We Like The Quality Of Elixirr International's (LON:ELIX) Earnings

Sep 29
We Like The Quality Of Elixirr International's (LON:ELIX) Earnings
WIL
UK£3.25
Wilmington
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-17.9%
KEYS
UK£7.00
Keystone Law Group
7D
4.5%
1Y
20.3%
REL
UK£34.98
RELX
7D
1.3%
1Y
-1.9%

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Sep 19
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FNTL
UK£2.37
Fintel
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-7.8%

Fintel (LON:FNTL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.013

Sep 19
Fintel (LON:FNTL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.013
ITRK
UK£47.80
Intertek Group
7D
3.6%
1Y
-6.2%

Intertek Group (LON:ITRK) Knows How To Allocate Capital

Sep 17
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DATA
UK£1.29
GlobalData
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-36.4%
PPHC
UK£2.00
Public Policy Holding Company
7D
4.4%
1Y
52.7%
EXPN
UK£36.75
Experian
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-7.3%
HAS
UK£0.57
Hays
7D
2.1%
1Y
-36.7%
SAG
UK£5.55
Science Group
7D
-8.3%
1Y
19.4%
GATC
UK£0.88
Gattaca
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-7.4%
BUC
UK£0.018
Built Cybernetics
7D
-17.8%
1Y
10.4%
RWS
UK£0.94
RWS Holdings
7D
6.2%
1Y
-39.9%

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