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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M-10.0%
  • 1Y-1.3%
  • YTD-1.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 5.0%, driven by a pullback from RELX of 4.0%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. 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, 14 Aug 2025UK£112.6bUK£36.2bUK£3.4b21x33.6x3.1x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£123.9bUK£36.7bUK£3.5b22.4x35.9x3.4x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£122.3bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b23.1x35.8x3.3x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£125.1bUK£36.5bUK£3.4b22.9x36.5x3.4x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£119.0bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b22.4x34.7x3.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£121.6bUK£37.7bUK£3.4b27.2x36x3.2x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£126.1bUK£37.9bUK£3.4b28.5x37.5x3.3x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£115.2bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b23.8x34.2x3x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£120.2bUK£37.8bUK£3.3b23.5x36.9x3.2x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£121.4bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b22x37.5x3.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£120.3bUK£37.3bUK£3.2b25.3x37.3x3.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£118.1bUK£38.1bUK£3.3b21.9x35.4x3.1x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£118.8bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b18.6x38.1x3.1x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£117.9bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20.1x37.5x3.1x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£113.9bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b19.1x37.6x3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£111.1bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b22.7x36.8x2.9x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£112.6bUK£40.7bUK£3.2b19.3x34.8x2.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£112.5bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b20.3x33.7x2.7x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£106.4bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b22.5x31.9x2.6x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£101.5bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b17.3x29.2x2.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£95.4bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b17.3x29x2.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£96.7bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19.3x29.6x2.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£89.1bUK£41.1bUK£3.3b17.6x27.1x2.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£92.8bUK£39.5bUK£3.3b16.2x28.4x2.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£94.2bUK£39.6bUK£3.3b16.7x28.7x2.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£90.3bUK£39.6bUK£3.5b16.9x26.1x2.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£92.5bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.2x26.8x2.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£92.4bUK£36.9bUK£3.4b19.8x27.5x2.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£91.7bUK£35.0bUK£3.3b19.6x27.7x2.6x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£88.3bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b18.4x26.6x2.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£88.5bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b16.6x26.8x2.6x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£85.1bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b16.6x24.3x2.5x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£81.0bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b18.1x23.1x2.3x
Sun, 21 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 Market0.12%
Industrials-1.15%
Professional Services-2.77%
HR Services-1.69%
Research and Consulting Services-2.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.4x.
    • 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£46.900.8%
+UK£42.6m		-1.3%PE20.2x
RWS RWS HoldingsUK£0.853.4%
+UK£10.4m		-53.4%PE12.5x
AMCO Amcomri GroupUK£1.399.9%
+UK£9.2m		n/aPE95.5x
RWA Robert WaltersUK£1.364.6%
+UK£3.9m		-60.6%PS0.1x
SAG Science GroupUK£5.751.3%
+UK£3.1m		30.1%PE8.3x

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