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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y15.3%
  • YTD9.0%

In the last week, the Professional Services industry is up 4.1%, with RELX leading the way, up 2.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. Looking forward, 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, 05 May 2025UK£125.7bUK£36.5bUK£3.4b22.7x36.6x3.4x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£120.3bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b23.5x35x3.3x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£121.1bUK£37.7bUK£3.4b28.3x35.9x3.2x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£126.1bUK£37.9bUK£3.4b28.6x37.5x3.3x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£114.9bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b23.5x34.2x3x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£115.1bUK£37.8bUK£3.3b23.1x35.4x3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£121.0bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b22x37.4x3.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£119.6bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b24.7x37.1x3.2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£117.0bUK£38.1bUK£3.3b21.8x35x3.1x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£117.7bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b18.8x37.7x3.1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£117.9bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20x37.5x3.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£111.0bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b19.1x36.7x2.9x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£110.9bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b22.6x36.7x2.9x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£112.6bUK£40.7bUK£3.2b19.3x34.8x2.8x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£111.8bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b21.6x33.5x2.7x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£105.7bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b22.4x31.7x2.5x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£101.8bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b17.3x29.2x2.4x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£94.5bUK£41.8bUK£3.3b17.2x28.7x2.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£95.7bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19.6x29.3x2.3x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£90.6bUK£41.1bUK£3.3b17.8x27.6x2.2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£92.8bUK£39.5bUK£3.3b16.2x28.4x2.3x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£92.2bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.7x28x2.3x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£89.8bUK£39.5bUK£3.5b17.1x26x2.3x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£92.5bUK£39.4bUK£3.4b17.3x26.8x2.3x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£92.3bUK£36.9bUK£3.4b19.8x27.5x2.5x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£91.5bUK£34.8bUK£3.3b19.6x27.7x2.6x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£89.2bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b18.4x26.8x2.6x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£88.5bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b16.6x26.8x2.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£82.7bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.6x23.4x2.4x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£82.1bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b17.6x23.5x2.4x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£90.6bUK£33.6bUK£3.4b17.6x26.6x2.7x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£86.7bUK£32.3bUK£3.2b21.8x26.9x2.7x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£80.1bUK£32.1bUK£3.2b23.9x25.1x2.5x
Thu, 12 May 2022UK£87.4bUK£31.7bUK£3.0b24.9x28.8x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£87.4bTotal Earnings: UK£3.0bTotal Revenue: UK£31.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Professional Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 36.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 32.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 4.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.8% 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 Market2.08%
Industrials4.35%
Professional Services4.19%
Research and Consulting Services4.28%
HR Services-0.095%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 58.6%, 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, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 33.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 59% 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 10% 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£41.212.9%
+UK£2.2b		22.7%PE39.2x
EXPN ExperianUK£38.546.3%
+UK£2.1b		17.6%PE39.6x
DATA GlobalDataUK£1.9540.8%
+UK£426.8m		-12.9%PE50.1x
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£46.401.0%
+UK£73.4m		-6.4%PE21.4x
ELIX Elixirr InternationalUK£7.6016.9%
+UK£56.2m		29.9%PE22.1x
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