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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D-5.6%
  • 3M-6.3%
  • 1Y1.8%
  • YTD-0.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 5.6%, driven by RELX declining 8.0%. 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
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£114.4bUK£36.3bUK£3.4b21.4x33.9x3.1x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£122.4bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b22.6x35.5x3.3x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£122.6bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b22.8x35.9x3.3x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£125.7bUK£36.5bUK£3.4b22.7x36.6x3.4x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£121.0bUK£37.2bUK£3.5b23.4x34.7x3.3x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£124.1bUK£37.6bUK£3.4b28.8x36.8x3.3x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£127.0bUK£37.9bUK£3.4b28.4x37.6x3.3x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£115.7bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b23.7x34.4x3.1x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£116.0bUK£37.8bUK£3.3b23.5x35.7x3.1x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£121.6bUK£37.5bUK£3.2b21.9x37.5x3.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£119.8bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b24.7x37.2x3.2x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£116.1bUK£38.1bUK£3.3b21.9x34.7x3x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£118.2bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b19x37.8x3.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£119.1bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b20.3x37.9x3.1x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£111.0bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b19.1x36.7x2.9x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£113.7bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b22.5x37.6x3x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£113.6bUK£40.7bUK£3.2b19.3x35.1x2.8x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£111.8bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b21.6x33.5x2.7x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£105.7bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b22.4x31.7x2.5x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£100.6bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b17.3x28.9x2.4x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£95.5bUK£41.8bUK£3.3b17.2x29x2.3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£96.5bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b19.8x29.5x2.3x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£93.2bUK£41.1bUK£3.3b17.9x28.4x2.3x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£90.9bUK£39.6bUK£3.3b16.2x27.8x2.3x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£92.2bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.7x28x2.3x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£88.8bUK£39.5bUK£3.5b17x25.7x2.2x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£92.5bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.4x26.9x2.3x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£92.5bUK£37.0bUK£3.4b19.5x27.5x2.5x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£90.5bUK£34.8bUK£3.3b19.4x27.4x2.6x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022UK£88.4bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b18.4x26.6x2.6x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022UK£88.1bUK£34.4bUK£3.3b16.6x26.7x2.6x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022UK£82.7bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.6x23.4x2.4x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022UK£83.3bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b17.2x23.9x2.4x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022UK£89.8bUK£33.6bUK£3.4b17.8x26.4x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£89.8bTotal Earnings: UK£3.4bTotal Revenue: UK£33.6bTotal 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 2.6% 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 Market3.24%
Industrials-1.36%
Professional Services-5.58%
HR Services3.93%
Research and Consulting Services-5.74%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 69.5%, 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 70% 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£47.002.0%
+UK£113.6m		1.0%PE20.3x
PAGE PageGroupUK£2.735.7%
+UK£45.6m		-31.8%PE29.9x
HAS HaysUK£0.644.1%
+UK£40.6m		-29.9%PS0.2x
STAF Staffline GroupUK£0.4616.0%
+UK£7.6m		23.7%PE12.9x
GTLY Gateley (Holdings)UK£1.242.9%
+UK£4.7m		-5.0%PE121x

Latest News

HAS
UK£0.64
Hays
7D
4.1%
1Y
-29.9%
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EXPN
UK£38.04
Experian
7D
-3.2%
1Y
9.2%

Return Trends At Experian (LON:EXPN) Aren't Appealing

Aug 08
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CPI
UK£2.53
Capita
7D
-12.2%
1Y
-7.5%

Capita plc (LON:CPI) Looks Inexpensive After Falling 29% But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Aug 08
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GATC
UK£0.99
Gattaca
7D
11.2%
1Y
17.1%
DATA
UK£1.37
GlobalData
7D
-3.9%
1Y
-38.7%
GTLY
UK£1.24
Gateley (Holdings)
7D
2.9%
1Y
-5.0%

Gateley (Holdings) (LON:GTLY) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.062

Aug 04
Gateley (Holdings) (LON:GTLY) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.062
ITRK
UK£47.00
Intertek Group
7D
2.0%
1Y
1.0%

Intertek Group plc (LON:ITRK) Interim Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Aug 04
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SAG
UK£5.75
Science Group
7D
1.3%
1Y
29.8%

Science Group's (LON:SAG) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality

Aug 04
Science Group's (LON:SAG) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality
FNTL
UK£2.35
Fintel
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-21.8%
WIL
UK£3.40
Wilmington
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-15.0%
STAF
UK£0.46
Staffline Group
7D
16.0%
1Y
23.7%
REL
UK£35.77
RELX
7D
-8.0%
1Y
1.9%

RELX (LON:REL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.195

Jul 27
RELX (LON:REL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.195
PAGE
UK£2.73
PageGroup
7D
5.7%
1Y
-31.8%

Should You Think About Buying PageGroup plc (LON:PAGE) Now?

Jul 25
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MHA
UK£1.36
Mha
7D
-3.6%
1Y
n/a
RWS
UK£0.79
RWS Holdings
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-55.2%

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

Jun 27
We Think RWS Holdings' (LON:RWS) Solid Earnings Are Understated
PPHC
UK£1.73
Public Policy Holding Company
7D
0.9%
1Y
29.6%