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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D-0.03%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y8.9%
  • YTD7.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has remained flat, although notably Experian gained 5.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 8.9% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£124.8bUK£36.7bUK£3.5b22.2x36.1x3.4x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£121.4bUK£36.7bUK£3.4b22.9x35.8x3.3x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£126.7bUK£36.7bUK£3.4b23.4x37x3.5x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£112.9bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b20.2x32.7x3.1x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£115.8bUK£37.1bUK£3.5b23.2x33.2x3.1x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£127.9bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b27.8x38.1x3.4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£115.7bUK£37.9bUK£3.4b23.6x34.3x3.1x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£120.4bUK£37.8bUK£3.3b24.4x37x3.2x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£117.9bUK£37.5bUK£3.2b24.1x36.4x3.1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£120.2bUK£37.3bUK£3.2b23.3x37.3x3.2x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£115.8bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b21.9x36.1x3.1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£115.6bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b18.8x37x3x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£119.7bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b20.6x38.1x3.1x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£117.1bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b19.3x37.2x3x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£111.0bUK£38.5bUK£3.0b22.5x36.6x2.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£113.2bUK£40.4bUK£3.0b19.9x37.2x2.8x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£111.2bUK£40.9bUK£3.3b20.8x34.1x2.7x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£105.3bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b22x31.6x2.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£102.3bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b18.2x29.6x2.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£94.9bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b17.3x28.9x2.3x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£94.7bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19.1x28.8x2.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£90.1bUK£41.5bUK£3.3b19.3x27.6x2.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£93.3bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.8x28.5x2.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£93.3bUK£39.6bUK£3.3b16.6x28.4x2.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£90.9bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.5x27.4x2.3x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£93.3bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17x27x2.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£90.0bUK£37.1bUK£3.3b19.2x27x2.4x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£91.0bUK£35.1bUK£3.3b19.3x27.3x2.6x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023UK£89.3bUK£34.9bUK£3.3b18.8x27x2.6x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022UK£88.7bUK£34.4bUK£3.3b17.4x26.9x2.6x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022UK£84.8bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.6x24.1x2.4x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022UK£81.9bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.8x23.2x2.4x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022UK£85.1bUK£34.4bUK£3.5b17.6x24.5x2.5x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022UK£87.8bUK£32.4bUK£3.3b18.9x27x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27x


Total Market Cap: UK£87.8bTotal Earnings: UK£3.3bTotal Revenue: UK£32.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.7x202320242025
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 36.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 32.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x 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 2.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.2% 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 Market0.30%
Industrials0.39%
Professional Services-0.029%
Research and Consulting Services0.027%
HR Services-2.71%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 64.5%, 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, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 33.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 65% 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
EXPN ExperianUK£40.485.1%
+UK£1.8b		13.8%PE42.8x
RWS RWS HoldingsUK£0.864.1%
+UK£12.6m		-50.9%PE12.7x
PPHC Public Policy Holding CompanyUK£1.723.3%
+UK£6.8m		27.4%PS1.9x
BEG Begbies Traynor GroupUK£1.262.0%
+UK£3.9m		23.0%PE31.7x
AMCO Amcomri GroupUK£1.102.8%
+UK£2.2m		n/aPE75.4x

Latest News

BEG
UK£1.26
Begbies Traynor Group
7D
2.0%
1Y
23.0%
GTLY
UK£1.24
Gateley (Holdings)
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-8.5%

Gateley (Holdings) (LON:GTLY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.062

Jul 18
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KGH
UK£1.65
Knights Group Holdings
7D
-13.6%
1Y
22.2%
ELIX
UK£7.15
Elixirr International
7D
-5.5%
1Y
26.8%
EXPN
UK£40.48
Experian
7D
5.1%
1Y
13.8%
DATA
UK£1.40
GlobalData
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-35.7%
PAGE
UK£2.66
PageGroup
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-36.8%
HAS
UK£0.65
Hays
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-30.1%

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REL
UK£39.21
RELX
7D
-2.3%
1Y
11.6%

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Jul 07
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RWS
UK£0.86
RWS Holdings
7D
4.1%
1Y
-50.9%

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Jun 27
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MRL
UK£4.39
Marlowe
7D
0.5%
1Y
-3.1%
STEM
UK£2.36
SThree
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-43.5%
RCDO
UK£4.26
Ricardo
7D
0.7%
1Y
-12.2%
AMCO
UK£1.10
Amcomri Group
7D
2.8%
1Y
n/a
EMR
UK£0.25
Empresaria Group
7D
11.1%
1Y
-37.5%
PPHC
UK£1.72
Public Policy Holding Company
7D
3.3%
1Y
27.4%