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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 11, 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 a pullback from RELX of 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
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£114.4bUK£36.3bUK£3.4b21.4x33.9x3.1x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£123.0bUK£36.7bUK£3.5b22x35.6x3.4x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£122.7bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b22.5x36x3.4x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£125.7bUK£36.5bUK£3.4b22.7x36.6x3.4x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£119.2bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b23.3x34.7x3.3x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£122.2bUK£37.6bUK£3.4b28.5x36.2x3.2x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£126.2bUK£37.9bUK£3.4b28.6x37.5x3.3x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£115.7bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b23.7x34.4x3.1x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£116.1bUK£37.8bUK£3.2b23.5x35.7x3.1x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£122.8bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b22.2x37.9x3.3x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£119.6bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b24.7x37.1x3.2x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£116.9bUK£38.1bUK£3.3b21.7x34.9x3.1x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£118.2bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b19x37.8x3.1x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£117.9bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20x37.5x3.1x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£111.0bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b19.1x36.7x2.9x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£111.8bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b22.2x36.9x2.9x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£113.8bUK£40.7bUK£3.2b19.3x35.1x2.8x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£111.8bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b21.6x33.5x2.7x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£105.7bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b22.4x31.7x2.5x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£101.2bUK£41.8bUK£3.5b17.3x29x2.4x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£94.5bUK£41.8bUK£3.3b17.2x28.7x2.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£96.5bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b19.8x29.5x2.3x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£91.6bUK£41.1bUK£3.3b17.8x27.9x2.2x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£91.9bUK£39.5bUK£3.3b16.5x28.2x2.3x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£92.2bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.7x28x2.3x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£88.8bUK£39.5bUK£3.5b17x25.7x2.2x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£92.4bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.2x26.8x2.3x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£92.3bUK£36.9bUK£3.4b19.8x27.4x2.5x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£90.5bUK£34.8bUK£3.3b19.4x27.4x2.6x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022UK£88.4bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b18.4x26.6x2.6x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022UK£88.2bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b16.6x26.7x2.6x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022UK£82.7bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.6x23.4x2.4x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022UK£83.3bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b17.2x23.9x2.4x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022UK£89.7bUK£33.6bUK£3.4b17.8x26.4x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£89.7bTotal 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£47.001.2%
+UK£69.2m		0.4%PE20.3x
HAS HaysUK£0.644.1%
+UK£40.6m		-29.2%PS0.2x
PAGE PageGroupUK£2.734.6%
+UK£37.4m		-30.6%PE29.9x
STAF Staffline GroupUK£0.4614.3%
+UK£6.9m		23.7%PE12.9x
GTLY Gateley (Holdings)UK£1.242.9%
+UK£4.7m		-5.0%PE121x

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7D
2.9%
1Y
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7D
1.2%
1Y
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SAG
UK£5.75
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7D
1.3%
1Y
29.8%

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UK£2.08
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7D
1.2%
1Y
-46.2%

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WIL
UK£3.40
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7D
-2.3%
1Y
-15.0%
STAF
UK£0.46
Staffline Group
7D
14.3%
1Y
23.7%
REL
UK£35.77
RELX
7D
-8.4%
1Y
1.3%

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UK£2.73
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7D
4.6%
1Y
-30.6%

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BEG
UK£1.18
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7D
-4.9%
1Y
16.3%
MHA
UK£1.36
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7D
-3.6%
1Y
n/a
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UK£0.79
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7D
-8.5%
1Y
-55.2%

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