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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-5.7%
  • 1Y-0.4%
  • YTD-0.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by RELX declining 1.7%. In contrast, Elixirr International has gained 5.6%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 28 Aug 2025UK£114.1bUK£36.0bUK£3.4b21.4x33.9x3.2x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025UK£124.3bUK£36.8bUK£3.4b22.3x36.1x3.4x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025UK£120.5bUK£36.7bUK£3.4b22.8x35.5x3.3x
Wed, 21 May 2025UK£126.7bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b23.9x37x3.5x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£118.1bUK£36.5bUK£3.4b21.1x34.4x3.2x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£118.6bUK£37.2bUK£3.5b22.8x34x3.2x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£128.3bUK£37.8bUK£3.4b27.9x38.1x3.4x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£118.2bUK£37.9bUK£3.4b23.7x35x3.1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£120.3bUK£37.7bUK£3.3b23.4x36.9x3.2x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£119.1bUK£37.5bUK£3.2b23.9x36.7x3.2x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£119.7bUK£37.3bUK£3.2b23.3x37.2x3.2x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£118.1bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b22.3x36.8x3.2x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£118.5bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b18.2x36.6x3.1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£119.5bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b20.2x38.1x3.1x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£117.4bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b19.6x37.3x3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£109.4bUK£38.5bUK£3.0b20.1x36x2.8x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£112.0bUK£40.4bUK£3.0b20.2x36.7x2.8x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£108.9bUK£40.9bUK£3.3b20.8x33.4x2.7x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£106.2bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b20.8x31.9x2.6x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£104.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b18.2x30.1x2.5x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£94.4bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b17.3x28.8x2.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£94.1bUK£41.8bUK£3.3b18.9x28.6x2.3x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£91.7bUK£41.5bUK£3.3b19.3x28.1x2.2x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£95.3bUK£40.4bUK£3.4b16.6x28.1x2.4x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£92.9bUK£39.6bUK£3.3b16.7x28.3x2.3x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£90.2bUK£39.8bUK£3.3b16.5x27.2x2.3x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£95.2bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.3x27.6x2.4x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£91.3bUK£40.3bUK£3.5b18x26.4x2.3x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£91.9bUK£35.1bUK£3.3b19.4x27.6x2.6x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£90.6bUK£34.9bUK£3.3b18.6x27.3x2.6x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£88.3bUK£34.4bUK£3.3b17.4x26.8x2.6x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£84.5bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b16.6x24.1x2.4x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£84.3bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.7x23.8x2.4x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£83.6bUK£34.5bUK£3.5b17.6x24x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24x


Total Market Cap: UK£83.6bTotal Earnings: UK£3.5bTotal Revenue: UK£34.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.9x202320242025
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 32.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Industrials industry?

GB Market3.34%
Industrials0.49%
Professional Services-1.61%
Research and Consulting Services-1.59%
HR 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 35.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 66.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 62.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 34.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 67% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 63% 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
DATA GlobalDataUK£1.343.9%
+UK£38.1m		-40.7%PE66.4x
RWS RWS HoldingsUK£0.885.1%
+UK£15.9m		-52.1%PE13x
MHA MhaUK£1.383.8%
+UK£13.6m		n/aPE6.6x
RWA Robert WaltersUK£1.5412.8%
+UK£11.5m		-60.4%PS0.1x
ELIX Elixirr InternationalUK£7.152.1%
+UK£7.1m		11.3%PE21x

Latest News

GTLY
UK£1.26
Gateley (Holdings)
7D
1.6%
1Y
-10.0%

Gateley (Holdings)'s (LON:GTLY) Dividend Will Be £0.062

Aug 28
Gateley (Holdings)'s (LON:GTLY) Dividend Will Be £0.062
EXPN
UK£37.95
Experian
7D
-1.3%
1Y
2.5%

Calculating The Fair Value Of Experian plc (LON:EXPN)

Aug 24
Calculating The Fair Value Of Experian plc (LON:EXPN)
RWA
UK£1.54
Robert Walters
7D
12.8%
1Y
-60.4%

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Tunnel

Aug 24
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Tunnel
HAS
UK£0.62
Hays
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-33.9%
AMCO
UK£1.25
Amcomri Group
7D
-6.7%
1Y
n/a
BEG
UK£1.19
Begbies Traynor Group
7D
0.8%
1Y
16.7%

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good Begbies Traynor Group's (LON:BEG) Earnings Are

Aug 20
Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good Begbies Traynor Group's (LON:BEG) Earnings Are
PAGE
UK£2.40
PageGroup
7D
-5.4%
1Y
-38.6%

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0536

Aug 15
PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0536
MHA
UK£1.38
Mha
7D
3.8%
1Y
n/a
CPI
UK£2.33
Capita
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-15.9%

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

Aug 08
Capita plc (LON:CPI) Looks Inexpensive After Falling 29% But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
DATA
UK£1.34
GlobalData
7D
3.9%
1Y
-40.7%
ITRK
UK£46.82
Intertek Group
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-5.0%

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

Aug 04
Intertek Group plc (LON:ITRK) Interim Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
FNTL
UK£2.22
Fintel
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-27.7%
WIL
UK£3.50
Wilmington
7D
1.4%
1Y
-7.4%
REL
UK£35.13
RELX
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-1.8%

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

Jul 27
RELX (LON:REL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.195
ELIX
UK£7.15
Elixirr International
7D
2.1%
1Y
11.3%
RWS
UK£0.88
RWS Holdings
7D
5.1%
1Y
-52.1%

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

Jun 27
We Think RWS Holdings' (LON:RWS) Solid Earnings Are Understated