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U.K. (FTSE) Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies114
  • 7D0.07%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y10.5%
  • YTD4.6%

Last week, the Tech industry hasn't moved much but Oxford Instruments is up 14% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 11% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Tech Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Nov 2025UK£50.3bUK£23.6bUK£878.8m29.7x57.2x2.1x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025UK£52.7bUK£23.5bUK£889.0m30.2x59.3x2.2x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025UK£51.0bUK£23.5bUK£1.0b29.3x48.9x2.2x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£51.3bUK£22.7bUK£1.0b30.6x49x2.3x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£52.6bUK£22.7bUK£1.2b32.2x42.6x2.3x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£50.3bUK£22.9bUK£1.2b29.7x40.4x2.2x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£48.8bUK£23.0bUK£1.3b25.6x38.9x2.1x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£46.8bUK£23.1bUK£1.3b22.8x37.4x2x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£50.7bUK£22.6bUK£1.2b25.9x40.8x2.2x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£52.5bUK£22.6bUK£1.2b27.3x42.5x2.3x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£50.3bUK£22.6bUK£1.2b28.1x40.6x2.2x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£47.7bUK£22.4bUK£1.1b27.4x41.6x2.1x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£49.3bUK£23.0bUK£1.1b26.2x44.2x2.1x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£54.3bUK£23.5bUK£1.3b26.6x43x2.3x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£55.0bUK£24.0bUK£1.3b27.3x43.6x2.3x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£57.1bUK£24.2bUK£1.2b27.4x48.6x2.4x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£55.0bUK£24.0bUK£1.0b29.5x54.7x2.3x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£54.0bUK£23.9bUK£998.5m27.8x54x2.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£53.5bUK£24.1bUK£885.3m28x60.4x2.2x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£53.1bUK£24.4bUK£910.1m28.4x58.3x2.2x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£73.7bUK£31.4bUK£936.0m28.5x78.8x2.3x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£74.0bUK£31.4bUK£949.5m27.9x78x2.4x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£70.9bUK£32.0bUK£1.0b27.4x69.9x2.2x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£66.8bUK£32.0bUK£1.0b26.2x66.7x2.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£72.6bUK£31.7bUK£1.0b28.9x69.8x2.3x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£71.2bUK£30.8bUK£1.0b28.3x68.6x2.3x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£73.3bUK£31.1bUK£1.1b27.8x69.8x2.4x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£74.1bUK£30.9bUK£1.2b30.5x63.5x2.4x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£73.7bUK£30.9bUK£1.1b30.9x68x2.4x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£71.3bUK£30.8bUK£1.3b30.2x55.4x2.3x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£98.4bUK£40.3bUK£3.0b29.5x32.8x2.4x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£96.6bUK£39.7bUK£2.8b29.4x34.7x2.4x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022UK£94.2bUK£39.7bUK£2.8b28.4x34.2x2.4x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022UK£100.8bUK£39.4bUK£2.8b29x36.1x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£100.8bTotal Earnings: UK£2.8bTotal Revenue: UK£39.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 52.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Information Technology industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 57.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 52.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have declined 32% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 16% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Tech sector?

GB Market-0.85%
Tech0.068%
Semiconductors2.28%
IT1.37%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.30%
Communications-0.90%
Software-1.01%
Tech Hardware-1.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Tech Hardware industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 420x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 44.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 29.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 123% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£20.3513.6%
+UK£137.5m		-1.7%PE73.4x
CCC ComputacenterUK£29.023.9%
+UK£113.3m		30.7%PE19.1x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£9.754.7%
+UK£51.5m		17.4%PE37.9x
AWE Alphawave IP GroupUK£1.893.0%
+UK£44.2m		59.1%PS6.2x
SEE Seeing MachinesUK£0.04721.0%
+UK£39.2m		35.2%PS4.8x

Latest News

SAAS
UK£1.31
Microlise Group
7D
7.4%
1Y
19.7%
SEE
UK£0.047
Seeing Machines
7D
21.0%
1Y
35.2%
OXIG
UK£20.35
Oxford Instruments
7D
13.6%
1Y
-1.7%
ALFA
UK£2.26
Alfa Financial Software Holdings
7D
3.9%
1Y
-3.8%
CCC
UK£29.02
Computacenter
7D
3.9%
1Y
30.7%

Is Computacenter (LON:CCC) A Risky Investment?

Nov 13
Is Computacenter (LON:CCC) A Risky Investment?
KNOS
UK£9.75
Kainos Group
7D
4.7%
1Y
17.4%

Kainos Group's (LON:KNOS) Dividend Will Be £0.098

Nov 13
Kainos Group's (LON:KNOS) Dividend Will Be £0.098
FDM
UK£1.41
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
11.9%
1Y
-56.9%
SGE
UK£10.81
Sage Group
7D
-2.0%
1Y
0.2%

Returns On Capital At Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have Hit The Brakes

Nov 12
Returns On Capital At Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have Hit The Brakes
SCT
UK£14.50
Softcat
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-10.6%
HLMA
UK£33.52
Halma
7D
-1.7%
1Y
32.3%

Returns At Halma (LON:HLMA) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Nov 05
Returns At Halma (LON:HLMA) Appear To Be Weighed Down
RSW
UK£33.55
Renishaw
7D
-1.2%
1Y
5.7%
PINE
UK£3.36
Pinewood Technologies Group
7D
-5.4%
1Y
3.2%
RPI
UK£3.26
Raspberry Pi Holdings
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-2.6%
GBG
UK£2.32
GB Group
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-32.0%
SWC
UK£0.51
Smarter Web
7D
-8.9%
1Y
n/a
AWE
UK£1.89
Alphawave IP Group
7D
3.0%
1Y
59.1%