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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-2.5%
  • 3M22.5%
  • 1Y47.9%
  • YTD4.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Communications industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by declines in SRT Marine Systems and Filtronic of 5.1% and 2.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, Calnex Solutions actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 9.9% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 47%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 31% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 26 Feb 2026UK£817.7mUK£308.0mUK£2.9m82.6x286.4x2.7x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026UK£794.6mUK£308.0mUK£7.0m61.4x114x2.6x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025UK£658.1mUK£310.3mUK£6.8m64x96.6x2.1x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025UK£617.7mUK£310.5mUK£6.1m83.5x100.6x2x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025UK£1.8bUK£591.7m-UK£1,234,483.73148.8x-1490.6x3.1x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025UK£1.9bUK£587.0m-UK£1,902,417.4422.4x-973.5x3.2x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£590.1m-UK£1,477,039.5321.4x-1230.4x3.1x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025UK£1.9bUK£574.8m-UK£8,322,652.9735.2x-223.7x3.2x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£578.2m-UK£8,693,938.5828.6x-204.6x3.1x
Mon, 05 May 2025UK£1.6bUK£584.3m-UK£9,817,716.0218.7x-163.1x2.7x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£1.7bUK£605.8m-UK£49,175,320.5717.1x-33.7x2.7x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£612.2m-UK£44,260,412.6118.1x-36.6x2.6x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£1.6bUK£601.0m-UK£51,994,775.0039.9x-30.7x2.7x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£599.2m-UK£51,847,477.2233.3x-28.6x2.5x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£599.8m-UK£47,354,861.7732.4x-30.5x2.4x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£584.5m-UK£45,443,490.9447.4x-31.6x2.5x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£582.4m-UK£45,207,217.2854.3x-31.9x2.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£592.5m-UK£46,041,644.8946.3x-30.7x2.4x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£614.5m-UK£36,994,685.8512.5x-39.2x2.4x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£622.6m-UK£37,466,065.0512.5x-38.3x2.3x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£652.8m-UK£3,902,896.7811.4x-377x2.3x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£649.5m-UK£5,250,909.6012.6x-283x2.3x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£998.3mUK£706.5mUK£30.8m11x32.5x1.4x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£704.2mUK£31.6m12.7x33.6x1.5x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£704.6mUK£31.6m12.5x32.5x1.5x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£954.3mUK£712.9mUK£30.2m15.3x31.6x1.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£852.6mUK£751.1mUK£40.7m11.1x21x1.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£1.2bUK£738.9mUK£40.2m17.8x30.9x1.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£734.6mUK£44.8m20.1x29.8x1.8x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£753.1mUK£66.3m16.2x21.3x1.9x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£778.6mUK£67.4m17x22.5x2x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£1.4bUK£775.2mUK£83.1m15.3x17.4x1.9x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£783.7mUK£83.9m18.3x17.4x1.9x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£1.8bUK£810.0mUK£83.7m20.3x21.5x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.8bTotal Earnings: UK£83.7mTotal Revenue: UK£810.0mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -99.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Communications industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 286x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -100x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have declined 68% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 28% 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 industry?

GB Market1.13%
Tech0.55%
Communications-2.52%
Communications Equipment-2.52%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CLX Calnex SolutionsUK£0.589.9%
+UK£4.6m		5.2%PE82.6x
ENET Ethernity NetworksUK£0.00003-40.0%
UK£461.7k		-96.3%PS0.7x
TST TouchstarUK£0.654.0%
+UK£198.0k		-25.7%PE143x
AFRN AferianUK£0.00757.1%
+UK£55.6k		-78.6%PS0.04x

Latest News

CLX
UK£0.58
Calnex Solutions
7D
9.9%
1Y
5.2%
ENET
UK£0.00003
Ethernity Networks
7D
-40.0%
1Y
-96.3%
FTC
UK£2.00
Filtronic
7D
-2.4%
1Y
91.4%
AFRN
UK£0.0075
Aferian
7D
7.1%
1Y
-78.6%
SRT
UK£0.84
SRT Marine Systems
7D
-5.1%
1Y
83.7%
TST
UK£0.65
Touchstar
7D
4.0%
1Y
-25.7%
BVC
UK£0.13
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-21.3%
MWE
UK£0.56
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
-3.4%
1Y
2.7%

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