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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D6.5%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y44.6%
  • YTD-0.06%

In the last week, the Communications industry is up 7.4%, with Filtronic up 13%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 42%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 01 Apr 2026UK£780.7mUK£341.2mUK£603.1k62.9x1294.5x2.3x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026UK£813.2mUK£308.6mUK£2.8m79.8x288.3x2.6x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026UK£794.6mUK£307.4mUK£7.0m61.4x113.5x2.6x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025UK£689.7mUK£309.4mUK£6.9m64x100.4x2.2x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025UK£628.8mUK£312.0mUK£6.4m75.6x98.8x2x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025UK£655.6mUK£241.1m-UK£6,591,235.9482x-99.5x2.7x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025UK£1.9bUK£587.0m-UK£1,902,417.4422.4x-973.5x3.2x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£587.6m-UK£1,450,606.8620.3x-1242.2x3.1x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£1.9bUK£559.6m-UK£7,153,292.7435.4x-261.3x3.3x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£578.2m-UK£8,693,938.5828.6x-204.6x3.1x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£1.6bUK£584.3m-UK£9,811,427.7118.7x-163.2x2.7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£1.7bUK£603.4m-UK£48,954,430.6516.9x-34x2.8x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£1.6bUK£613.7m-UK£44,388,357.3918.3x-36.5x2.6x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£1.6bUK£601.0m-UK£51,994,775.0039.9x-30.7x2.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£598.9m-UK£51,828,124.2333.3x-28.7x2.5x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£601.9m-UK£47,527,413.1732x-30.2x2.4x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£584.5m-UK£45,443,490.9447.4x-31.6x2.5x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£579.0m-UK£44,931,823.6752.2x-31.7x2.5x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£594.0m-UK£46,169,110.2547.3x-30.7x2.4x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£1.5bUK£611.5m-UK£36,813,637.1012.5x-39.7x2.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£622.6m-UK£37,466,065.0512.5x-38.3x2.3x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£655.9m-UK£3,911,154.2511.6x-375.1x2.2x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£650.0m-UK£5,253,578.1612.6x-283.7x2.3x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£998.3mUK£706.5mUK£30.8m11x32.5x1.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£703.7mUK£31.6m12.8x33.7x1.5x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£699.6mUK£31.4m12.7x32.9x1.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£957.3mUK£709.7mUK£30.0m15.3x31.9x1.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£852.6mUK£751.1mUK£40.7m11.1x21x1.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£1.2bUK£738.5mUK£40.1m17.5x31x1.7x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£734.4mUK£44.8m20.1x29.6x1.8x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£754.0mUK£66.3m16.2x21.3x1.9x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£783.5mUK£67.8m16.9x22.2x1.9x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£775.4mUK£83.1m15.3x17.6x1.9x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£785.6mUK£84.2m18.3x17.4x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.5bTotal Earnings: UK£84.2mTotal Revenue: UK£785.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -105.9x202420252026
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 1kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -106x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have declined 81% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 24% 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 Market1.99%
Tech2.18%
Communications6.49%
Communications Equipment6.49%
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
FTC FiltronicUK£1.9212.9%
+UK£48.4m
92.0%PE42.4x
CLX Calnex SolutionsUK£0.452.3%
+UK£879.9k
3.5%PE62.9x
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.131.2%
+UK£510.1k
-6.1%PS0.5x
MWE M.T.I Wireless EdgeUK£0.560.9%
+UK£431.0k
8.7%PE12.7x

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