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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M-3.6%
  • 1Y37.5%
  • YTD36.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Communications industry has dropped 2.4%, driven by a pullback from Filtronic of 2.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 37%. 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
Fri, 21 Nov 2025UK£628.8mUK£312.0mUK£6.4m75.6x98.8x2x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025UK£655.6mUK£241.1m-UK£6,591,235.9482x-99.5x2.7x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025UK£1.8bUK£585.3m-UK£1,882,286.1221.7x-981.4x3.2x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£584.7m-UK£1,419,970.6121.1x-1274x3.1x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£1.9bUK£559.6m-UK£7,153,292.7435.4x-261.3x3.3x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£578.2m-UK£8,693,938.5828.6x-204.6x3.1x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£1.6bUK£580.5m-UK£9,757,839.1820.2x-166.5x2.8x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£1.7bUK£599.5m-UK£48,591,189.4417x-34x2.8x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£1.6bUK£614.1m-UK£44,416,849.2918.3x-36.4x2.6x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£1.6bUK£601.3m-UK£52,025,417.2339.5x-30.7x2.7x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£598.2m-UK£51,772,215.5833.3x-28.8x2.5x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£605.2m-UK£47,802,416.9632x-30.1x2.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£584.5m-UK£45,443,490.9447.4x-31.6x2.5x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£580.9m-UK£45,085,720.1050.3x-31.3x2.4x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£592.9m-UK£46,077,291.9847.3x-30.9x2.4x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£1.5bUK£611.5m-UK£36,813,637.1012.5x-39.7x2.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£622.2m-UK£37,441,599.0012.5x-38.3x2.3x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£656.4m-UK£3,912,680.5211.6x-372.6x2.2x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£650.2m-UK£5,254,393.5512.2x-283.3x2.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£998.3mUK£706.5mUK£30.8m11x32.5x1.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£704.5mUK£31.6m12.6x33.4x1.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£702.1mUK£31.5m12.6x32.7x1.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£957.3mUK£708.8mUK£31.9m11.1x30x1.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£861.5mUK£746.6mUK£40.4m11.1x21.3x1.2x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£1.2bUK£739.2mUK£40.1m17.5x31x1.7x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£735.1mUK£44.8m19.6x29.3x1.8x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£754.0mUK£66.3m16.2x21.3x1.9x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£776.8mUK£67.2m16.9x22.5x1.9x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£781.6mUK£83.8m14.7x17.5x1.9x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£785.6mUK£84.2m18.3x17.4x1.9x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£1.8bUK£809.8mUK£83.7m20.3x21.2x2.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£1.9bUK£794.2mUK£82.2m18.3x22.7x2.4x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£809.6mUK£83.9m20.3x25.2x2.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£2.2bUK£807.0mUK£85.7m23.7x26.2x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.2bTotal Earnings: UK£85.7mTotal Revenue: UK£807.0mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -110.1x202320242025
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 98.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -110x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have declined 58% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 27% 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 Market-2.81%
Tech0.78%
Communications-2.41%
Communications Equipment-2.41%
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
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.161.1%
+UK£764.2k		-16.3%PS0.8x

Latest News

CLX
UK£0.53
Calnex Solutions
7D
-9.0%
1Y
-12.0%
MWE
UK£0.40
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-11.1%
BVC
UK£0.16
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
1.1%
1Y
-16.3%

BATM Advanced Communications Ltd.'s (LON:BVC) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Nov 08
BATM Advanced Communications Ltd.'s (LON:BVC) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
ENET
UK£0.00006
Ethernity Networks
7D
-14.3%
1Y
-95.2%
FTC
UK£1.27
Filtronic
7D
-2.3%
1Y
69.3%
SRT
UK£0.84
SRT Marine Systems
7D
-1.9%
1Y
101.0%