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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D6.8%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y49.3%
  • YTD51.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Communications industry has risen 6.8%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 49%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 28 Dec 2025UK£703.0mUK£309.1mUK£6.9m65x101.9x2.3x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025UK£637.4mUK£311.8mUK£6.4m72x99.9x2x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025UK£674.3mUK£242.0m-UK£6,652,386.9182.1x-101.4x2.8x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025UK£1.8bUK£590.3m-UK£2,270,503.71171x-807.9x3.1x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£585.4m-UK£1,427,095.3222.8x-1291.5x3.1x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025UK£1.9bUK£566.4m-UK£7,257,204.5034.8x-257.5x3.3x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£575.7m-UK£8,653,901.2331.1x-209.3x3.1x
Sun, 11 May 2025UK£1.7bUK£583.0m-UK£9,797,687.1622.2x-172.3x2.9x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025UK£1.5bUK£614.1m-UK£49,941,072.3114.5x-29.1x2.4x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025UK£1.6bUK£612.5m-UK£43,798,933.6619.5x-37.5x2.7x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£602.6m-UK£52,148,544.9340.9x-31.3x2.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£597.0m-UK£51,668,999.6333.7x-28.8x2.5x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£604.0m-UK£47,572,998.3330.9x-30.1x2.4x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£587.1m-UK£45,659,719.4145.5x-31x2.4x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£575.1m-UK£44,613,231.0650.9x-31.5x2.4x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£587.6m-UK£45,640,885.1548.4x-31.1x2.4x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£1.5bUK£610.5m-UK£36,757,365.1912.7x-39.8x2.4x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£623.9m-UK£37,544,356.4012.5x-38.4x2.3x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£655.0m-UK£3,908,845.2911.5x-375.9x2.2x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£648.4m-UK£5,244,905.3512.4x-282.7x2.3x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£1.4bUK£639.0m-UK£5,008,400.7415.1x-274.1x2.1x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£1.0bUK£707.4mUK£31.8m12.3x32.7x1.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£1.0bUK£703.0mUK£31.6m12.7x32.9x1.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£994.7mUK£704.9mUK£31.7m11.8x31.4x1.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£860.4mUK£753.3mUK£40.8m11.1x21.1x1.1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£1.2bUK£746.9mUK£40.5m17.3x30.2x1.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£735.3mUK£44.9m19.7x29x1.8x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£766.7mUK£67.5m16.1x20.8x1.8x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£765.8mUK£66.2m16.9x22.7x2x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£780.2mUK£83.6m14.7x17.5x1.9x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£782.1mUK£83.7m17.3x17.5x1.9x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£1.5bUK£807.2mUK£86.6m18.1x17x1.8x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£1.9bUK£809.2mUK£83.9m18.3x22.9x2.4x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£2.2bUK£814.1mUK£84.4m20.5x25.5x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.2bTotal Earnings: UK£84.4mTotal Revenue: UK£814.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -107.6x20242025
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 102x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -108x.
  • 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 57% 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-0.14%
Tech-0.43%
Communications6.82%
Communications Equipment6.82%
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£1.587.1%
+UK£23.1m		101.9%PE24.7x
SRT SRT Marine SystemsUK£0.8510.4%
+UK£17.2m		104.8%PE90.4x
MWE M.T.I Wireless EdgeUK£0.475.6%
+UK£2.2m		10.6%PE11.1x
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.172.5%
+UK£1.7m		-11.4%PS0.8x
CLX Calnex SolutionsUK£0.461.5%
+UK£615.9k		-30.3%PE65x

Latest News

FTC
UK£1.58
Filtronic
7D
7.1%
1Y
101.9%

What Filtronic plc's (LON:FTC) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Dec 25
What Filtronic plc's (LON:FTC) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You
CLX
UK£0.46
Calnex Solutions
7D
1.5%
1Y
-30.3%

Risks Still Elevated At These Prices As Calnex Solutions plc (LON:CLX) Shares Dive 28%

Dec 10
Risks Still Elevated At These Prices As Calnex Solutions plc (LON:CLX) Shares Dive 28%
MWE
UK£0.47
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
5.6%
1Y
10.6%

M.T.I Wireless Edge Ltd.'s (LON:MWE) Shares Bounce 29% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Dec 04
M.T.I Wireless Edge Ltd.'s (LON:MWE) Shares Bounce 29% But Its Business Still Trails The Market
BVC
UK£0.17
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
2.5%
1Y
-11.4%

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
SRT
UK£0.85
SRT Marine Systems
7D
10.4%
1Y
104.8%