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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M18.4%
  • 1Y45.0%
  • YTD3.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Communications industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by a pullback from SRT Marine Systems of 1.1%. In the past year, the industry has gained 41%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 23 Jan 2026UK£773.6mUK£309.0mUK£6.9m60x112.2x2.5x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025UK£658.1mUK£310.3mUK£6.8m64x96.6x2.1x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025UK£644.2mUK£310.1mUK£6.2m88.3x104.6x2.1x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025UK£1.8bUK£593.2m-UK£1,248,982.19148.8x-1460.9x3.1x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025UK£1.8bUK£587.0m-UK£1,902,417.4422.4x-964.5x3.1x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£589.2m-UK£1,468,276.1420.4x-1231.5x3.1x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£1.8bUK£575.0m-UK£8,326,033.8333.3x-220x3.2x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£576.7m-UK£8,670,436.1430.8x-207.4x3.1x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£1.6bUK£584.3m-UK£9,817,716.0218.7x-163.1x2.7x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£1.7bUK£605.9m-UK£49,182,683.5717.4x-33.9x2.8x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£609.5m-UK£44,038,928.3618x-36.6x2.6x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£1.6bUK£600.6m-UK£51,962,520.0139.9x-30.8x2.7x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£597.2m-UK£51,688,890.2033.5x-28.6x2.5x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£1.5bUK£599.0m-UK£46,636,252.4851.6x-31.3x2.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£585.7m-UK£45,540,551.1049.8x-31.8x2.5x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£582.4m-UK£45,207,217.2854.3x-31.9x2.5x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£596.4m-UK£46,362,468.7346.3x-30.4x2.4x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£617.3m-UK£37,154,530.7012.5x-38.8x2.3x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£622.4m-UK£37,456,686.4012.5x-38.3x2.3x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£654.1m-UK£3,906,223.2511.4x-376.7x2.2x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£652.8m-UK£5,268,032.8412.8x-282.4x2.3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£974.8mUK£708.1mUK£30.8m10.7x31.6x1.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£704.2mUK£31.6m12.7x33.6x1.5x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£704.6mUK£31.6m12.5x32.5x1.5x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£951.2mUK£721.3mUK£33.2m11x28.7x1.3x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£852.5mUK£751.6mUK£40.7m11.1x20.9x1.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£738.8mUK£40.2m17.9x31.3x1.7x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£736.5mUK£45.0m20.2x29.7x1.8x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£752.0mUK£66.2m16.3x21.3x1.9x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£778.6mUK£67.4m17x22.5x2x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£774.2mUK£83.0m15.6x17.8x1.9x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£1.4bUK£782.9mUK£83.8m18.3x17.2x1.8x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£1.8bUK£812.9mUK£84.0m20.2x21.4x2.2x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£1.9bUK£789.4mUK£81.7m17.8x23x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£1.9bTotal Earnings: UK£81.7mTotal Revenue: UK£789.4mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -105.6x202420252026
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 110x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -106x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have declined 56% 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-0.45%
Tech0.17%
Communications-0.49%
Communications Equipment-0.49%
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
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.160.8%
+UK£425.1k		-17.8%PS0.6x
TST TouchstarUK£0.632.5%
+UK£118.8k		-24.2%PE137.5x

Latest News

CLX
UK£0.42
Calnex Solutions
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-39.7%
SRT
UK£0.93
SRT Marine Systems
7D
-1.1%
1Y
67.6%
TST
UK£0.63
Touchstar
7D
2.5%
1Y
-24.2%
BVC
UK£0.16
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
0.8%
1Y
-17.8%
MWE
UK£0.52
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
-3.7%
1Y
0%

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

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