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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-4.5%
  • 3M11.3%
  • 1Y36.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Communications Equipment industry is up 1.4%, with M.T.I Wireless Edge up 3.9%. Meanwhile, Filtronic actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.4% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 42% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 21 Jan 2026UK£731.1mUK£309.3mUK£6.9m57.5x106.2x2.4x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025UK£665.8mUK£310.2mUK£6.8m63.6x97.6x2.1x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025UK£639.1mUK£310.3mUK£6.2m89.4x103.9x2.1x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025UK£1.8bUK£595.6m-UK£1,271,238.60144.9x-1433.7x3.1x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025UK£1.8bUK£588.1m-UK£1,915,475.5921x-952.1x3.1x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£589.2m-UK£1,468,276.1420.4x-1231.5x3.1x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025UK£1.8bUK£572.9m-UK£8,293,617.3432x-218.2x3.2x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£578.8m-UK£8,703,505.9528.7x-205.9x3.1x
Fri, 02 May 2025UK£1.6bUK£584.4m-UK£9,818,472.1818.4x-164.5x2.8x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025UK£1.7bUK£604.9m-UK£49,085,737.4418.2x-34.4x2.8x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£611.7m-UK£44,220,093.8717.9x-36.8x2.7x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025UK£1.6bUK£607.9m-UK£52,565,150.6939.5x-30x2.6x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£596.8m-UK£51,651,796.9733.5x-28.7x2.5x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£601.9m-UK£46,875,667.5552.3x-30.8x2.4x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£583.6m-UK£45,367,999.7048.8x-31.9x2.5x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£582.6m-UK£45,224,496.8853.6x-31.8x2.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£596.7m-UK£46,390,554.3247.3x-30.7x2.4x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£618.8m-UK£37,244,239.5512.5x-38.6x2.3x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£619.6m-UK£37,289,909.5012.5x-38.5x2.3x
Sat, 04 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£654.1m-UK£3,906,223.2511.4x-376.7x2.2x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£650.9m-UK£5,258,025.7512.6x-285.8x2.3x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024UK£996.0mUK£705.3mUK£30.7m11.2x32.5x1.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£704.0mUK£31.6m12.8x34x1.5x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£704.1mUK£31.6m12.5x32.5x1.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023UK£933.7mUK£733.2mUK£39.7m11.1x23.5x1.3x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023UK£843.5mUK£751.8mUK£40.7m11.1x20.7x1.1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£737.6mUK£40.1m17.8x31.7x1.7x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023UK£1.4bUK£737.3mUK£44.9m20.5x30.2x1.8x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£763.9mUK£67.2m16.6x21x1.8x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£780.4mUK£67.5m17.3x22.4x1.9x
Sun, 07 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£774.2mUK£83.0m15.6x17.8x1.9x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£786.6mUK£84.3m18.3x17.3x1.9x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023UK£1.8bUK£810.6mUK£83.8m21.8x21.5x2.2x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023UK£1.9bUK£790.2mUK£81.8m17.8x23x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£1.9bTotal Earnings: UK£81.8mTotal Revenue: UK£790.2mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -105.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Communications Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 113x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -106x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications Equipment 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 Comparison

How does U.K. Communications Equipment compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.18%
Tech-2.53%
Communications-4.49%
Communications Equipment-4.49%
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
MWE M.T.I Wireless EdgeUK£0.543.9%
+UK£1.7m		0.9%PE12.6x
ENET Ethernity NetworksUK£0.0000620.0%
+UK£57.5k		-94.4%PS0.3x

Latest News

CLX
UK£0.41
Calnex Solutions
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-42.7%
FTC
UK£1.74
Filtronic
7D
-5.4%
1Y
79.4%
SRT
UK£0.89
SRT Marine Systems
7D
-4.4%
1Y
65.6%
BVC
UK£0.16
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-15.1%
MWE
UK£0.54
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
3.9%
1Y
0.9%

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
ENET
UK£0.00006
Ethernity Networks
7D
20.0%
1Y
-94.4%