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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y51.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Communications Equipment industry is up 2.2%, with Filtronic up 4.6%. This means that the industry has gained 52% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 05 Dec 2025UK£668.2mUK£310.6mUK£6.8m65.7x98.3x2.2x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025UK£677.9mUK£310.6mUK£6.1m95.2x110.6x2.2x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025UK£1.8bUK£591.6m-UK£2,286,049.13151.4x-805.7x3.1x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£589.4m-UK£1,929,699.6422.3x-952.7x3.1x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025UK£1.9bUK£564.6m-UK£7,228,864.9332.7x-256.2x3.3x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£581.3m-UK£8,742,815.3533.5x-209.6x3.2x
Wed, 21 May 2025UK£1.7bUK£582.8m-UK£8,841,700.8925.2x-194.6x3x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£1.5bUK£584.7m-UK£9,591,427.2616.1x-160.7x2.6x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£1.6bUK£609.5m-UK£43,555,221.2620x-37.2x2.7x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£622.5m-UK£45,104,955.6916.7x-36.6x2.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£1.5bUK£606.0m-UK£52,410,864.3335.1x-28.2x2.4x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£590.4m-UK£51,129,266.1730.6x-28.7x2.5x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£589.3m-UK£45,836,045.3753x-31.2x2.4x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£575.5m-UK£44,705,833.7147.6x-31.7x2.5x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£580.8m-UK£45,076,540.3152.9x-32x2.5x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£616.1m-UK£37,085,210.2312.7x-38.1x2.3x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£624.3m-UK£37,565,560.3112.4x-38.2x2.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£1.4bUK£640.2m-UK£6,920,678.7012.5x-206.6x2.2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£659.0m-UK£5,326,870.9011.6x-273.2x2.2x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£1.4bUK£645.3m-UK£5,308,244.7513.4x-260.4x2.1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£709.9mUK£30.9m12.2x34.1x1.5x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£1.0bUK£701.4mUK£31.5m12.9x32.7x1.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£982.1mUK£711.8mUK£32.0m11.3x30.7x1.4x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£864.1mUK£739.1mUK£40.0m11.1x21.6x1.2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£751.6mUK£40.7m14.7x29.6x1.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£727.7mUK£39.5m18.6x33.3x1.8x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£774.4mUK£68.1m17.3x20.9x1.8x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£1.4bUK£770.2mUK£66.6m17.2x21.1x1.8x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£790.3mUK£68.4m15.4x21.4x1.9x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£784.7mUK£84.2m15.5x17.5x1.9x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£1.4bUK£794.1mUK£85.1m17.8x16.7x1.8x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£1.9bUK£810.8mUK£83.8m24x22.4x2.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£2.3bUK£800.8mUK£83.0m22.1x27.4x2.8x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£2.2bUK£794.5mUK£82.2m22.7x26.2x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.2bTotal Earnings: UK£82.2mTotal Revenue: UK£794.5mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -109.1x202320242025
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 98.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -109x.
  • 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 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 Market0.31%
Tech1.36%
Communications2.20%
Communications Equipment2.20%
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£1.374.6%
+UK£13.2m		96.4%PE21.4x
SRT SRT Marine SystemsUK£0.853.0%
+UK£5.4m		115.2%PE90.4x
MWE M.T.I Wireless EdgeUK£0.526.1%
+UK£2.6m		18.2%PE12.1x

Latest News

MWE
UK£0.52
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
6.1%
1Y
18.2%

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
CLX
UK£0.47
Calnex Solutions
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-27.9%
BVC
UK£0.18
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-0.4%

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
ENET
UK£0.00005
Ethernity Networks
7D
-16.7%
1Y
-96.2%
FTC
UK£1.37
Filtronic
7D
4.6%
1Y
96.4%
SRT
UK£0.85
SRT Marine Systems
7D
3.0%
1Y
115.2%
AFRN
UK£0.018
Aferian
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-43.1%

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Sep 30
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