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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y56.5%
  • YTD6.2%

Last week, the Communications industry hasn't moved much but M.T.I Wireless Edge is up 15% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 56% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 15 Apr 2026UK£827.0mUK£314.7mUK£4.9m74x167.4x2.6x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026UK£816.3mUK£314.9m-UK£82,761.0777x-9863.3x2.6x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026UK£826.1mUK£307.3mUK£2.9m69.5x284.4x2.7x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026UK£761.5mUK£308.7mUK£6.9m65x110x2.5x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025UK£669.0mUK£310.8mUK£6.8m65.7x98.7x2.2x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025UK£677.9mUK£310.6mUK£6.1m95.2x110.6x2.2x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025UK£1.8bUK£592.7m-UK£2,298,174.55171x-799x3.1x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£590.1m-UK£1,937,783.2621.8x-945.6x3.1x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025UK£1.9bUK£562.0m-UK£7,190,482.2132.9x-257.5x3.3x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£581.3m-UK£8,742,815.3533.5x-209.6x3.2x
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£1.7bUK£581.2m-UK£9,769,059.5322.6x-177x3x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£1.5bUK£585.7m-UK£9,608,205.3615.8x-159.8x2.6x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£1.6bUK£609.5m-UK£43,555,221.2620x-37.2x2.7x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£621.3m-UK£45,012,491.3915.6x-36.5x2.6x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£1.5bUK£600.5m-UK£51,956,069.0135.2x-28.5x2.5x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£590.1m-UK£51,119,409.8630.1x-28.8x2.5x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£589.3m-UK£45,836,045.3753x-31.2x2.4x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£572.2m-UK£44,434,065.2647.6x-31.7x2.5x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£580.1m-UK£45,018,761.6553.4x-31.9x2.5x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£616.1m-UK£37,085,210.2312.7x-38.1x2.3x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£625.7m-UK£37,651,191.4812.5x-38.3x2.3x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£1.4bUK£646.6m-UK£3,856,043.2712.8x-373.4x2.2x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£659.0m-UK£5,326,870.9011.6x-273.2x2.2x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£1.4bUK£645.3m-UK£5,308,244.7513.4x-260.4x2.1x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£707.9mUK£30.8m12.3x34.7x1.5x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£1.0bUK£702.6mUK£31.5m12.9x32.8x1.5x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£982.1mUK£712.3mUK£32.1m11.3x30.6x1.4x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£888.7mUK£739.9mUK£40.1m11.1x22.2x1.2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£754.8mUK£40.9m17.2x29.4x1.6x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£740.8mUK£45.0m18.7x29.7x1.8x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£774.4mUK£68.1m17.3x20.9x1.8x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£1.4bUK£771.4mUK£66.7m17.2x21.3x1.8x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£790.3mUK£68.4m15.4x21.4x1.9x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£786.2mUK£84.3m15.5x17.5x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.5bTotal Earnings: UK£84.3mTotal Revenue: UK£786.2mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -97.3x202420252026
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 167x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -97.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have declined 61% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 26% 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 Market2.94%
Tech7.68%
Communications0.33%
Communications Equipment0.33%
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£0.6714.5%
+UK£7.3m		52.3%PE15.5x
CLX Calnex SolutionsUK£0.5310.4%
+UK£4.4m		9.3%PE74.9x
FTC FiltronicUK£2.061.0%
+UK£4.4m		108.1%PE45.5x
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.131.2%
+UK£510.1k		-6.8%PS0.5x

Latest News

SRT
UK£0.83
SRT Marine Systems
7D
-6.2%
1Y
36.9%
CLX
UK£0.53
Calnex Solutions
7D
10.4%
1Y
9.3%
FTC
UK£2.06
Filtronic
7D
1.0%
1Y
108.1%
TST
UK£0.60
Touchstar
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-20.9%
MWE
UK£0.67
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
14.5%
1Y
52.3%
BVC
UK£0.13
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
1.2%
1Y
-6.8%