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U.K. (FTSE) Electronic Equipment and Components Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M3.9%
  • 1Y15.7%
  • YTD3.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Electronic Equipment and Components industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by Halma declining 4.2%. On the other hand Gooch & Housego is actually up 6.7%. In the past year, the industry has gained 16%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Electronic Equipment and Components Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 30 Jan 2026UK£19.3bUK£6.2bUK£354.0m23.6x54.5x3.1x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025UK£18.7bUK£6.2bUK£353.5m23x53x3x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025UK£22.6bUK£7.5bUK£412.5m24.1x54.7x3x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025UK£22.5bUK£7.4bUK£373.0m27.9x60.4x3x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025UK£22.2bUK£7.5bUK£412.9m28.7x53.8x3x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025UK£21.0bUK£7.5bUK£427.4m28.3x49.1x2.8x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025UK£21.0bUK£7.4bUK£602.2m30x34.8x2.8x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025UK£19.7bUK£7.3bUK£623.2m20.6x31.6x2.7x
Sun, 11 May 2025UK£17.5bUK£7.3bUK£630.1m19.1x27.8x2.4x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025UK£14.7bUK£7.4bUK£676.7m15.1x21.7x2x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025UK£18.0bUK£7.4bUK£681.4m19.6x26.4x2.4x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025UK£20.1bUK£7.4bUK£719.9m21.1x27.9x2.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£18.2bUK£7.4bUK£720.1m21.6x25.3x2.5x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£18.0bUK£7.5bUK£720.4m22.6x25x2.4x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£17.2bUK£7.3bUK£707.9m24.1x24.4x2.4x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£18.0bUK£7.3bUK£712.8m23.4x25.2x2.5x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£18.7bUK£7.2bUK£723.0m26.4x25.9x2.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£19.3bUK£7.4bUK£599.7m27.4x32.2x2.6x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£19.7bUK£7.4bUK£598.1m26.4x32.9x2.7x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£18.6bUK£7.2bUK£578.2m23.3x32.2x2.6x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£17.8bUK£7.2bUK£559.9m22.3x31.8x2.5x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£18.1bUK£7.1bUK£563.0m21.2x32.1x2.5x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£17.3bUK£7.2bUK£571.2m21.7x30.3x2.4x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£18.1bUK£7.2bUK£574.1m22.7x31.6x2.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£16.6bUK£7.2bUK£570.1m21.1x29.2x2.3x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£14.6bUK£7.1bUK£564.3m19.8x25.9x2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£16.4bUK£7.1bUK£563.7m22.6x29.1x2.3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£16.7bUK£7.1bUK£563.3m24.7x29.6x2.4x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£18.5bUK£6.9bUK£536.3m25x34.4x2.7x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£19.2bUK£6.9bUK£534.1m29.5x35.9x2.8x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£19.5bUK£6.6bUK£507.6m28.5x38.4x3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£18.3bUK£6.6bUK£506.2m29.7x36.1x2.8x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£17.9bUK£6.4bUK£509.5m26x35.1x2.8x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£18.5bUK£6.3bUK£615.6m25.3x30.1x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£18.5bTotal Earnings: UK£615.6mTotal Revenue: UK£6.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Electronic industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 54.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 34.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic industry have declined 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Tech industry?

GB Market0.52%
Tech-0.11%
Electronic Equipment and Components-2.23%
Electronic Manufacturing Services12.74%
Technology Distributors3.62%
Electronic Components-0.56%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments-2.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Technology Distributors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 69.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electronic Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 69% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Technology Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
GHH Gooch & HousegoUK£7.046.7%
+UK£12.0m		63.7%PE54.5x
MIDW Midwich GroupUK£1.915.5%
+UK£10.3m		-28.2%PE28.4x
TTG TT ElectronicsUK£1.112.0%
+UK£3.9m		24.4%PS0.4x
SDI SDI GroupUK£0.833.8%
+UK£3.1m		55.1%PE18.9x
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£1.030.5%
+UK£1.4m		-13.4%PS6.1x

Latest News

BIG
UK£1.03
Big Technologies
7D
0.5%
1Y
-13.4%
OXIG
UK£24.95
Oxford Instruments
7D
-0.2%
1Y
19.1%
GHH
UK£7.04
Gooch & Housego
7D
6.7%
1Y
63.7%
RSW
UK£37.20
Renishaw
7D
-4.0%
1Y
6.3%

RSW: New Spectroscopy Capabilities Will Support Balanced Medium Term Outlook

Analysts have maintained their price target for Renishaw at £36.91. They cite only minor adjustments to assumptions such as the discount rate, long-term revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E, which together do not materially change their view of the shares.
HLMA
UK£35.42
Halma
7D
-4.2%
1Y
15.4%

HLMA: Higher Fair Value Assumptions Will Likely Support Premium P/E Multiple

Halma's analyst price target has been lifted by £0.72 to £38.05, with analysts pointing to updated assumptions around fair value, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E levels as key drivers behind the change. Analyst Commentary Bullish Takeaways Bullish analysts see the higher £38.05 target as better reflecting their updated fair value work, which now builds in revised assumptions around revenue, margins and the P/E they are prepared to apply.
SOLI
UK£1.63
Solid State
7D
1.6%
1Y
18.2%

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Jan 21
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MIDW
UK£1.91
Midwich Group
7D
5.5%
1Y
-28.2%
QUBE
UK£0.26
Quantum Base Holdings
7D
6.3%
1Y
n/a
SEE
UK£0.046
Seeing Machines
7D
-5.7%
1Y
16.3%
TTG
UK£1.11
TT Electronics
7D
2.0%
1Y
24.4%
KETL
UK£0.47
Strix Group
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-1.9%
SDI
UK£0.83
SDI Group
7D
3.8%
1Y
55.1%

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Jan 07
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WPHO
UK£0.45
Windar Photonics
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-17.4%
CPX
UK£0.0022
CAP-XX
7D
4.7%
1Y
64.2%
SPSY
UK£1.42
Spectra Systems
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-34.5%
LST
UK£0.038
Light Science Technologies Holdings
7D
-10.6%
1Y
58.3%

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Nov 09
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