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

UpdatedJan 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M7.2%
  • 1Y19.5%
  • YTD6.2%

In the last week, the Electronic Equipment and Components industry is up 3.0%, with Halma up 2.7%. Meanwhile, Seeing Machines actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.0% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 19%. 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
Thu, 22 Jan 2026UK£19.7bUK£6.2bUK£353.8m22.8x55.8x3.2x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025UK£18.8bUK£6.2bUK£355.9m23x52.8x3x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025UK£21.9bUK£7.4bUK£361.9m23.6x60.6x3x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025UK£22.4bUK£7.4bUK£373.0m28.3x60x3x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025UK£21.7bUK£7.5bUK£427.3m27.1x50.8x2.9x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£21.4bUK£7.5bUK£427.1m29.3x50.1x2.9x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£21.1bUK£7.4bUK£605.9m24.6x34.8x2.8x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£17.7bUK£7.3bUK£623.3m19.8x28.4x2.4x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£16.9bUK£7.3bUK£630.1m18.2x26.8x2.3x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£16.6bUK£7.4bUK£677.4m17.4x24.5x2.2x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£18.5bUK£7.4bUK£721.5m20.2x25.6x2.5x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£19.5bUK£7.4bUK£719.7m20.9x27.1x2.6x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£18.2bUK£7.4bUK£718.9m21.5x25.3x2.5x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£17.4bUK£7.4bUK£703.5m22.9x24.8x2.4x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£17.4bUK£7.3bUK£707.9m24x24.5x2.4x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£18.3bUK£7.3bUK£721.5m21.7x25.3x2.5x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£18.3bUK£7.2bUK£722.6m26.1x25.3x2.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£19.2bUK£7.4bUK£598.4m23.5x32x2.6x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£18.6bUK£7.2bUK£579.0m26.5x32.1x2.6x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£18.3bUK£7.2bUK£577.2m22.8x31.7x2.5x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£18.2bUK£7.2bUK£559.9m21.7x32.6x2.5x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£18.2bUK£7.2bUK£556.7m20.9x32.7x2.5x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£17.5bUK£7.2bUK£571.6m22.7x30.6x2.4x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£18.2bUK£7.2bUK£574.1m22.6x31.8x2.5x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£16.4bUK£7.2bUK£570.1m20.4x28.8x2.3x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£15.2bUK£7.1bUK£564.3m21.5x26.9x2.1x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£17.5bUK£7.1bUK£567.5m24.1x30.9x2.5x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£17.5bUK£7.0bUK£567.9m23.5x30.8x2.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£18.1bUK£6.9bUK£536.7m25.7x33.8x2.6x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£19.3bUK£6.6bUK£508.2m31.2x37.9x2.9x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£19.2bUK£6.6bUK£507.7m27.1x37.8x2.9x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£18.3bUK£6.6bUK£506.0m29.2x36.2x2.8x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£18.5bUK£6.3bUK£531.3m28.8x34.8x2.9x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£17.4bUK£6.3bUK£618.8m25.6x28.2x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.4bTotal Earnings: UK£618.8mTotal Revenue: UK£6.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.8x202420252026
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 55.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.2x.
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 Market-0.048%
Tech-0.067%
Electronic Equipment and Components3.00%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments3.28%
Electronic Manufacturing Services1.29%
Electronic Components-3.77%
Technology Distributors-5.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Technology Distributors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.7x.
    • 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
HLMA HalmaUK£37.102.7%
+UK£362.5m		25.7%PE40.4x
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£24.159.5%
+UK£118.0m		13.9%PE86.3x
RSW RenishawUK£37.703.4%
+UK£90.9m		10.9%PE32.7x
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£0.9921.2%
+UK£50.3m		-21.4%PS5.9x
SNX SynecticsUK£2.3516.0%
+UK£5.5m		-26.8%PE9.1x

Latest News

SNX
UK£2.35
Synectics
7D
16.0%
1Y
-26.8%

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Jan 22
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Synectics (LON:SNX)
OXIG
UK£24.15
Oxford Instruments
7D
9.5%
1Y
13.9%

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Jan 22
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SOLI
UK£1.60
Solid State
7D
-8.6%
1Y
4.9%

Solid State (LON:SOLI) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0092

Jan 21
Solid State (LON:SOLI) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0092
MIDW
UK£1.85
Midwich Group
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-33.5%
BIG
UK£0.99
Big Technologies
7D
21.2%
1Y
-21.4%

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Jan 20
Big Technologies PLC's (LON:BIG) 37% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues
GHH
UK£6.28
Gooch & Housego
7D
1.3%
1Y
36.5%
SEE
UK£0.049
Seeing Machines
7D
-9.0%
1Y
18.5%
HLMA
UK£37.10
Halma
7D
2.7%
1Y
25.7%

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Jan 11
What Does Halma plc's (LON:HLMA) Share Price Indicate?
RSW
UK£37.70
Renishaw
7D
3.4%
1Y
10.9%

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TTG
UK£1.09
TT Electronics
7D
-2.2%
1Y
22.7%
KETL
UK£0.48
Strix Group
7D
-2.3%
1Y
4.8%
THRU
UK£0.011
Thruvision Group
7D
10.5%
1Y
-61.8%
SDI
UK£0.79
SDI Group
7D
1.9%
1Y
51.9%

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Jan 07
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WPHO
UK£0.47
Windar Photonics
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-16.2%
ONDO
UK£0.17
Ondo InsurTech
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-53.4%
SPSY
UK£1.53
Spectra Systems
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-34.0%