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

UpdatedJan 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M4.6%
  • 1Y23.5%
  • YTD3.1%

Last week, the Electronic Equipment and Components industry hasn't moved much but Big Technologies is up 7.9% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 26% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% 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, 15 Jan 2026UK£19.2bUK£6.2bUK£353.5m23.8x54.2x3.1x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025UK£18.3bUK£6.2bUK£355.9m22.3x51.4x2.9x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025UK£21.8bUK£7.4bUK£372.2m24.3x58.7x3x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025UK£22.9bUK£7.4bUK£373.0m28.7x61.3x3.1x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025UK£21.2bUK£7.5bUK£427.1m28.1x49.6x2.8x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025UK£21.0bUK£7.4bUK£602.6m25.1x34.9x2.8x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025UK£20.8bUK£7.4bUK£606.7m24x34.3x2.8x
Thu, 29 May 2025UK£17.5bUK£7.3bUK£621.2m19.7x28.2x2.4x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025UK£16.4bUK£7.3bUK£635.4m17.2x25.7x2.2x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025UK£16.9bUK£7.4bUK£676.1m18.9x25x2.3x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025UK£19.4bUK£7.4bUK£721.4m20.1x26.8x2.6x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£18.5bUK£7.4bUK£719.5m21.7x25.7x2.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£18.4bUK£7.4bUK£718.9m22.6x25.5x2.5x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£17.8bUK£7.3bUK£704.1m23.8x25.2x2.4x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£17.7bUK£7.3bUK£708.0m23.9x25.1x2.4x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£17.7bUK£7.3bUK£721.5m18x24.6x2.4x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£18.3bUK£7.3bUK£728.6m25.8x25.2x2.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£19.3bUK£7.4bUK£597.2m24.3x32.2x2.6x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£18.2bUK£7.2bUK£578.9m26.2x31.4x2.5x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£17.7bUK£7.2bUK£559.7m21.8x31.6x2.5x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£18.0bUK£7.2bUK£558.5m20.1x32.2x2.5x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£18.3bUK£7.2bUK£555.3m26.8x32.9x2.5x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£17.2bUK£7.2bUK£572.1m22.2x30x2.4x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£18.0bUK£7.2bUK£574.1m22.6x31.3x2.5x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£15.9bUK£7.1bUK£567.5m20.5x28.1x2.2x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£16.0bUK£7.1bUK£566.9m21.9x28.2x2.3x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£17.3bUK£7.1bUK£567.5m22.6x30.5x2.4x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£17.5bUK£7.0bUK£567.9m23.6x30.9x2.5x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£18.1bUK£6.9bUK£536.3m28.2x33.7x2.6x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£19.5bUK£6.6bUK£507.2m29.6x38.5x3x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£18.7bUK£6.6bUK£507.7m27.4x36.9x2.8x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£17.9bUK£6.6bUK£510.0m28.4x35.1x2.7x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£18.1bUK£6.3bUK£616.1m24.9x29.4x2.9x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£17.3bUK£6.3bUK£619.5m25.2x28x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.3bTotal Earnings: UK£619.5mTotal Revenue: UK£6.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.7x202420252026
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 54.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.7x.
  • 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 Market1.35%
Tech-0.46%
Electronic Equipment and Components-1.07%
Technology Distributors8.30%
Electronic Components0.83%
Electronic Manufacturing Services-0.64%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments-1.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Technology Distributors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.5x.
    • 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 70% 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
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£0.827.9%
+UK£17.4m		-35.9%PS4.9x
MIDW Midwich GroupUK£1.978.8%
+UK£16.4m		-30.1%PE29.3x
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£22.050.9%
+UK£10.4m		9.7%PE78.8x
SOLI Solid StateUK£1.754.5%
+UK£4.5m		9.4%PE41.1x
SDI SDI GroupUK£0.782.0%
+UK£1.6m		44.6%PE17.7x

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-10.0%
1Y
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7D
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7D
-1.3%
1Y
33.4%

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OXIG
UK£22.05
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7D
0.9%
1Y
9.7%

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9.8%
1Y
60.7%
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UK£1.75
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7D
4.5%
1Y
9.4%
RSW
UK£36.45
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7D
-1.9%
1Y
10.3%

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7D
0.7%
1Y
23.5%
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-1.9%
1Y
4.3%
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7D
2.0%
1Y
44.6%

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QUBE
UK£0.24
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7D
4.3%
1Y
n/a
ONDO
UK£0.18
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7D
-12.3%
1Y
-56.2%
BIG
UK£0.82
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7D
7.9%
1Y
-35.9%
MIDW
UK£1.97
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7D
8.8%
1Y
-30.1%

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7D
-8.6%
1Y
73.5%

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