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

UpdatedNov 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M4.1%
  • 1Y26.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by a pullback from Halma of 4.3%. On the other hand Seeing Machines is actually up 11%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 27%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 09 Nov 2025UK£21.1bUK£5.2bUK£421.4m21.3x50x4.1x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025UK£22.1bUK£5.2bUK£428.6m23x51.5x4.3x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025UK£20.5bUK£5.2bUK£460.4m26.6x44.4x4x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025UK£20.2bUK£5.1bUK£635.9m21.9x31.8x3.9x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£20.2bUK£5.1bUK£635.1m24.4x31.7x3.9x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£16.9bUK£5.0bUK£651.6m19.8x25.9x3.4x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£15.6bUK£5.0bUK£661.8m16.9x23.5x3.1x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£16.2bUK£5.0bUK£661.7m18.9x24.4x3.2x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£18.5bUK£5.1bUK£700.6m22.3x26.5x3.7x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£17.4bUK£5.0bUK£699.5m22.1x24.9x3.5x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£17.5bUK£5.0bUK£699.0m23.2x25.1x3.5x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£16.7bUK£4.9bUK£682.3m23.9x24.4x3.4x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£16.6bUK£4.9bUK£688.4m25.9x24.1x3.4x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.8bUK£690.6m24.6x24.3x3.5x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.8bUK£687.4m26.8x25.1x3.6x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£18.1bUK£4.9bUK£558.3m27.3x32.3x3.7x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.8bUK£535.9m26.9x31.4x3.5x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£16.4bUK£4.8bUK£517.0m22.6x31.8x3.5x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£518.9m22.9x32.7x3.6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.8bUK£522.0m30.7x32.8x3.6x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£16.1bUK£4.8bUK£541.4m24.2x29.8x3.4x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£16.7bUK£4.8bUK£542.3m24.8x30.9x3.5x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£14.5bUK£4.7bUK£542.0m20x26.7x3.1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£14.9bUK£4.7bUK£541.4m23x27.6x3.2x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£16.1bUK£4.7bUK£538.3m25.8x29.9x3.4x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£16.3bUK£4.7bUK£542.3m24.5x30.1x3.5x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.6bUK£518.6m29.4x32.8x3.7x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£18.1bUK£4.3bUK£493.7m30.6x36.6x4.2x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£17.5bUK£4.3bUK£494.9m31.1x35.3x4x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£16.6bUK£4.3bUK£493.3m31.1x33.7x3.8x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£16.5bUK£4.3bUK£574.1m24.6x28.7x3.8x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£16.0bUK£4.3bUK£577.5m27x27.7x3.7x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£15.5bUK£4.3bUK£577.4m25.5x26.9x3.6x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£17.1bUK£4.2bUK£597.3m24.5x28.7x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.1bTotal Earnings: UK£597.3mTotal Revenue: UK£4.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 50.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.67%
Tech-3.62%
Electronic Equipment and Components-3.46%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments-3.42%
Electronic Components-3.43%
Technology Distributors-4.74%
Electronic Manufacturing Services-6.97%
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
SEE Seeing MachinesUK£0.03811.3%
+UK£18.6m		10.0%PS3.9x
SXS SpectrisUK£41.04-0.05%
UK£2.8m		58.7%PE70.6x
MET MetirUK£0.009227.6%
+UK£619.8k		n/aPS2.8x
IGE Image Scan HoldingsUK£0.0143.7%
+UK£68.4k		-50.9%PS0.9x

Latest News

SEE
UK£0.038
Seeing Machines
7D
11.3%
1Y
10.0%

Would Seeing Machines (LON:SEE) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Nov 08
Would Seeing Machines (LON:SEE) Be Better Off With Less Debt?
MET
UK£0.0092
Metir
7D
27.6%
1Y
n/a
OXIG
UK£17.86
Oxford Instruments
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-13.9%

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Oxford Instruments plc (LON:OXIG)

Nov 05
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Oxford Instruments plc (LON:OXIG)
HLMA
UK£33.92
Halma
7D
-4.3%
1Y
33.6%

Returns At Halma (LON:HLMA) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Nov 05
Returns At Halma (LON:HLMA) Appear To Be Weighed Down
RSW
UK£33.85
Renishaw
7D
-4.2%
1Y
6.4%
SPSY
UK£1.41
Spectra Systems
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-44.3%
SNX
UK£2.83
Synectics
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-7.7%
LST
UK£0.054
Light Science Technologies Holdings
7D
-8.5%
1Y
111.8%
SDI
UK£0.77
SDI Group
7D
-7.8%
1Y
23.2%
SXS
UK£41.04
Spectris
7D
-0.05%
1Y
58.7%

Overvaluation Will Collapse As GB Electronic Industry Faces Uncertainty

Spectris’s future P/E multiple has increased while its net profit margin has declined slightly, resulting in a marginal upward revision of the consensus analyst price target from £33.52 to £34.06. What's in the News Spectris received competing acquisition offers from Advent International and KKR, with the board ultimately recommending a revised higher cash offer from KKR at £41.75 per share, including a 28p interim dividend, and withdrawing support for Advent's offer.
ONDO
UK£0.29
Ondo InsurTech
7D
-6.8%
1Y
18.0%
IGE
UK£0.014
Image Scan Holdings
7D
3.7%
1Y
-50.9%