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

UpdatedSep 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M9.0%
  • 1Y19.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry is up 1.1%, with Halma up 2.0%. Meanwhile, Big Technologies actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.8% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 20% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 14 Sep 2025UK£20.8bUK£5.2bUK£469.7m26.5x44.4x4x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025UK£20.4bUK£5.2bUK£460.3m25.7x44.3x3.9x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025UK£20.2bUK£5.1bUK£634.3m24.4x31.9x3.9x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025UK£17.1bUK£5.0bUK£651.7m19.8x26.3x3.4x
Mon, 05 May 2025UK£16.2bUK£5.0bUK£661.8m18.2x24.4x3.2x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£15.8bUK£5.0bUK£664.6m17.2x23.8x3.1x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£17.5bUK£5.1bUK£700.6m21.1x24.9x3.5x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£18.7bUK£5.0bUK£700.0m22.8x26.6x3.7x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£17.4bUK£5.0bUK£698.8m22.3x24.8x3.4x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£16.3bUK£4.9bUK£681.7m22.9x23.9x3.3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£16.6bUK£4.9bUK£686.1m24.7x24.2x3.4x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.9bUK£690.5m25.1x24.9x3.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£17.3bUK£4.8bUK£687.5m26.6x25.2x3.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£18.3bUK£4.9bUK£558.3m28x32.8x3.7x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£17.3bUK£4.8bUK£535.9m26.5x32.3x3.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.8bUK£534.6m24.5x31.9x3.5x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.8bUK£517.3m22.4x32.5x3.5x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£530.9m23.3x32.1x3.6x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£16.3bUK£4.8bUK£540.9m26.4x30.2x3.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£542.3m25.3x31.4x3.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£15.6bUK£4.8bUK£544.5m22.9x28.6x3.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£13.7bUK£4.7bUK£538.9m22.3x25.5x2.9x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£15.9bUK£4.7bUK£538.2m26.2x29.6x3.4x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£16.0bUK£4.7bUK£542.3m24.1x29.4x3.4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£17.2bUK£4.6bUK£519.0m29.1x33.2x3.8x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£17.9bUK£4.3bUK£493.1m32.6x36.4x4.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£17.9bUK£4.3bUK£494.9m31.2x36.1x4.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£16.8bUK£4.3bUK£493.4m29.7x34x3.9x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.3bUK£489.3m32.1x34.8x3.9x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£16.3bUK£4.3bUK£576.8m27.2x28.3x3.8x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£15.4bUK£4.3bUK£577.3m26x26.6x3.6x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£16.9bUK£4.3bUK£576.7m24.5x29.3x3.9x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£15.0bUK£4.1bUK£600.6m20.8x25x3.6x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£14.9bUK£4.1bUK£596.5m21.4x24.9x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£14.9bTotal Earnings: UK£596.5mTotal Revenue: UK£4.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30x202320242025
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 44.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry have declined 7.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.8% 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 Market0.64%
Tech0.38%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.87%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments1.08%
Electronic Manufacturing Services3.00%
Electronic Components-0.10%
Technology Distributors-17.61%
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
HLMA HalmaUK£33.062.0%
+UK£241.7m		28.3%PE42.1x
SXS SpectrisUK£40.880.2%
+UK£10.0m		43.7%PE70.3x
WPHO Windar PhotonicsUK£0.6110.8%
+UK£5.8m		43.0%PS15x
SNX SynecticsUK£3.359.8%
+UK£5.1m		65.0%PE13x
ONDO Ondo InsurTechUK£0.3310.2%
+UK£4.2m		132.1%PS11.6x

Latest News

CSSG
UK£0.75
Croma Security Solutions Group
7D
-2.6%
1Y
6.4%
SNX
UK£3.35
Synectics
7D
9.8%
1Y
65.0%

Synectics plc's (LON:SNX) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Sep 12
Synectics plc's (LON:SNX) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors
SEE
UK£0.028
Seeing Machines
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-44.6%
SPSY
UK£1.98
Spectra Systems
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-16.8%
SDI
UK£1.01
SDI Group
7D
2.0%
1Y
72.6%

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine SDI Group plc (LON:SDI)?

Sep 09
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine SDI Group plc (LON:SDI)?
SXS
UK£40.88
Spectris
7D
0.2%
1Y
43.7%

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.
WSG
UK£0.018
Westminster Group
7D
-23.9%
1Y
-28.6%
HLMA
UK£33.06
Halma
7D
2.0%
1Y
28.3%
QUBE
UK£0.18
Quantum Base Holdings
7D
13.8%
1Y
n/a
OXIG
UK£18.22
Oxford Instruments
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-17.4%

Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Sep 03
Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
RSW
UK£32.40
Renishaw
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-4.7%
ONDO
UK£0.33
Ondo InsurTech
7D
10.2%
1Y
132.1%
BIG
UK£0.81
Big Technologies
7D
-9.8%
1Y
-26.8%
WPHO
UK£0.61
Windar Photonics
7D
10.8%
1Y
43.0%
MET
UK£0.013
Metir
7D
15.9%
1Y
n/a