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

UpdatedDec 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M11.1%
  • 1Y20.4%
  • YTDn/a

The Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry is up 3.5% in the last week, with Halma up 3.4%. Meanwhile, Seeing Machines actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.6% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 20% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 09 Dec 2025UK£18.3bUK£4.0bUK£404.2m17.6x45.2x4.6x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025UK£21.8bUK£5.2bUK£421.3m21.2x51.9x4.2x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025UK£22.0bUK£5.2bUK£428.6m23.4x51.4x4.2x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025UK£20.7bUK£5.2bUK£460.5m26.9x45x4x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025UK£20.3bUK£5.1bUK£635.5m24x31.9x3.9x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025UK£20.2bUK£5.1bUK£635.2m24x31.8x3.9x
Sun, 25 May 2025UK£16.6bUK£5.0bUK£651.7m19.7x25.5x3.3x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025UK£15.3bUK£5.0bUK£661.8m17.1x23.2x3.1x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025UK£16.5bUK£5.0bUK£661.8m18.9x24.9x3.3x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025UK£18.5bUK£5.1bUK£700.5m22.4x26.5x3.7x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025UK£17.3bUK£5.0bUK£699.5m21.9x24.7x3.4x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024UK£17.8bUK£5.0bUK£699.2m23x25.5x3.5x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024UK£16.9bUK£4.9bUK£685.0m24.3x24.7x3.5x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.9bUK£688.4m26.2x24.8x3.5x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024UK£17.5bUK£4.8bUK£690.5m25.9x25.3x3.6x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024UK£18.3bUK£4.8bUK£687.0m28.4x26.6x3.8x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024UK£18.1bUK£4.9bUK£557.9m27.7x32.4x3.7x
Mon, 27 May 2024UK£17.4bUK£4.8bUK£536.0m27.8x32.5x3.6x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024UK£16.4bUK£4.8bUK£517.0m22.5x31.7x3.4x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.8bUK£518.9m23x33x3.6x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£521.9m30.8x32.6x3.6x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024UK£16.1bUK£4.8bUK£542.2m24.1x29.8x3.4x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023UK£16.3bUK£4.8bUK£542.2m24.1x30.1x3.4x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023UK£14.5bUK£4.7bUK£542.0m20.1x26.8x3.1x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023UK£15.0bUK£4.7bUK£541.4m22.6x27.7x3.2x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023UK£15.9bUK£4.7bUK£538.3m25.6x29.6x3.4x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023UK£16.3bUK£4.7bUK£542.3m24.6x30x3.5x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023UK£17.4bUK£4.6bUK£518.6m28.8x33.5x3.8x
Tue, 30 May 2023UK£17.8bUK£4.3bUK£493.6m30.6x36.1x4.1x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023UK£17.1bUK£4.3bUK£494.5m31.1x34.6x3.9x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023UK£16.5bUK£4.3bUK£493.3m31.1x33.5x3.8x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023UK£16.8bUK£4.3bUK£573.7m24.8x29.3x3.9x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023UK£16.5bUK£4.3bUK£577.4m27.1x28.5x3.8x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022UK£15.9bUK£4.3bUK£577.4m26x27.6x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.9bTotal Earnings: UK£577.4mTotal Revenue: UK£4.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.3x202320242025
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 45.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.8% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market-0.79%
Tech1.71%
Electronic Equipment and Components3.54%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments3.46%
Electronic Manufacturing Services17.19%
Technology Distributors2.68%
Electronic Components2.58%
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£36.261.5%
+UK£196.4m		30.6%PE39.5x
RSW RenishawUK£35.453.1%
+UK£76.4m		4.6%PE30.8x
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£20.805.7%
+UK£62.6m		0.5%PE74.5x
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£0.6811.5%
+UK£20.3m		-51.3%PS4x
SNX SynecticsUK£2.925.2%
+UK£2.5m		-15.6%PE11.3x

Latest News

IGE
UK£0.021
Image Scan Holdings
7D
13.5%
1Y
-25.0%
SDI
UK£0.74
SDI Group
7D
-0.5%
1Y
27.6%
BIG
UK£0.68
Big Technologies
7D
11.5%
1Y
-51.3%
VNET
UK£0.59
Vianet Group
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-43.9%
NWT
UK£1.13
Newmark Security
7D
9.8%
1Y
50.0%

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Newmark Security's (LON:NWT) Returns On Capital

Dec 06
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Newmark Security's (LON:NWT) Returns On Capital
HLMA
UK£36.26
Halma
7D
1.5%
1Y
30.6%
ONDO
UK£0.22
Ondo InsurTech
7D
-26.7%
1Y
-43.6%
OXIG
UK£20.80
Oxford Instruments
7D
5.7%
1Y
0.5%

Returns On Capital At Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) Have Hit The Brakes

Dec 05
Returns On Capital At Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) Have Hit The Brakes
RSW
UK£35.45
Renishaw
7D
3.1%
1Y
4.6%

What Is Renishaw plc's (LON:RSW) Share Price Doing?

Dec 04
What Is Renishaw plc's (LON:RSW) Share Price Doing?
SPSY
UK£1.44
Spectra Systems
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-41.9%
WSG
UK£0.013
Westminster Group
7D
-16.7%
1Y
-30.6%
SEE
UK£0.046
Seeing Machines
7D
-1.7%
1Y
36.5%

Seeing Machines Limited's (LON:SEE) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 41% Share Price Bounce

Dec 01
Seeing Machines Limited's (LON:SEE) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 41% Share Price Bounce
THRU
UK£0.0092
Thruvision Group
7D
54.2%
1Y
-89.1%
LST
UK£0.046
Light Science Technologies Holdings
7D
-2.1%
1Y
61.4%

Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Soars 37% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

Nov 09
Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Soars 37% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward
WPHO
UK£0.45
Windar Photonics
7D
-8.2%
1Y
-10.1%
SNX
UK£2.92
Synectics
7D
5.2%
1Y
-15.6%