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

UpdatedAug 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M19.3%
  • 1Y16.8%
  • YTDn/a

The Electronic Equipment and Instruments is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Seeing Machines has stood out, gaining 13%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 17% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Aug 2025UK£20.4bUK£5.2bUK£460.5m28.3x44.4x3.9x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025UK£20.4bUK£5.1bUK£635.5m25.2x32.2x4x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025UK£18.8bUK£5.1bUK£635.0m22.4x29.6x3.7x
Tue, 13 May 2025UK£17.2bUK£5.0bUK£661.6m19.1x26x3.4x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025UK£14.0bUK£5.0bUK£661.2m15x21.2x2.8x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025UK£16.8bUK£5.0bUK£660.6m19.9x25.5x3.4x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025UK£19.3bUK£5.0bUK£699.5m21.6x27.6x3.8x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025UK£17.4bUK£5.0bUK£700.1m22.7x24.9x3.5x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£17.1bUK£5.0bUK£699.4m22.9x24.4x3.4x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.9bUK£685.0m24.5x24.1x3.4x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.9bUK£690.8m24.3x24.7x3.5x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£17.5bUK£4.8bUK£687.8m26.4x25.5x3.6x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£18.1bUK£4.9bUK£558.3m27.8x32.5x3.7x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£18.5bUK£4.9bUK£557.9m29.7x33.2x3.7x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£17.3bUK£4.8bUK£535.7m23.7x32.3x3.6x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.8bUK£517.1m22.5x31.9x3.5x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£531.0m23.3x31.9x3.6x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£16.1bUK£4.8bUK£540.8m26.8x29.7x3.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£16.1bUK£4.8bUK£542.2m24.3x29.8x3.4x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£15.5bUK£4.8bUK£544.5m23x28.5x3.2x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£13.5bUK£4.7bUK£538.9m21.4x25.1x2.9x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£15.0bUK£4.7bUK£539.3m26.6x27.8x3.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£15.6bUK£4.7bUK£537.9m26.4x29.1x3.3x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£17.3bUK£4.6bUK£519.3m28.6x33.3x3.8x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£17.5bUK£4.6bUK£518.7m30.3x33.8x3.8x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£18.1bUK£4.3bUK£494.9m30.6x36.6x4.2x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£17.4bUK£4.3bUK£493.4m31.1x35.3x4x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£16.7bUK£4.3bUK£492.2m32.2x33.9x3.8x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.3bUK£573.6m24.8x29.7x3.9x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£15.7bUK£4.3bUK£577.2m26.5x27.1x3.6x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£16.6bUK£4.3bUK£576.8m23.3x28.7x3.8x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£15.4bUK£4.1bUK£594.5m21.2x26x3.7x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£14.9bUK£4.1bUK£596.5m21.4x25x3.6x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£15.4bUK£4.1bUK£603.6m21.4x25.6x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.4bTotal Earnings: UK£603.6mTotal Revenue: UK£4.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.6x202320242025
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 29.6x.
  • 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 8.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.2% 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-0.14%
Tech0.27%
Electronic Equipment and Components-0.36%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments-0.35%
Electronic Components2.26%
Technology Distributors0.84%
Electronic Manufacturing Services-9.93%
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£0.03112.7%
+UK£17.0m		-38.6%PS3x
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£0.905.4%
+UK£13.3m		-17.0%PE107x
SDI SDI GroupUK£0.913.4%
+UK£3.1m		36.8%PE23.6x
WPHO Windar PhotonicsUK£0.594.0%
+UK£2.2m		37.2%PS14.4x
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£18.400.3%
+UK£2.0m		-18.6%PE40.7x

Latest News

SEE
UK£0.031
Seeing Machines
7D
12.7%
1Y
-38.6%

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LST
UK£0.027
Light Science Technologies Holdings
7D
-30.8%
1Y
-8.5%
RSW
UK£30.10
Renishaw
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-16.0%
HLMA
UK£32.54
Halma
7D
-0.7%
1Y
27.7%

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BIG
UK£0.90
Big Technologies
7D
5.4%
1Y
-17.0%
SXS
UK£40.30
Spectris
7D
-0.05%
1Y
38.2%
WSG
UK£0.02
Westminster Group
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-21.6%
OXIG
UK£18.40
Oxford Instruments
7D
0.3%
1Y
-18.6%
THRU
UK£0.017
Thruvision Group
7D
17.2%
1Y
-90.0%
WPHO
UK£0.59
Windar Photonics
7D
4.0%
1Y
37.2%
SDI
UK£0.91
SDI Group
7D
3.4%
1Y
36.8%
SPSY
UK£2.04
Spectra Systems
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-19.4%
QUBE
UK£0.21
Quantum Base Holdings
7D
-2.3%
1Y
n/a
SNX
UK£3.05
Synectics
7D
-0.8%
1Y
67.1%